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SOUTH CAROLINA

Your complete directory of South Carolina candidates for Governor, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

Mark Sanford - 2006

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Election Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline (Major Parties): March 30, 2012
Filing Deadline (Independents): July 16, 2012
Filing Deadline (Other Parties): August 15, 2012
Primary: June 12, 2012
Primary Runoff: June 26, 2012

This page was last updated on February 1, 2012


STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Nikki Haley (R)* - (Campaign Site)

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2014.

Jim Hodges

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Ken Ard (R)* - (Campaign Site)

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Mark Hammond (R)*

STATE TREASURER:
Curtis Loftis (R)* - (Campaign Site)

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Alan Wilson (R)* - (Campaign Site)

COMPTROLLER GENERAL:
Richard Eckstrom (R)* - (Campaign Site)

Tom Turnipseed - 1978

STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION:
Mick Zais (R)* - (Campaign Site)

ADJUTANT GENERAL:
Bob Livingston (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER:
Hugh Weathers (R)* - (Campaign Site)

SC Republican Party


SOUTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY:

State House ( Republican Caucus - Democratic Caucus )

State Senate
( Republican Caucus - Democratic Caucus )


U.S. SENATOR:

Lindsey Graham (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2014.

Ernest "Fritz" Hollings

Jim DeMint (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2016.


U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Tim Scott (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 2:
A.G. "Joe" Wilson (R)* - (Campaign Site)

Jim DeMint - 1998

District 3:
Jeff Duncan (R)* - (Campaign Site)
John Dalen (Constitution) - Construction Company Owner & '10 Nominee

District 4:
Trey Gowdy (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Jimmy Tobias (D) - Marijuana Legalization Activist

Liz Patterson

District 5:
Mick Mulvaney (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 6:
Jim Clyburn (D)* - (House Asst. Minority Leader Site) - (Campaign Site)

District 7:
** NEW DISTRICT - NO INCUMBENT **
André Bauer (R) - Ex-Lt. Governor, Ex-State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & '10 Gov. Candidate
Renee Culler (R) - Realtor, Environmental Consultant & Chemist
Debbie Harwell (R) - Public Relations Executive & Ex-Radio Talk Show Host
Jay Jordan (R) - Attorney
Edward Karabees (R) - Ex-Store Manager
Jim Mader (R) - Landscape Contractor

Chad Prosser (R) - Ex-Horry County Council Chair & Ex-State Director of Parks/Tourism

Gary Stephens (R)
Tom Rice (R) - Horry County Council Chairman, Attorney & Accountant
Randal Wallace (R) - Myrtle Beach City Councilman
Mande Wilkes (R) - Tea Party Activist, Law School Graduate & '10 State Rep. Candidate
Dick Withington (R) - Retired Businessman, Navy Veteran & Frequent Candidate
Preston Brittain (D) - Attorney
Parnell Diggs (D) - Attorney & Ex-President of State Federation of the Blind
Gloria Bromell Tinubu (D) - Ex-Georgia State Rep., Ex-College President & Progressive Activist
Ted Vick (D) - State Rep., Businessman & National Guard Veteran


STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Davis - Libertarian

Constitution Party of South Carolina
South Carolina Democratic Party
South Carolina Green Party
Libertarian Party of South Carolina
South Carolina Republican Party
South Carolina Working Families Party


Bryan Dorn

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

SCVotes.org


STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Lindsey Graham

Aiken Standard
Anderson Independent-Mail
Beaufort Gazette
Carolina Morning News (Beaufort)
Charleston City Paper (Alternative)
Charleston Mercury
Charleston Post & Courier
Chester News & Reporter
Columbia Point (Alternative)
Columbia The State
FitsNews.com (Conservative)
Florence Morning News
Greenville News
Greenwood Index-Journal
Greenville Magazine
Hartsville Messenger
Hilton Head Island Packet
Kingstree News
Lancaster News
Lexington County Chronicle
Myrtle Beach Sun-News
Orangeburg Times and Democrat
Palmetto Journal (Politics)
Pawley's Island Coastal Observer
SCHeadlines.com
SCHotline.com
SCPols.com
Seneca Daily Journal-Messenger
South Carolina's Information Highway
Spartanburg Herald-Journal
Sumter Item
Union Daily Times
WCBD TV-2 (NBC - Charleston)
WCIV TV-4 (ABC - Charleston)
WCSC TV-5 (CBS - Charleston)
WLTX TV-19 (CBS - Columbia)
WOLO TV-25 (ABC - Columbia)
WPDE TV-15 (ABC - Florence/Myrtle Beach)

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