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.

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

Filing Deadline (Major Parties): March 30, 2010
Filing Deadline (Independents): July 15, 2010
Filing Deadline (Other Parties): August 16, 2010
Primary: June 8, 2010
Runoff: June 22, 2010

This page was last updated on February 8, 2010

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
[ Mark Sanford (R)* - Term-Limited in 2010. ]
Gresham Barrett (R) - Congressman, Ex-State Rep., Businessman & Army Veteran
Andre Bauer (R) - Lt. Governor, Ex-State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Teacher
Tom Davis (R) - State Sen. & Ex-Gubernatorial Chief of Staff
Nikki Haley (R) - State Rep. & Businesswoman
Henry McMaster (R) - Attorney General, Ex-State GOP Chair & Ex-US Attorney
Dwight Drake (D) - Attorney, Lobbist & Vietnam War Veteran
Amos Elliott (D) - Minister
Robert Ford (D) - State Sen., Ex-Charleston City Councilman, Real Estate Developer & Ex-Civil Rights Activist
Joel Lourie (D) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Businessman
Mullins McLeod (D) - Attorney & Democratic Activist
Jim Rex (D) - State Superintendent of Education
Vincent Sheheen (D) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Attorney
Morgan Bruce Reeves (Independent) - Construction Company CEO & '08 Richland-Lexington School Board Candidate

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2010.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
[ Andre Bauer (R)* - Candidate for Governor in 2010. ]
Ken Ard (R) - Florence County Councilman
Bill Connor (R) - Attorney & Army Reserve Officer
Ralph Norman (R) - Ex-State Rep., Real Estate Developer & '06 Congressional Nominee
Ashley Cooper (D) - Attorney, University Professor & Ex-Congressional Aide

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Mark Hammond (R)*
Marjorie Johnson (D) - Retired Civil Servant & Democratic Activist

STATE TREASURER:
Converse Chellis (R)*

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
[ Henry McMaster (R)* - Candidate for Governor in 2010. ]
Robert Bolchoz (R) - Ex-Chief Deputy Attorney General & Ex-Special Assistant US Attorney
Reggie Lloyd (R) - State Law Enforcement Division Chief & Attorney
Leighton Lord (R) - Attorney & Ex-Congressional Aide
Alan Wilson (R) - Ex-Assistant Attorney General, Iraq War Veteran & Son of US Rep. Joe Wilson
David Pascoe (D) - First Circuit Solicitor

COMPTROLLER GENERAL:
Richard Eckstrom (R)*

STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION:
[ Jim Rex (D)* - Candidate for Governor in 2010. ]
Frank Holleman (D) - Ex-US Deputy Education Secretary & Attorney
Elizabeth Moffly (R) - Construction Contractor & Homeschooler
Brent Nelsen (R) - College Professor
Kelly Payne (R) - Teacher
Mick Zais (R) - Newberry College President & Retired Army General
Tim Moultrie (Libertarian) - Teacher, Ex-State Party Chair, Anti-Tax Activist & Frequent Candidate

ADJUTANT GENERAL:
Stan Spears (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Dean Allen (R) - Author, Financial Planner, GOP Activist & Vietnam War Veteran
Brian Frank (R) - Businessman, Army Veteran & Ron Paul Campaign Activist

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

U.S. SENATOR:

Jim DeMint (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Chad McGowan (D) - Attorney
Mike Ruckes (D) - Retired Auto Company Executive

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

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
[ Henry Brown (R)* - Retiring in 2010. ]
Ryan Buckhannon (R) - Isle of Palms City Councilman & Chiropractor
Carroll “Tumpy” Campbell III (R) - Ex-State Ports Authority Board Member, Businessman & Son of Ex-Gov. Campbell
Mark Fava (R) - Ex-Mount Pleasant Town Councilman, Attorney, Businessman & Navy Veteran
Liz Gilland (R) - Horry County Council Chair & '08 State Sen. Candidate
Tommy Hartnett (R) - Ex-Congressman, Ex-State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Businessman, USAF Veteran & Frequent Candidate
Katherine Jenerette (R) - Ex-Congressional Aide, Gulf War Veteran, '08 Candidate & '04 State Sen. Nominee
Chip Limehouse (R) - State Rep., Realtor & Ex-Congressional Aide
Tim Scott (R) - State Rep., Ex-Charleston County Council Chair & Businessman
Paul Thurmond (R) - Charleston County Commissioner, Attorney & Son of Ex-US Sen. Strom Thurmond
Robert Barber (D) - Ex-State Rep., Ex-Charleston County School Board Member, Attorney, '06 Lt Gov Nominee & '94 Nominee
Robert Burton (D) - Ex-Housing Authority Commissioner, USAF Reserve Officer & Iraq War Veteran
Robert Dobbs (D) - Ex-County Supervisor, Ex-City Commissioner, Restaurant Owner & Army Veteran
Chad McGowan (D) - Attorney
Leon Stavrinakis (D) - State Rep., Ex-Charleston County Councilman & Attorney
Dick Withington (D) - Retired Businessman, Navy Veteran & Frequent Candidate

District 2:
A.G. "Joe" Wilson (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Rob Miller (D) - Iraq War Veteran & '08 Nominee

District 3:
[ J. Gresham Barrett (R)* - Candidate for Governor in 2010. ]
Richard Cash (R) - Evangelical Pastor & Pro-Life Activist
Neal Collins (R) - Attorney
Jeff Duncan (R) - State Rep., Realtor & Auctioneer
Shane Massey (R) - State Sen. & Attorney
Rex Rice (R) - State Rep. & Businessman
Mike Vasovski (R) - Physician & Ron Paul Campaign Activist
Sam Wyche (R) - Ex-Cincinnati Bengals Football Team Coach
Brian "Ryan B" Doyle (D) - Paramedic
Jane Dyer (D) - FedEx Pilot, USAF Veteran & '08 Nominee
Tommy Carson III (Independent) - Anti-Tax Activist & '08 Candidate

District 4:
Bob Inglis (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Trey Gowdy (R) - Spartanburg County Solicitor & Ex-Federal Prosecutor
Christina Jeffrey (R) - College Professor, GOP Activist, '08 State Rep. Candidate & '99 Candidate
Jim Lee (R) - IT Consultant, Ex-School Board Member & USAF Reservist
Rick Mahler (R) - Businessman
David Thomas (R) - State Sen., Ex-Greenville City Councilman & Attorney
Steven Edwards (Libertarian)
Tim Carnes (Independent) - Computer Database Administrator, Baptist Pastor & '08 Candidate
Ted Christian (Independent) - Stock Market Investor, Ex-Aeronautical Engineer & '08 Candidate

District 5:
John Spratt (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Mick Mulvaney (R) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Businessman
Albert Spencer (R) - College Professor & '04/'08 Nominee

District 6:
Jim Clyburn (D)* - (House Leadership Site) - (Campaign Site)

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

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

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

SCVotes.org

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

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)