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
= Election Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline (Major Parties): March 2014
Filing Deadline (Independents): July 2014
Filing Deadline (Other Parties): August 2014
Primary: June 10, 2014
Primary Runoff: June 24, 2014

This page was last updated on May 11, 2013

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Nikki Haley (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Vincent Sheheen (D) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Attorney & '10 Nominee

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2014.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Glenn McConnell (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Bill Connor (R) - Attorney, Army Veteran & '10 Candidate
Bakari Sellers (D) - State Rep. & Attorney

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)*

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

ADJUTANT GENERAL:
Bob Livingston (R)*

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

U.S. SENATOR:

Lindsey Graham (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Lee Bright (R) - State Sen. & Ex-Spartanburg County School Board Member
Richard Cash (R) - Pastor, Pro-Life Activist & '10 US Rep. Candidate
Jay Stamper (D) - Businessman

Tim Scott (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Special Election in 2014.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Mark Sanford (R)* - (Campaign Site)

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

District 3:
Jeff Duncan (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 4:
Trey Gowdy (R)* - (Campaign Site)

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

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

District 7:
Tom Rice (R)* - (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
Pawley's Island Coastal Observer
SCHeadlines.com
SCHotline.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)