2008 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
November 23, 2023
The 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2008. The primary elections were held on June 10 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on June 24. The composition of the state delegation before the election was four Republicans and two Democrats.
2008 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
All seats were considered safe for their incumbent parties except for districts 1 and 2. This was the last time that Democrats won more than one congressional district from South Carolina until 2018.
Incumbent Republican Congressman Henry E. Brown, Jr. defeated Democratic candidate Linda Ketner by a surprisingly thin margin to win a fifth term in Congress. Ketner's performance was the strongest performance by a Democrat that Brown had seen in his career and was made all the more surprising by the fact that she was openly lesbian and the 1st district, stretching across the coast of South Carolina, was strongly conservative.
South Carolina's 1st congressional district election, 2008
Incumbent Republican Congressman Joe Wilson defeated Democrat and Iraq War Veteran Rob Miller by the thinnest margin of his electoral career. Miller's performance in this conservative district rooted in eastern and southern South Carolina was surprising, though ultimately was not strong enough to unseat Wilson in his bid for a fifth term.
South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election, 2008
Though two of his fellow Republican Congressman faced tougher-than-expected bids for re-election, incumbent Republican Congressman J. Gresham Barrett easily dispatched Democratic nominee Jane Ballard Dyer, a pilot, in this staunchly conservative district based in western South Carolina.
South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election, 2008
Incumbent Republican Congressman easily defeated Democratic candidate Paul Corden and Green Party candidate C. Faye Walters in this very conservative district rooted in Upstate South Carolina.
South Carolina's 4th congressional district election, 2008
Long-serving incumbent Democratic Congressman John Spratt has been able to maintain popularity in this conservative district based in northern South Carolina, enabling to repeatedly win re-election despite the national mood. This year proved no different, with Spratt easily winning a fourteenth term over Republican challenger Albert Spencer and Constitution Party candidate Frank Waggoner.
South Carolina's 5th congressional district election, 2008
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Jim Clyburn, the House Majority Whip, easily won a ninth term in this very liberal, African-American majority district in central South Carolina. Clyburn won re-election over Republican Nancy Harrelson by the largest margin out of anyone in the South Carolina congressional delegation.
South Carolina's 6th congressional district election, 2008
Campaign contributions for South Carolina congressional races from OpenSecrets
from 2008 Race Tracker
November 23, 2023
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The 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on Tuesday November 4 2008 The primary elections were held on June 10 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on June 24 The composition of the state delegation before the election was four Republicans and two Democrats 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina 2006 November 4 2008 2008 11 04 2010 All 6 South Carolina seats to the United States House of Representatives Majority party Minority party Party Republican DemocraticLast election 4 2Seats won 4 2Seat changePopular vote 939 703 919 529Percentage 50 15 49 07 Swing 5 05 5 55 WinnersVote shareRepublican 50 60 60 70 Democratic 60 70 Winners Republican Hold Democratic HoldSouth Carolina s 6 congressional districtsAll seats were considered safe for their incumbent parties except for districts 1 and 2 This was the last time that Democrats won more than one congressional district from South Carolina until 2018 Contents 1 Overview 2 District 1 3 District 2 4 District 3 5 District 4 6 District 5 7 District 6 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksOverview editUnited States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina 2008 1 Party Votes Percentage Seats Republican 939 703 50 15 4 Democratic 919 529 49 07 2 Green 7 332 0 39 0 Others 7 326 0 39 0 Totals 1 873 890 100 00 6 District 1 edit nbsp See also South Carolina s 1st congressional district Incumbent Republican Congressman Henry E Brown Jr defeated Democratic candidate Linda Ketner by a surprisingly thin margin to win a fifth term in Congress Ketner s performance was the strongest performance by a Democrat that Brown had seen in his career and was made all the more surprising by the fact that she was openly lesbian and the 1st district stretching across the coast of South Carolina was strongly conservative South Carolina s 1st congressional district election 2008 Party Candidate Votes Republican Henry E Brown Jr incumbent 177 540 51 93Democratic Linda Ketner 163 724 47 89Write ins 615 0 18Total votes 341 879 100 00Republican holdDistrict 2 edit nbsp See also South Carolina s 2nd congressional district Incumbent Republican Congressman Joe Wilson defeated Democrat and Iraq War Veteran Rob Miller by the thinnest margin of his electoral career Miller s performance in this conservative district rooted in eastern and southern South Carolina was surprising though ultimately was not strong enough to unseat Wilson in his bid for a fifth term South Carolina s 2nd congressional district election 2008 Party Candidate Votes Republican Joe Wilson incumbent 184 583 53 74Democratic Rob Miller 158 627 46 18Write ins 276 0 08Total votes 343 486 100 00Republican holdDistrict 3 edit nbsp See also South Carolina s 3rd congressional district Though two of his fellow Republican Congressman faced tougher than expected bids for re election incumbent Republican Congressman J Gresham Barrett easily dispatched Democratic nominee Jane Ballard Dyer a pilot in this staunchly conservative district based in western South Carolina South Carolina s 3rd congressional district election 2008 Party Candidate Votes Republican J Gresham Barrett incumbent 186 799 64 69Democratic Jane Ballard Dyer 101 724 35 23Write ins 218 0 08Total votes 288 741 100 00Republican holdDistrict 4 edit nbsp See also South Carolina s 4th congressional district Incumbent Republican Congressman easily defeated Democratic candidate Paul Corden and Green Party candidate C Faye Walters in this very conservative district rooted in Upstate South Carolina South Carolina s 4th congressional district election 2008 Party Candidate Votes Republican Bob Inglis incumbent 184 440 60 09Democratic Paul Corden 113 291 36 91Green C Faye Walters 7 332 2 39Write ins 1 865 0 61Total votes 306 928 100 00Republican holdDistrict 5 edit nbsp See also South Carolina s 5th congressional district Long serving incumbent Democratic Congressman John Spratt has been able to maintain popularity in this conservative district based in northern South Carolina enabling to repeatedly win re election despite the national mood This year proved no different with Spratt easily winning a fourteenth term over Republican challenger Albert Spencer and Constitution Party candidate Frank Waggoner South Carolina s 5th congressional district election 2008 Party Candidate Votes Democratic John Spratt incumbent 188 785 61 64Republican Albert Spencer 113 282 36 99Constitution Frank Waggoner 4 093 1 42Write ins 125 0 04Total votes 306 285 100 00Democratic holdDistrict 6 edit nbsp See also South Carolina s 6th congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman Jim Clyburn the House Majority Whip easily won a ninth term in this very liberal African American majority district in central South Carolina Clyburn won re election over Republican Nancy Harrelson by the largest margin out of anyone in the South Carolina congressional delegation South Carolina s 6th congressional district election 2008 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Jim Clyburn incumbent 193 378 67 48Republican Nancy Harrelson 93 059 32 47Write ins 134 0 05Total votes 286 571 100 00Democratic holdSee also editUnited States House elections 2008 United States Senate election in South Carolina 2008References edit Office of the Clerk U S House of Representatives External links editSouth Carolina State Election Commission U S Congress candidates for South Carolina at Project Vote Smart Campaign contributions for South Carolina congressional races from OpenSecrets South Carolina U S House of Representatives race from 2008 Race Tracker Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina amp oldid 1174221399, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
