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2010 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

November 24, 2023

The 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. The primary elections were held on June 8. The composition of the state delegation before the election was four Republicans and two Democrats.

2010 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
← 2008 November 2, 2010 (2010-11-02) 2012 →
All 6 South Carolina seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 4 2
Seats won 5 1
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 753,932 543,921
Percentage 56.21% 40.55%
Swing 6.06% 8.52%

After the general election, the composition of the state delegation entering the 112th Congress was five Republicans and just one Democrat.

All seats were rated safe for their incumbent parties except for district 5.

Overview edit

United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 2010[1]
Party Votes Percentage Seats Before Seats After +/–
Republican 753,932 56.21% 4 5 +1
Democratic 543,921 40.55% 2 1 -1
Constitution 16,597 1.23% 0 0 0
Libertarian 9,988 0.74% 0 0 0
Green 7,322 0.65% 0 0 0
Other 9,376 0.74% 0 0 0
Totals 1,341,136 100.00% 6 6 —

By district edit

Results of the 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina by district:[2]

District Republican Democratic Others Total Result
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
District 1 152,755 65.37% 67,008 28.67% 13,932 5.96% 233,695 100.00% Republican hold
District 2 138,861 53.47% 113,625 43.76% 7,186 2.77% 259,672 100.00% Republican hold
District 3 126,235 62.46% 66,497 32.90% 9,376 4.64% 202,108 100.00% Republican hold
District 4 137,586 63.45% 62,438 28.80% 16,814 7.75% 216,838 100.00% Republican hold
District 5 125,834 55.12% 102,296 44.81% 156 0.07% 228,286 100.00% Republican gain
District 6 72,661 36.40% 125,459 62.86% 1,470 0.74% 199,590 100.00% Democratic hold
Total 753,932 56.26% 537,323 40.09% 48,934 3.65% 1,340,189 100.00% .
 
South Carolina's 6 congressional districts

District 1 edit

 
See also: South Carolina's 1st congressional district

Incumbent Republican Congressman Henry E. Brown Jr. has been in office since 2001 and is retiring. The open seat was contested by Democrat Ben Frasier, Republican Tim Scott, Green Robert Dobbs, Libertarian Keith Blandford, Working Families Rob Groce, United Citizens Milton Elmer "Mac" McCullough Jr. and Independence Party Jimmy Wood. Scott defeated Paul Thurmond in the primary runoff election.[3]

South Carolina's 1st congressional district election, 2010[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tim Scott 152,755 65.37
Democratic Ben Frasier 67,008 28.67
Working Families Rob Groce 4,148 1.77
Green Robert Dobbs 3,369 1.44
Libertarian Keith Blandford 2,750 1.18
Independence Jimmy Wood 2,489 1.07
United Citizens Milton Elmer "Mac" McCullough Jr. 1,013 0.43
Write-ins 163 0.07
Total votes 233,695 100.00
Republican hold

District 2 edit

 
See also: South Carolina's 2nd congressional district

Incumbent Republican Congressman Joe Wilson has been in office since 2001. Wilson defeated Democratic nominee Iraq War Veteran Rob Miller, Libertarian Eddie McCain, and the Constitution Party's Marc Beaman.[5]

South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election, 2010[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Wilson (incumbent) 138,861 53.48
Democratic Rob Miller 113,625 43.76
Libertarian Eddie McCain 4,228 1.63
Constitution Marc Beaman 2,856 1.10
Write-ins 102 0.04
Total votes 259,672 100.00
Republican hold

District 3 edit

 
See also: South Carolina's 3rd congressional district

Incumbent Republican Congressman J. Gresham Barrett had been in office since 2003, but decided to retire to run for governor. The open seat was contested by Republican nominee Jeff Duncan, Democratic / Working Families nominee Jane Ballard Dyer, and Constitution Party nominee John Dalen. Duncan had come in second in the Republican Primary at 25%, but beat Richard Cash in the runoff 51% to 49%.[6]

South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election, 2010[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeff Duncan 126,235 62.46
Democratic Jane Ballard Dyer 73,095 36.16
Constitution John Dalen 2,682 1.33
Write-ins 96 0.05
Total votes 202,108 100.00
Republican hold

District 4 edit

 
See also: South Carolina's 4th congressional district

This was an open seat. Incumbent Republican Congressman Bob Inglis had been in office since 2005, but he lost to Trey Gowdy in the primary election. Trey Gowdy would go on to defeat the Democratic nominee Paul Corden, Green Party's Faye Walters, Libertarian Rick Mahler, and the Constitution Party's Dave Edwards.

South Carolina's 4th congressional district election, 2010[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Trey Gowdy 137,586 63.45
Democratic Paul Corden 62,438 28.79
Constitution Dave Edwards 11,059 5.10
Libertarian Rick Mahler 3,010 1.39
Green Faye Walters 2,564 1.18
Write-ins 181 0.08
Total votes 216,838 100.00
Republican hold

District 5 edit

 
See also: South Carolina's 5th congressional district

Democratic incumbent John Spratt was defeated by Republican Mick Mulvaney.

South Carolina's 5th congressional district election, 2010[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mick Mulvaney 125,834 55.12
Democratic John Spratt (incumbent) 102,296 44.81
Write-ins 156 0.07
Total votes 228,286 100.00
Republican gain from Democratic

District 6 edit

 
See also: South Carolina's 6th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Jim Clyburn has been in office since 1993. Clyburn won re-election against Republican Jim Pratt and Nammu Y. Muhammad of the Green Party.

South Carolina's 6th congressional district election, 2010[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Clyburn (incumbent) 125,459 62.86
Republican Jim Pratt 72,661 36.41
Green Nammu Y. Muhammad 1,389 0.70
Write-ins 81 0.04
Total votes 199,590 100.00
Democratic hold
  • South Carolina District 6 race from OurCampaigns.com
  • Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets
  • 2010 South Carolina - 6th District from CQ Politics
  • South Carolina 2010 Official Election Results from South Carolina State Election Commission
  • Race profile at The New York Times

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Statewide Results : 2010 General Election : Results by County". Enr-scvotes.org. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  2. ^ Haas, Karen L. (June 3, 2011). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  3. ^ Kiely, Kathy. Tim Scott wins nomination to become first black Republican congressman since 2003, USA Today, June 22, 2010.
  4. ^ a b c d e f . Scvotes.org. Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  5. ^ (PDF). SC Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 18, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  6. ^ Barone, Michael (2011). The Almanac of American Politics 2012. Washington, D.C.: National Journal Group. pp. 1453–1455. ISBN 978-0-226-03808-7. LCCN 2011929193.

External links edit

  • South Carolina State Election Commission
  • U.S. Congress candidates for South Carolina at Project Vote Smart
  • South Carolina U.S. House from OurCampaigns.com
  • Campaign contributions for U.S. Congressional races in South Carolina from OpenSecrets
  • graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
  • from the Cook Political Report
  • from CQ Politics
Preceded by
2008 elections 		United States House elections in South Carolina
2010 		Succeeded by
2012 elections

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The 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on Tuesday November 2 2010 The primary elections were held on June 8 The composition of the state delegation before the election was four Republicans and two Democrats 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina 2008 November 2 2010 2010 11 02 2012 All 6 South Carolina seats to the United States House of Representatives Majority party Minority party Party Republican DemocraticLast election 4 2Seats won 5 1Seat change 1 1Popular vote 753 932 543 921Percentage 56 21 40 55 Swing 6 06 8 52 WinnersVote shareRepublican 50 60 60 70 Democratic 60 70 Winners Republican Hold Republican Gain Democratic HoldAfter the general election the composition of the state delegation entering the 112th Congress was five Republicans and just one Democrat All seats were rated safe for their incumbent parties except for district 5 Contents 1 Overview 1 1 By district 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 2010 1 Party Votes Percentage Seats Before Seats After Republican 753 932 56 21 4 5 1Democratic 543 921 40 55 2 1 1Constitution 16 597 1 23 0 0 0Libertarian 9 988 0 74 0 0 0Green 7 322 0 65 0 0 0Other 9 376 0 74 0 0 0Totals 1 341 136 100 00 6 6 By district edit Results of the 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina by district 2 District Republican Democratic Others Total ResultVotes Votes Votes Votes District 1 152 755 65 37 67 008 28 67 13 932 5 96 233 695 100 00 Republican holdDistrict 2 138 861 53 47 113 625 43 76 7 186 2 77 259 672 100 00 Republican holdDistrict 3 126 235 62 46 66 497 32 90 9 376 4 64 202 108 100 00 Republican holdDistrict 4 137 586 63 45 62 438 28 80 16 814 7 75 216 838 100 00 Republican holdDistrict 5 125 834 55 12 102 296 44 81 156 0 07 228 286 100 00 Republican gainDistrict 6 72 661 36 40 125 459 62 86 1 470 0 74 199 590 100 00 Democratic holdTotal 753 932 56 26 537 323 40 09 48 934 3 65 1 340 189 100 00 nbsp South Carolina s 6 congressional districtsDistrict 1 edit nbsp See also South Carolina s 1st congressional district Incumbent Republican Congressman Henry E Brown Jr has been in office since 2001 and is retiring The open seat was contested by Democrat Ben Frasier Republican Tim Scott Green Robert Dobbs Libertarian Keith Blandford Working Families Rob Groce United Citizens Milton Elmer Mac McCullough Jr and Independence Party Jimmy Wood Scott defeated Paul Thurmond in the primary runoff election 3 South Carolina s 1st congressional district election 2010 4 Party Candidate Votes Republican Tim Scott 152 755 65 37Democratic Ben Frasier 67 008 28 67Working Families Rob Groce 4 148 1 77Green Robert Dobbs 3 369 1 44Libertarian Keith Blandford 2 750 1 18Independence Jimmy Wood 2 489 1 07United Citizens Milton Elmer Mac McCullough Jr 1 013 0 43Write ins 163 0 07Total votes 233 695 100 00Republican holdSouth Carolina District 1 race from OurCampaigns com Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets 2010 South Carolina 1st District from CQ Politics Race profile at The New York TimesDistrict 2 edit nbsp See also South Carolina s 2nd congressional district Incumbent Republican Congressman Joe Wilson has been in office since 2001 Wilson defeated Democratic nominee Iraq War Veteran Rob Miller Libertarian Eddie McCain and the Constitution Party s Marc Beaman 5 South Carolina s 2nd congressional district election 2010 4 Party Candidate Votes Republican Joe Wilson incumbent 138 861 53 48Democratic Rob Miller 113 625 43 76Libertarian Eddie McCain 4 228 1 63Constitution Marc Beaman 2 856 1 10Write ins 102 0 04Total votes 259 672 100 00Republican holdSouth Carolina District 2 race from OurCampaigns com Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets 2010 South Carolina 2nd District from CQ Politics Race profile at The New York TimesDistrict 3 edit nbsp See also South Carolina s 3rd congressional district Incumbent Republican Congressman J Gresham Barrett had been in office since 2003 but decided to retire to run for governor The open seat was contested by Republican nominee Jeff Duncan Democratic Working Families nominee Jane Ballard Dyer and Constitution Party nominee John Dalen Duncan had come in second in the Republican Primary at 25 but beat Richard Cash in the runoff 51 to 49 6 South Carolina s 3rd congressional district election 2010 4 Party Candidate Votes Republican Jeff Duncan 126 235 62 46Democratic Jane Ballard Dyer 73 095 36 16Constitution John Dalen 2 682 1 33Write ins 96 0 05Total votes 202 108 100 00Republican holdSouth Carolina District 3 race from OurCampaigns com Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets 2010 South Carolina 3rd District from CQ Politics Race profile at The New York TimesDistrict 4 edit nbsp See also South Carolina s 4th congressional district This was an open seat Incumbent Republican Congressman Bob Inglis had been in office since 2005 but he lost to Trey Gowdy in the primary election Trey Gowdy would go on to defeat the Democratic nominee Paul Corden Green Party s Faye Walters Libertarian Rick Mahler and the Constitution Party s Dave Edwards South Carolina s 4th congressional district election 2010 4 Party Candidate Votes Republican Trey Gowdy 137 586 63 45Democratic Paul Corden 62 438 28 79Constitution Dave Edwards 11 059 5 10Libertarian Rick Mahler 3 010 1 39Green Faye Walters 2 564 1 18Write ins 181 0 08Total votes 216 838 100 00Republican holdSouth Carolina District 4 race from OurCampaigns com Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets 2010 South Carolina 4th District from CQ Politics Candidates For Congress Debate Live At WYFF4 permanent dead link at WYFF October 12 2010District 5 edit nbsp See also South Carolina s 5th congressional district Democratic incumbent John Spratt was defeated by Republican Mick Mulvaney South Carolina s 5th congressional district election 2010 4 Party Candidate Votes Republican Mick Mulvaney 125 834 55 12Democratic John Spratt incumbent 102 296 44 81Write ins 156 0 07Total votes 228 286 100 00Republican gain from DemocraticSouth Carolina District 5 race from OurCampaigns com Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets 2010 South Carolina 5th District from CQ Politics Race profile at The New York TimesDistrict 6 edit nbsp See also South Carolina s 6th congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman Jim Clyburn has been in office since 1993 Clyburn won re election against Republican Jim Pratt and Nammu Y Muhammad of the Green Party South Carolina s 6th congressional district election 2010 4 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Jim Clyburn incumbent 125 459 62 86Republican Jim Pratt 72 661 36 41Green Nammu Y Muhammad 1 389 0 70Write ins 81 0 04Total votes 199 590 100 00Democratic holdSouth Carolina District 6 race from OurCampaigns com Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets 2010 South Carolina 6th District from CQ Politics South Carolina 2010 Official Election Results from South Carolina State Election Commission Race profile at The New York TimesSee also editPolitics of South CarolinaReferences edit Statewide Results 2010 General Election Results by County Enr scvotes org Retrieved March 11 2014 Haas Karen L June 3 2011 Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2 2010 Clerk of the U S House of Representatives Retrieved November 12 2019 Kiely Kathy Tim Scott wins nomination to become first black Republican congressman since 2003 USA Today June 22 2010 a b c d e f Election Results 2012 General Election South Carolina State Election Commission Scvotes org Archived from the original on October 20 2014 Retrieved March 11 2014 Official candidate list PDF SC Secretary of State Archived from the original PDF on April 18 2014 Retrieved March 11 2014 Barone Michael 2011 The Almanac of American Politics 2012 Washington D C National Journal Group pp 1453 1455 ISBN 978 0 226 03808 7 LCCN 2011929193 External links editSouth Carolina State Election Commission Official Candidate List Archived 2010 11 03 at the Wayback Machine U S Congress candidates for South Carolina at Project Vote Smart South Carolina U S House from OurCampaigns com Campaign contributions for U S Congressional races in South Carolina from OpenSecrets 2010 South Carolina General Election graph of multiple polls from Pollster com House South Carolina from the Cook Political Report Race Ratings Chart House from CQ PoliticsPreceded by2008 elections United States House elections in South Carolina2010 Succeeded by2012 elections Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina amp oldid 1174222857, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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