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, 2008
Filing Deadline (Independents): July 15, 2008
Filing Deadline (Other Parties): August 15, 2008
Primary: June 10, 2008
Runoff: June 24, 2008

This page was last updated on May 10, 2008

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Mark Sanford (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Joe Erwin (D) - Ex-State Democratic Chair

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2010.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Andre Bauer (R)* - (Campaign Site)

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Mark Hammond (R)*

STATE TREASURER:
Converse Chellis (R)*

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Henry McMaster (R)* - (Campaign Site)

COMPTROLLER GENERAL:
Richard Eckstrom (R)*

STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION:
Jim Rex (D)* - (Campaign Site)

ADJUTANT GENERAL:
Stan Spears (R)* - (Campaign Site)

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

U.S. SENATOR:

Lindsey Graham (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2008.
Buddy Witherspoon (R) - Republican National Committeeman, Orthodontist & Navy Veteran
Michael Cone (D) - Attorney
Bob Conley (D) - Engineer & Commercial Pilot
Mark McBride (Independent) - Ex-Myrtle Beach Mayor, Ex-Republican & '04 Candidate

Jim DeMint (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2010.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Henry Brown (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Katherine Jenerette (R) - Ex-Congressional Aide, Gulf War Veteran & '04 State Sen. Nominee
Paul Norris (R) - Businessman & Mechanical Engineer
Ben Frasier (D) - Ex-Congressional Aide & Frequent Candidate
Linda Ketner (D) - Philanthropist

District 2:
A.G. "Joe" Wilson (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Phil Black (R) - Real Estate Developer & Retired Federal Employee
Blaine Lotz (D) - Retired USAF Officer & Democratic Activist
Rob Miller (D) - Iraq War Veteran

District 3:
J. Gresham Barrett (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Jane Dyer (D) - FedEx Pilot & USAF Veteran
Tommy Carson III (Independent) - Anti-Tax Activist

District 4:
Bob Inglis (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Charles Jeter (R) - Ex-EPA Regional Administrator, Ex-State Health Dept. Official & Army Veteran
Ted Christian (D) - Stock Market Investor & Ex-Aeronautical Engineer
Paul Corden (D) - Retired College Administrator & Vietnam War Veteran
Bryan McCanless (D) - National Business Association Founder

District 5:
John Spratt (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Albert Spencer (R) - College Professor & '04 Nominee

District 6:
Jim Clyburn (D)* - (House Leadership Site) - (Campaign Site)
Nancy Harrelson (R) - Businesswoman

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

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
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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