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 2010
Filing Deadline (Independents): July 2010
Filing Deadline (Other Parties): August 2010
Primary: June 2010
Runoff: June 2010

This page was last updated on June 29, 2009

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
Chip Campsen (R) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Attorney & Businessman
Tom Davis (R) - State Sen. & Ex-Gubernatorial Chief of Staff
Larry Grooms (R) - State Sen. & Businessman
Nikki Haley (R) - State Rep. & Businesswoman
Henry McMaster (R) - Attorney General, Ex-State GOP Chair & Ex-US Attorney
Brent Nelson (R) - College Professor
Amos Elliott (D) - Minister
Robert Ford (D) - State Sen., Ex-Charleston City Councilman, Real Estate Developer & Ex-Civil Rights Activist
Brad Hutto (D) - State Sen. & Attorney
Joel Lourie (D) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Businessman
Mullins McLeod (D) - Attorney & Democratic Activist
Harry Ott (D) - State House Minority Leader, Calhoun County School Board Member & Farmer
Jim Rex (D) - State Superintendent of Education
Vincent Sheheen (D) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Attorney
Inez Tenenbaum (D) - Ex-State Superintendent of Education, Attorney, Ex-Teacher & '04 US Sen. Nominee

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2010.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Andre Bauer (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Bill Connor (R) - Attorney & Army Reserve Officer
Ralph Norman (R) - Ex-State Rep., Real Estate Developer & '06 Congressional Nominee
Ted Pitts (R) - State Rep., Realtor & National Guard Veteran

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)
Dean Allen (R) - Author, Financial Planner, GOP Activist & Vietnam War Veteran

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

U.S. SENATOR:

Jim DeMint (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2010.
Brad Hutto (D) - State Sen. & 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)* - (Campaign Site)
Carroll “Tumpy” Campbell III (R) - Ex-State Ports Authority Board Member, Businessman & Son of Ex-Gov. Campbell
Katherine Jenerette (R) - Ex-Congressional Aide, Gulf War Veteran, '08 Candidate & '04 State Sen. Nominee
Paul Thurmond (R) - Charleston County Commissioner, Attorney & Son of Ex-US Sen. Strom Thurmond
Mike Barber (D) - Ex-State Rep.
Robert Burton (D) - Ex-Housing Authority Commissioner, USAF Reserve Officer & Iraq War Veteran
Leon Stavrinakis (D) - State Rep., Ex-Charleston County Councilman & Attorney

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
Jeff Duncan (R) - State Rep., Realtor & Auctioneer
James Galyean (R) - Attorney & Ex-Congressional Aide
Shane Massey (R) - State Sen. & Attorney
Rex Rice (R) - State Rep. & Businessman
Michael Thompson (R) - State Rep. & Freight Salesman
Mike Vasovski (R) - Physician & Ron Paul Campaign Activist
Tommy Carson III (Independent) - Anti-Tax Activist & '08 Candidate

District 4:
Bob Inglis (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Trey Gowdy (R) - Spartanburg County Solicitor
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
Andrew Smart (R) - Businessman
David Thomas (R) - State Sen., Ex-Greenville City Councilman & Attorney
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)
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)

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