| The Green Papers: South Carolina 2008 General Election |
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South Carolina
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress Primary: Tuesday 10 June 2008 Runoff: Tuesday 24 June 2008 General Election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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If no candidate receives at least 50% of the vote in the 10 June primary, a runoff will be held between the top two vote-getters on Tuesday 24 June. The 10 June Primary is for Democratic and Republican candidates only. Candidates running unopposed for their Party's nomination will not appear on primary ballots. Voters may not vote in a political party’s runoff if they voted in another political party’s primary. However, voters who did not vote in either politicial party’s primary may vote in either politicial party’s runoff. |
| President 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 8 (Winner-take-all) | |||||
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| U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 110th Senate Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
| Class 2 |
Republican | Senator Lindsey Olin Graham • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Democratic | Michael Joseph Cone • FEC S8SC00118: $11,429 |
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Democratic | Robert M. "Bob" Conley • FEC S8SC00126: $10,200 |
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Republican | Senator Lindsey Olin Graham • FEC S0SC00149: $3,520,860 |
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Republican | Walter P. "Buddy" Witherspoon • FEC S8SC00100: $351,163 |
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| Class 3 | Republican | Senator Jim DeMint • First elected: 2004. (also served in U.S. House- first elected: 1998; re-elected: 2000, 2002) • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors | |||||
| Republican | Governor Marshall C. "Mark" Sanford, Jr. • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair - At term limit |
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| Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Republican | Lieutenant Governor Andre Bauer • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| 110th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 110th House | |||||
| Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 4 Republican (3 Undetermined, 1 Renominated); 2 Democratic (2 Renominated) | |||||
| CD 1 {map} |
Republican | Congressman Henry E. Brown, Jr. • First elected: 2000 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Democratic | Ben Frasier • FEC H6SC01136: Financial report not available |
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Democratic | Linda Ketner • FEC H8SC01066: $413,875 |
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Republican | Congressman Henry E. Brown, Jr. • FEC H0SC01071: $531,264 |
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Republican | Katherine Jenerette • FEC H8SC01082: $3,559 |
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Republican | Paul Valentine Norris • FEC H8SC01074: $14,919 |
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| CD 2 {map} |
Republican | Congressman Addison Graves "Joe" Wilson • First Elected 18 December 2001 in a special election to fill the seat vacated by the death of Floyd Spence. • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Democratic | George Blaine Lotz • FEC H8SC02072: $37,285 |
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Democratic | Robert Lauransom "Rob" Miller • FEC H8SC02080: $207,351 |
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Republican | Philip H. "Phil" Black • FEC H8SC02098: $10,000 |
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Republican | Congressman Addison Graves "Joe" Wilson • FEC H2SC02059: $361,312 |
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| CD 3 {map} |
Republican | Congressman James Gresham "Gresham" Barrett • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Renominated - 10 June 2008 Primary |
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Democratic | Jane Ballard Dyer • FEC H8SC03054: Financial report not available |
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Republican | Congressman James Gresham "Gresham" Barrett • FEC H2SC03057: $701,988 |
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| CD 4 {map} |
Republican | Congressman Robert D. "Bob" Inglis • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Democratic | Ted Christian • FEC H8SC04185: Financial report not available |
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Democratic | Paul H. Corden • FEC H8SC04177: Financial report not available |
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Democratic | Bryan McCanless • FEC H8SC04193: Financial report not available |
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Republican | Congressman Robert D. "Bob" Inglis • FEC H2SC04022: $315,500 |
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Republican | Charles Roper Jeter • FEC H8SC04169: Financial report not available |
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Democratic | Congressman John McKee Spratt, Jr. • First elected: 1982 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Renominated - 10 June 2008 Primary |
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Democratic | Congressman John McKee Spratt, Jr. • FEC H2SC05052: $773,209 |
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Republican | Albert F. Spencer • FEC H4SC05041: Financial report not available |
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Democratic | Congressman James E. "Jim" Clyburn • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Renominated - 10 June 2008 Primary |
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Democratic | Congressman James E. "Jim" Clyburn • FEC H2SC02042: $2,111,824 |
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Republican | Nancy Harrelson • FEC H8SC06099: Financial report not available |
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| Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Republican | Secretary of State Mark Hammond • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Republican | Attorney General Henry McMaster • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Republican | Treasurer Converse A. Chellis, III • Appointed: 3 August 2007 by the state Legislature • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Comptroller General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Republican | Comptroller General Richard A. Eckstrom • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Adjutant General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Republican | Adjutant General Stanhope S. "Stan" Spears • First elected: 1994; re-elected: 1998, 2002, 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Commissioner of Agriculture 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Republican | Agriculture Commissioner Hugh E. Weathers • Named Interim Commissioner of Agriculture for the State of South Carolina on 14 September 2004 by Governor Mark Sanford upon the suspension of Republican Agriculture Commissioner Charles "Charlie" Sharpe; first elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Superintendent of Education 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Democratic | Education Superintendent Jim Rex • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such. |