The Green Papers: South Carolina 2002 Midterm Election
 
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Primary: Tuesday 11 June 2002
Runoff (Gov-Rep, CD 3- Rep): Tuesday 25 June 2002
Midterm Election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
Governor:1(Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms)
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
2000 Representatives:6(1.38% of 435)
2002 Representatives:6(1.38% of 435)
1990 Census:3,486,310 (1.40% of 248,765,170)
2000 Census:4,025,061 (1.43% of 281,998,273)
Registered Voters (Nov 98):2,021,763
Estimated Voting age population (Jan 98):2,886,000
Capital:Columbia
Tuesday 11 June 2002 polls close 7:00p EDT (2300 UTC)
Tuesday 25 June 2002 polls close 7:00p EDT (2300 UTC)
Tuesday 5 November 2002 polls close 7:00p EST (0000 UTC)
 

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South Carolina State and Local Government

preview re: General Election in SOUTH CAROLINA-
Tuesday 5 November 2002

Polls close: 7 PM Eastern Standard Time
(0000 UTC, Wed 6 Nov)

  • SOUTH CAROLINA is electing its Governor in 2002; incumbent Democrat Jim Hodges is a candidate for re-election as Governor in the General Election.
  • SOUTH CAROLINA is electing its U.S. Senator in the "Class 2" seat in 2002; this is an Open Seat, as incumbent Republican Strom Thurmond is NOT a candidate for re-election to the Senate in the General Election.
  • SOUTH CAROLINA is electing 6 Members of Congress (U.S. House of Representatives) in 2002; the State did not gain nor lose a House seat as a result of the 2000 census.
  • There are no House seats which will have incumbents running against one another in the General Election.

    • Members of Congress currently serving in the U.S. House of Representatives, 107th Congress from the State of SOUTH CAROLINA not seeking re-election in the 5 November 2002 General Election:

    Incumbent Party District
    [per 1990
    Apportionment ]    		 Reason for not
    seeking re-election
    Lindsey Graham Republican CD # 3 Nominee for U.S. Senate

    Open Seats [those in which an incumbent is not running for re-election] in the U.S. House from SOUTH CAROLINA in the 5 November 2002 General Election [NOTE—Districts are those per 2000 Apportionment ]:

    • CD 3

    Uncontested Major Races [for Governor, U.S. Senate or U.S. House] in the 5 November 2002 General Election in SOUTH CAROLINA--

    • none
 
Governor  Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, Governors
Chair up for election Democrat Governor Jim Hodges
• First elected: 1998
• Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
• The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit.
• Renominated - 11 June 2002 Primary
  Candidate Democrat Governor Jim Hodges
  Elected Republican Mark Sanford
  Candidate Write-In (Kevin Alexander Gray - pending)
• United Citizens party candidate. Running as write-in after failing to obtain sufficient number of signatures for ballot access.
  Candidate Write-In (Tom Pickett - pending)
Senate  6-year term, 107th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes
Class 2
Seat up for election		 Republican Senator J. Strom Thurmond
• First elected as an Independent candidate to this seat: 1954 (the only United States Senator ever elected solely by write-in vote: the write-in campaign was caused by Thurmond's failure to win endorsement by the state Democratic Party [Senator Burnet R. Maybank (Democrat) had died: 1 September 1954 but had been previously renominated for re-election to the seat in the 13 July 1954 primary; Thurmond's campaign was a protest against the Party hierarchy, and not the Party rank-and-file, replacing Maybank as the Democrat nominee]); resigned 4 April 1956 in order to contest for the Democrat nomination for the Senate in a Special Primary that Summer; elected as a Democrat to finish out the term in a Special Election held to fill vacancy caused by his own resignation: 1956; re-elected as a Democrat: 1960; changed Party affiliation to Republican: 16 September 1964; re-elected as a Republican: 1966, 1972, 1978, 1984, 1990, 1996
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
• Open Seat - Voluntary Retirement
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Candidate Constitution Ted Adams
  Candidate Democrat Alex Sanders
  Candidate Libertarian Victor Kocher
  Elected Republican Congressman Lindsey Graham
Class 3 Democrat Senator Ernest F. "Fritz" Hollings
• First elected to finish out the term in a Special Election: 1966 [held to fill vacancy caused by the death of Senator Olin D. Johnston (Democrat): 18 April 1965- which Donald S. Russell (Democrat) had been appointed by Governor Robert E. McNair (Democrat) to fill, 22 April 1965 (Russell had resigned as Governor on 22 April 1965 allowing Lieutenant Governor McNair to succeed to the office of Governor, after which McNair appointed Russell to the Senate)]; elected to full term: 1968; re-elected: 1974, 1980, 1986, 1992, 1998
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
107th House of Representatives  2-year term, House (2001-2002)
1992-2000 Congressional Districts for the election of the 107th Congress
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
4 Republicans (3 Renominated, 1 Open);
2 Democrats (2 Renominated)
CD 1 Republican Congressman Henry E. Brown
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• Renominated - 11 June 2002 Primary
 Congressman Brown is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 1
CD 2 Republican Congressman A. G. "Joe" Wilson
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• First Elected 18 December 2001 in a special election to fill the seat vacated by the death of Floyd Spence.
• Renominated - 11 June 2002 Primary
  Candidate Constitution Steve Lefemine
  Candidate Democrat Brent Weaver
• Special Primary, 30 October 2001: Brent Weaver, unopposed.
  Candidate Libertarian Warren Eilertson
  Elected Republican Joe Wilson
• Special Primary, 30 October 2001 - Joe Wilson (75% WINNER), Joe Grimaud (15%), Stew Butler (4%), Richard Chalk (3%), Clyde T. Cobb (2%). Since Wilson received more than 50% of the vote there will be no runoff election on 13 November.
 TimeLine:
Tuesday 18 December 2001 - Special Election results: WINNER - REPUBLICAN: Joe Wilson (39,915 votes - 73.01%), DEMOCRAT: Brent Weaver (13,936 - votes 25.49%), LIBERTARIAN: Warren Eilertson (416 votes - 0.76%), CONSTITUTION: Steve Lefemine (406 votes - 0.74%)

The Primary to fill the House seat left vacant by the death of Floyd Spence was held Tuesday 30 October 2001. There will not be a 13 November 2001 runoff election as one candidate received a majority of the vote.

Thursday, August 16, 2001: We extend our condolences to the family and friends of Representative Floyd Spence (Republican, South Carolina) who passed away today. Congressman Spence, 73, had remained in critical condition since undergoing surgery on Thursday, August 8. The Congressman served South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District since 1971.

Congressman Wilson is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 2
CD 3 Republican Congressman Lindsey Graham
• Open Seat - Nominee for U.S. Senate
CD 4 Republican Congressman Jim DeMint
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• Renominated - 11 June 2002 Primary
 Congressman DeMint is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 4
CD 5 Democrat Congressman John Spratt
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• Renominated - 11 June 2002 Primary
 Congressman Spratt is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 5
CD 6 Democrat Congressman James E. "Jim" Clyburn
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• Renominated - 11 June 2002 Primary
 Congressman Clyburn is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 6
108th House of Representatives  2-year term, House (2003-2004)
CD 1
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Candidate Natural Law Joe Innella
  Elected Republican Congressman Henry E. Brown
  Candidate United Citizens James E. Dunn
CD 2
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Candidate Libertarian James R. "Jim" Legg
  Elected Republican Congressman A. G. "Joe" Wilson
  Candidate United Citizens Mark Whittington
CD 3
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Candidate Democrat George L. Brightharp
  Candidate Libertarian Michael "Mike" Boerste
  Elected Republican J. Gresham Barrett
CD 4
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Candidate Democrat Peter J. Ashy
• Peter J. Ashy is running as a Democrat and a United Citizens candidate in CD 4.
  Candidate Natural Law C Faye Walters
  Elected Republican Congressman Jim DeMint
CD 5
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Candidate Constitution Steve Lefemine
  Elected Democrat Congressman John Spratt
  Candidate Libertarian Doug Kendall
CD 6
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Elected Democrat Congressman James E. "Jim" Clyburn
  Candidate Libertarian R. Craig Augenstein
  Candidate Republican Gary McLeod
 

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