The Green Papers: South Carolina 2006 Midterm Election |
South Carolina
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress Primary: Tuesday 13 June 2006 Runoff for Lt. Gov (R), Treasurer (R), CD 1 (D): Tuesday 27 June 2006 General Election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 |
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SOUTH CAROLINA PRIMARY RUNOFFSTuesday 27 June 2006SOUTH CAROLINA election results from a media source All races involving an Incumbent are in boldface and also marked with an asterisk (*) Contested STATEWIDE races:
Contested U.S. HOUSE races:
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. SOUTH CAROLINA PRIMARYTuesday 13 June 2006SOUTH CAROLINA PRIMARY results from a media source If no candidate receives at least 50% of the vote, a runoff will be held between the top two vote-getters on Tuesday 27 June. The 13 June Primary is for Democratic and Republican candidates only. Candidates running unopposed for their Party's nomination will not appear on primary ballots. All races involving an Incumbent are in boldface and also marked with an asterisk (*) Contested STATEWIDE races:
Contested U.S. HOUSE races:
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U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 109th Senate Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Class 2 | Republican | Senator Lindsey Graham First elected: 2002 Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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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: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors | |||||
Republican | Governor Marshall C. "Mark" Sanford, Jr. Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 First elected: 2002 Chair up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. Renominated - 13 June 2006 Primary |
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Polls: Leans Republican - Republican Governor Marshall C. "Mark" Sanford, Jr. | |||||
Republican | 601,871 | 55.12% | Governor Marshall C. "Mark" Sanford, Jr. | ||
Democratic | 489,084 | 44.79% | Thomas L. "Tommy" Moore | ||
Scattering | 1,008 | 0.09% | W/I | ||
Total | 1,091,963 | 100.00% | |||
Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. (Beginning in 2018, the Lieutenant Governor will be elected on same ticket with the Governor.) | |||||
Republican | Lieutenant Governor Andre Bauer Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 First elected: 2002 Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 Renominated - 27 June 2006 Runoff |
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Polls: Leans Democratic - WATCH - Republican Lieutenant Governor Andre Bauer vs. Democratic Robert Barber | |||||
Republican | 543,767 | 50.08% | Lieutenant Governor Andre Bauer Received 37% of the vote in the 13 June primary. Won the 27 June runoff with 51% of the vote. |
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Democratic | 540,535 | 49.79% | Robert Barber | ||
Scattering | 1,404 | 0.13% | W/I Nonpartisan | ||
Total | 1,085,706 | 100.00% | |||
109th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 109th House | |||||
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 4 Republican (4 Renominated); 2 Democratic (2 Renominated) | |||||
CD 1 {map} |
Republican | Congressman Henry E. Brown, Jr. Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 Renominated - 13 June 2006 Primary |
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Polls: Republican Congressman Henry E. Brown, Jr. | |||||
Republican | 114,993 | 60.02% | Congressman Henry E. Brown, Jr. FEC: $783,026 |
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Democratic; Working Families | 72,342 | 37.76% | Randal G. "Randy" Maatta Received 32% of the vote in the 13 June primary. Won the 27 June runoff with 56% of the vote. FEC: $114,937 |
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Green | 4,254 | 2.22% | James E. "Jim" Dunn FEC finanical report not available |
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Total | 191,589 | 100.00% | |||
CD 2 {map} |
Republican | Congressman Addison Graves "Joe" Wilson Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 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 7 November 2006 Renominated - 13 June 2006 Primary |
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Polls: Republican Congressman Addison Graves "Joe" Wilson | |||||
Republican | 124,839 | 62.69% | Congressman Addison Graves "Joe" Wilson FEC: $949,461 |
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Democratic | 74,284 | 37.31% | Michael Ray Ellisor | ||
Write-in | Steve Lefemine | ||||
Total | 199,123 | 100.00% | |||
CD 3 {map} |
Republican | Congressman James Gresham "Gresham" Barrett Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 First elected: 2002 Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 Renominated - 13 June 2006 Primary |
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Polls: Republican Congressman James Gresham "Gresham" Barrett | |||||
Republican | 111,007 | 62.92% | Congressman James Gresham "Gresham" Barrett FEC: $1,043,520 |
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Democratic; Working Families | 65,426 | 37.08% | Franklin Lee "Lee" Ballenger FEC: $54,328 |
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Total | 176,433 | 100.00% | |||
CD 4 {map} |
Republican | Congressman Bob Inglis Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 First elected: 2004 Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 Renominated - 13 June 2006 Primary |
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Polls: Republican Congressman Bob Inglis | |||||
Republican | 115,162 | 64.25% | Congressman Bob Inglis FEC: $556,556 |
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Democratic | 57,308 | 31.97% | William I. "Griff" Griffith FEC: $57,541 |
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Libertarian | 4,445 | 2.48% | John Macarewich Cobin FEC: $22,731 |
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Green | 2,330 | 1.30% | C. Faye Walters FEC finanical report not available |
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Total | 179,245 | 100.00% | |||
CD 5 {map} |
Democratic | Congressman John M. Spratt, Jr. Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 First elected: 1982 Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 Renominated - 13 June 2006 Primary |
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Polls: Leans Democratic - Democratic Congressman John M. Spratt, Jr. | |||||
Democratic | 97,442 | 57.07% | Congressman John M. Spratt, Jr. FEC: $2,315,149 |
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Republican | 73,313 | 42.93% | Ralph Warren Norman, Jr. FEC: $1,441,234 |
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Total | 170,755 | 100.00% | |||
CD 6 {map} |
Democratic | Congressman James E. "Jim" Clyburn Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 Renominated - 13 June 2006 Primary |
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Polls: Democratic Congressman James E. "Jim" Clyburn | |||||
Democratic | 99,671 | 64.21% | Congressman James E. "Jim" Clyburn FEC: $1,134,696 |
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Republican | 53,325 | 34.35% | Gary Miller McLeod FEC: $6,444 |
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Green | 2,223 | 1.43% | Antonio Williams FEC finanical report not available |
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Total | 155,219 | 100.00% | |||
Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006 | |||||
Republican | Secretary of State Mark Hammond Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 First elected: 2002 Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 Renominated - 13 June Primary |
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Republican | 647,546 | 61.28% | Secretary of State Mark Hammond | ||
Democratic | 409,136 | 38.72% | Cheryl L. Footman | ||
Total | 1,056,682 | 100.00% | |||
Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006 | |||||
Republican | Attorney General Henry McMaster Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 First elected: 2002 Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 Renominated - 13 June 2006 Primary |
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Republican | 779,142 | 99.22% | Attorney General Henry McMaster | ||
Scattering | 6,097 | 0.78% | W/I | ||
Total | 785,239 | 100.00% | |||
Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006 | |||||
Democratic | Treasurer Grady L. Patterson, Jr. First elected: 1966 to fill the vacant office; re-elected: 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002 Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 Renominated - 13 June 2006 Primary |
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Republican | 558,543 | 52.19% | Thomas Ravenel Received 48% of the vote, first place, in the 13 June primary. Won the 27 June runoff with 76%. |
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Democratic | 511,587 | 47.81% | Treasurer Grady L. Patterson, Jr. | ||
Total | 1,070,130 | 100.00% | |||
Comptroller General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006 | |||||
Republican | Comptroller General Richard A. Eckstrom Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 First elected: 2002 Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 Renominated - 13 June 2006 Primary |
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Republican | 571,257 | 53.26% | Comptroller General Richard A. Eckstrom | ||
Democratic | 500,899 | 46.70% | Drew Theodore | ||
Scattering | 373 | 0.03% | W/I | ||
Total | 1,072,529 | 100.00% | |||
Adjutant General 4 year term, Final Election Cycle: 2002. The South Carolina Constitution was amended in 2015 to provide for the appointment of the Adjutant General by the Governor with advice and consent of the State Senate. The Adjutant General is no longer an elected office. | |||||
Republican | Adjutant General Stanhope S. "Stan" Spears Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 First elected: 1994; re-elected: 1998, 2002 Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 Renominated - 13 June 2006 Primary |
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Republican | 617,638 | 58.11% | Adjutant General Stanhope S. "Stan" Spears | ||
Democratic | 444,887 | 41.86% | Glenn Lindman | ||
Scattering | 342 | 0.03% | W/I | ||
Total | 1,062,867 | 100.00% | |||
Commissioner of Agriculture 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006 | |||||
Republican | Interim Agriculture Commissioner Hugh E. Weathers Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 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 in 2002). Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 Renominated - 13 June 2006 Primary |
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Republican | 635,658 | 59.68% | Interim Agriculture Commissioner Hugh E. Weathers | ||
Democratic | 429,079 | 40.29% | Emile DeFelice | ||
Scattering | 318 | 0.03% | W/I | ||
Total | 1,065,055 | 100.00% | |||
Superintendent of Education 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006 | |||||
Open |
Democratic | Education Superintendent Inez Moore Tenenbaum First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002 Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 Open Seat - Retiring at the end of this term |
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Democratic | 514,382 | 47.50% | Jim Rex | ||
Republican | 513,818 | 47.45% | Karen Floyd | ||
Libertarian | 19,738 | 1.82% | Timothy "Tim" Moultrie | ||
Independence | 18,965 | 1.75% | Tony Fayyazi | ||
Green | 9,003 | 0.83% | Arnold E. Karr | ||
Constitution | 6,551 | 0.60% | Ralph Lindblad | ||
Scattering | 495 | 0.05% | W/I | ||
Total | 1,082,952 | 100.00% |
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. |