2014 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina was held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the 7 U.S. Representatives from the state of South Carolina, one from each of the state's 7 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including Governor of South Carolina.

See also: 2014 South Carolina elections
2014 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04)
All 7 South Carolina seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 6 1
Seats won 6 1
Seat change
Popular vote 734,456 382,208
Percentage 63.55% 33.07%
Swing 6.63% 8.13%
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Overview
United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 2014[1]
Party Votes Percentage Seats +/–
Republican 734,456 63.55% 6 -
Democratic 382,208 33.07% 1 —
Libertarian 25,145 2.18% 0 —
Labor 4,158 0.36% 0 —
Others 9,815 0.85% 0 —
Totals 1,155,782 100.00% 7 -

By district

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina by district:[2]

District Republican Democratic Others Total Result
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
District 1119,39293.41%00.00%8,4236.59%127,815100.00%Republican Hold
District 2121,64962.45%68,71935.27%4,4402.28%194,808100.00%Republican Hold
District 3116,74171.18%47,18128.77%870.05%164,009100.00%Republican Hold
District 4126,45284.84%00.00%22,59715.16%149,049100.00%Republican Hold
District 5103,07858.85%66,80238.14%5,2653.01%175,145100.00%Republican Hold
District 644,31125.55%125,74772.50%3,3741.95%173,432100.00%Democratic Hold
District 7102,83359.95%68,57639.98%1150.07%171,524100.00%Republican Hold
Total734,45663.55%377,02532.62%44,3013.83%1,155,782100.00%.

District 1
See also: South Carolina's 1st congressional district

The 1st district is located on the Atlantic coastal plain, from Seabrook Island to the border with North Carolina and includes most of Charleston and Myrtle Beach. The incumbent is Republican Mark Sanford, who has represented the district since 2013, and previously from 1995 to 2001. He was elected with 54% of the vote in a special election in 2013 and the district has a PVI of R+11.

He ran for re-election unopposed.[3]

Results
South Carolina's 1st congressional district, 2014[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Sanford (incumbent) 119,392 93.4
n/a Write-ins 8,423 6.6
Total votes 127,815 100.0
Republican hold

District 2
See also: South Carolina's 2nd congressional district

The 2nd district is located in central South Carolina. The incumbent is Republican Joe Wilson, who has represented the district since 2001. He was re-elected with 96% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+16.

Eddie McCain, who was the Libertarian nominee for the seat in 2010, challenged Wilson for the Republican nomination.[3]

Ed Greenleaf and Phil Black ran for the Democratic nomination.[3] Harold Geddings III of the Labor Party is also running.[3]

Republican primary
Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Wilson (incumbent) 43,687 81.6
Republican Eddie McCain 9,842 18.4
Total votes 53,529 100.0

Democratic primary
Democratic primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Phil Black 6,699 54.2
Democratic Ed Greenleaf 5,663 45.8
Total votes 12,362 100.0

Results
South Carolina's 2nd congressional district, 2014[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Wilson (incumbent) 121,649 62.5
Democratic Phil Black 68,719 35.3
Labor Party Harold Geddings III 4,158 2.1
n/a Write-ins 282 0.1
Total votes 194,808 100.0
Republican hold

District 3
See also: South Carolina's 3rd congressional district

The 3rd district is located in western South Carolina. The incumbent is Republican Jeff Duncan, who has represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 67% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+18.

Hosea Cleveland and Barbara Jo Mullis ran for the Democratic nomination.[3]

Democratic primary
Democratic primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Barbara Jo Mullis 4,989 66.6
Democratic Hosea Cleveland 2,501 33.4
Total votes 7,490 100.0

Results
South Carolina's 3rd congressional district, 2014[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeff Duncan (incumbent) 116,741 71.2
Democratic Barbara Jo Mullis 47,181 28.8
n/a Write-ins 87 0.0
Total votes 164,009 100.0
Republican hold

District 4
See also: South Carolina's 4th congressional district

The 4th district is located in Upstate South Carolina. The incumbent is Republican Trey Gowdy, who has represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 65% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+15.

Libertarian Curtis E. McLaughlin was the only other candidate running.[3]

Results
South Carolina's 4th congressional district, 2014[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Trey Gowdy (incumbent) 126,452 84.8
Libertarian Curtis E. McLaughlin, Jr. 21,969 14.8
n/a Write-ins 628 0.4
Total votes 149,049 100.0
Republican hold

District 5
See also: South Carolina's 5th congressional district

The 5th district is located in northern South Carolina. The incumbent is Republican Mick Mulvaney, who has represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 56% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+9.

Fort Mill Town Councilman Tom Adams ran for the Democrats.[6]

Results
South Carolina's 5th congressional district, 2014[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mick Mulvaney (incumbent) 103,078 58.9
Democratic Tom Adams 71,985 41.1
n/a Write-ins 82 0.0
Total votes 175,145 100.0
Republican hold

District 6
See also: South Carolina's 6th congressional district

The 6th district is located in central and southwestern South Carolina. The incumbent is Democrat Jim Clyburn, who has represented the district since 1993. He was re-elected with 94% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of D+21.

Karen Smith challenged Clyburn for the Democratic nomination.[3]

Anthony Culler and Leon Winn ran for the Republican nomination[3]

Kevin R. Umbaugh was the Libertarian nominee (Kevin R. Umbaugh, primary)

Democratic primary
Democratic primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Clyburn (incumbent) 37,429 86.0
Democratic Karen Smith 6,101 14.0
Total votes 43,530 100.0

Republican primary
Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Anthony Culler 10,377 66.5
Republican Leon Winn 5,231 33.5
Total votes 15,608 100.0

Results
South Carolina's 6th congressional district, 2014[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Clyburn (incumbent) 125,747 72.5
Republican Anthony Culler 44,311 25.6
Libertarian Kevin Umbaugh 3,176 1.8
n/a Write-ins 198 0.1
Total votes 173,432 100.0
Democratic hold

District 7
See also: South Carolina's 7th congressional district

The 7th district is located in northeastern South Carolina. The incumbent is Republican Tom Rice, who has represented this newly created district since 2013. He was elected with 56% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+7.

Economist and nominee for the seat in 2012 Gloria Bromell Tinubu ran for the Democrats.[7]

Results
South Carolina's 7th congressional district, 2014[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Rice (Incumbent) 102,833 59.9
Democratic Gloria Bromell-Tinubu 68,576 40.0
n/a Write-ins 115 0.1
Total votes 171,524 100.0
Republican hold

See also

References
  1. "Election Statistics, 1920 to Present - US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". history.house.gov.
  2. Haas, Karen L. (March 9, 2015). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2014". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  3. Shain, Andrew (March 26, 2014). "ELECTION 2014 (updated): Who's filed for statewide, State House, Congressional offices". The State. Archived from the original on March 27, 2014. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
  4. "South Carolina Election Commission Official Results". West Virginia Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  5. "Official results 2014 Statewide Primary Election June 10, 2014". South Carolina State Election Commission. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
  6. Zou, Jie Jenny (March 25, 2014). "Fort Mill Democrat runs for seat held by Mulvaney". The State. Archived from the original on March 26, 2014. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
  7. Beam, Adam (7 December 2013). "ELECTION 2014: Gloria Tinubu running for 7th congressional district seat again". The State. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
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