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United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 2012
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 South Carolina's 2012 elections: • U.S. House • State Senate • State House |
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The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run is March 30, 2012. The primary elections will be held on June 12, 2012.
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 6 election, the Republican Party holds five of the six Congressional seats from South Carolina. However, the state gained one seat after the 2010 census and will elect 7 representatives.
| Members of the U.S. House from South Carolina -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of May 2012 | After the 2012 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 1 | Pending | |
| Republican Party | 5 | Pending | |
| Total | 6 | 7 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2012 election, the incumbents for the six congressional districts are:
| Name: | Party: | District: |
|---|---|---|
| James E. Clyburn |  Democratic | U.S. House, South Carolina, District 6 |
| Jeff Duncan |  Republican | U.S. House, South Carolina, District 3 |
| Joe Wilson | Republican | U.S. House, South Carolina, District 2 |
| Michael "Mick" Mulvaney | Republican | U.S. House, South Carolina, District 5 |
| Tim Scott | Republican | U.S. House, South Carolina, District 1 |
| Trey Gowdy | Republican | U.S. House, South Carolina, District 4 |
Candidates
1st Congressional District
Democratic Primary
Republican Primary
- Timothy Scott: Incumbent
2nd Congressional District
Democratic Primary
- No candidates have declared an intent to run yet.
Republican Primary
- Joe Wilson: Incumbent
- Phil Black
3rd Congressional District
Democratic Primary
Republican Primary
- Jeff Duncan: Incumbent
4th Congressional District
Democratic Primary
Republican Primary
- Trey Gowdy: Incumbent
5th Congressional District
Democratic Primary
Republican Primary
- Mick Mulvaney: Mulvaney, the current incumbent, will seek re-election in 2012. He was first elected in 2010.
6th Congressional District
Democratic Primary
- James E. Clyburn: Incumbent
Republican Primary
- No candidates have declared an intent to run yet.
7th Congressional District
Democratic Primary
- Parnell Diggs: Attorney and President of the National Federation of the Blind of South Carolina
- Ted Vick: member of the South Carolina House of Representatives[2]
- Preston Brittain: Attorney [3]
- Gloria Bromell Tinubu, PhD.: Economist
- Harry Pavilack
Republican Primary
- Andre Bauer: Former Lt. Governor of South Carolina
- Jay Jordan: Attorney
- Tom Rice: Horry County Council Chairman[4]
- Randal Wallace: Member of the Myrtle Beach City Council
- Dick Withington: Businessman
- Edward Karabees
- James Mader: Landscape contractor[5]
- Chad Prosser Ex-Horry County Council Chair [6]
- Mande Wilkes: TV personality, author[7] Wilkes withdrew her candidacy on March 27, 2012[8]
See also
References
- ↑ opensecrets.org "South Carolina" Accessed February 2, 2012
- ↑ SCnow.com Vick announces candidacy for 7th district congressional seat December 28, 2011
- ↑ scnow.com "Brittain announces candidacy for S.C.'s new 7th Congressional District" Accessed February 2, 2012
- ↑ The Sun News Who's the frontrunner for the 7th congressional district? December 28, 2011
- ↑ wistv'.com "7th Congressional district candidates answer questions" Accessed February 2, 2012
- ↑ fitsnews.com "Chad Prosser announces congressional campaign" Accessed February 2, 2012
- ↑ Fitsnews.com Mande Wilkes announces congressional candidacy December 28, 2011
- ↑ CarolinaLive "Wilkes withdraws, endorses Bauer for 7th Congressional race" Accessed April 9, 2012
