South Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2014

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South Carolina Gubernatorial Election
Primary Date:
June 10, 2014
General Election Date:
November 4, 2014
November 4 Election Winner:
Henry McMaster Republican Party
Incumbent prior to election:
John McGill Democratic Party
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The South Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014, following a primary election on June 10, 2014. Former Glenn McConnell (R) was first appointed in 2012 and was not running for re-election. Interim Lieutenant Governor John McGill took office after the primaries and was unable to run as a partisan candidate. The race to replace McGill featured Democratic candidate Bakari Sellers and Republican candidate Henry McMaster. McMaster won the election to a four-year term.

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. South Carolina utilizes an open primary system, in which registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary. Voters must take an oath affirming that they have not voted in another party's primary.[1][2]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Candidates

General election

Democratic Party Bakari Sellers - State representative[3][4][5]
Republican Party Henry McMaster Green check mark transparent.png - former South Carolina Attorney General [6]

Defeated in primary or runoff

Republican Party Mike Campbell[7]
Republican Party Ray Moore[7]

Ineligible to run

Democratic Party John McGill - Incumbent

Withdrew

Republican Party Pat McKinney - Retired Charleston developer[8]
Republican Party Glenn McConnell - Incumbent, withdrew to become President of the College of Charleston[9][10]
Republican Party Bill Connor - Orangeburg attorney[3][6]
Republican Party Ralph Norman - State representative[11][6]

Results

General election

Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngHenry McMaster 58.8% 726,821
     Democratic Bakari Sellers 41.1% 508,807
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.1% 1,514
Total Votes 1,237,142
Election results via South Carolina State Election Commission

Runoff results

Democratic runoff

  • Uncontested

Republican runoff

Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, Republican Runoff, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngHenry McMaster 63.6% 85,301
Mike Campbell 36.4% 48,863
Total Votes 134,164
Election results via South Carolina State Elections Commission.

Primary election

Republican primary

Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngHenry McMaster 43.6% 131,546
Green check mark transparent.pngMike Campbell 23.9% 72,204
Pat McKinney (withdrew)[12] 24.4% 73,451
Ray Moore 8.1% 24,335
Total Votes 301,536
Election results via South Carolina State Elections Commission.


Race background

Resignation of Glenn McConnell

Former South Carolina Lieutenant Governor Glenn McConnell was hired by the College of Charleston as president and left office for the new position in June 2014.[13] Then-Senate President Pro Tempore, Republican state Sen. John Courson, would have normally been next in line but he expressed a desire to stay in the Senate instead. As such, a Democratic state senator, John McGill, was temporarily elected president pro tempore so that he could become interim lieutenant governor.

Past elections

2010

South Carolina Lieutenant Governor, 2010
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngKen Ard 55.2% 735,089
     Democratic Ashley Cooper 44.8% 596,620
     Write-In Various 0.1% 1,012
Total Votes 1,332,721
Election results via South Carolina State Election Commission

Campaign finance

Comprehensive donor information for this election has been collected by Follow the Money. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $2,637,276 during the election. This information was last updated on April 6, 2015.[14]

Campaign Contribution Totals
Candidate Office Result Contributions
Henry McMasterRepublican Party South Carolina Lieutenant Governor Won $925,645
Pat McKinneyRepublican Party South Carolina Lieutenant Governor Defeated $1,097,946
Bakari SellersDemocratic Party South Carolina Lieutenant Governor Defeated $492,977
Mike CampbellRepublican Party South Carolina Lieutenant Governor Defeated $76,655
Ray MooreRepublican Party South Carolina Lieutenant Governor Defeated $44,053
Grand Total Raised $2,637,276

Key deadlines

Deadline Event
March 30, 2014 Primary and convention filing deadline[15]
June 10, 2014 Primary election
August 15, 2014 Filing deadline for petition and nonpartisan candidates
November 4, 2014 General election
January 14, 2015 Inauguration for state executives

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term "South + Carolina + Lieutenant + Governor + elections"

South Carolina Lieutenant Gubernatorial Election News Feed

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ NCSL,"State Primary Election Types," accessed September 24, 2024
  2. ↑ South Carolina Legislature,"South Carolina Code of Laws Unannotated § 7-9-10," accessed September 24, 2024
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Post and Courier, "S.C. lieutenant governor’s race could heat up soon," May 8, 2013
  4. ↑ The State, "Sellers to run for lieutenant governor," June 4, 2014
  5. ↑ WISTV.com, "Bakari Sellers forms committee for lt. gov. run," June 6, 2013
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 South Carolina Election Commission, "Candidate Tracking," March 31, 2014
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 South Carolina Election Commission, "Candidate Tracking," March 27, 2014
  8. ↑ GoUpstate, "Retired Charleston developer to run for lieutenant governor," October 15, 2013 (dead link)
  9. ↑ The State, "McConnell: Why I will not seek election as lieutenant governor," January 6, 2014
  10. ↑ The State, "McConnell named College of Charleston president," March 24, 2014
  11. ↑ WRHI, "S.C. Rep. Ralph Norman considering run for Lt. Governor," December 16, 2013
  12. ↑ ColaDaily.com "Pat McKinney withdraws from lieutenant governor race," June 12, 2014
  13. ↑ The State, "McConnell named College of Charleston president," March 24, 2014
  14. ↑ Follow the Money, "Overview of South Carolina 2014 elections," accessed April 8, 2015
  15. ↑ Souith Carolina Election Commission, "2014 Election Calendar," January 8, 2014
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