SOUTH CAROLINA

Your complete directory of South Carolina candidates for Governor, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline (Major Parties): March 2010
Filing Deadline (Independents): July 2010
Filing Deadline (Other Parties): August 2010
Primary: June 2010
Runoff: June 2010

This page was last updated on January 3, 2009

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Mark Sanford (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Joe Erwin (D) - Ex-State Democratic Chair

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2010.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Andre Bauer (R)* - (Campaign Site)

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Mark Hammond (R)*

STATE TREASURER:
Converse Chellis (R)*

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Henry McMaster (R)* - (Campaign Site)

COMPTROLLER GENERAL:
Richard Eckstrom (R)*

STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION:
Jim Rex (D)* - (Campaign Site)

ADJUTANT GENERAL:
Stan Spears (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER:
Hugh Weathers (R)*- (Campaign Site)

U.S. SENATOR:

Jim DeMint (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2010.

Lindsey Graham (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2014.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Henry Brown (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Katherine Jenerette (R) - Ex-Congressional Aide, Gulf War Veteran, '08 Candidate & '04 State Sen. Nominee
Linda Ketner (D) - Philanthropist & '08 Nominee

District 2:
A.G. "Joe" Wilson (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 3:
J. Gresham Barrett (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Tommy Carson III (Independent) - Anti-Tax Activist & '08 Candidate

District 4:
Bob Inglis (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Ted Christian (D) - Stock Market Investor, Ex-Aeronautical Engineer & '08 Candidate
Tim Carnes (Independent) - Computer Database Administrator, Baptist Pastor & '08 Candidate

District 5:
John Spratt (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 6:
Jim Clyburn (D)* - (House Leadership Site) - (Campaign Site)

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Constitution Party of South Carolina
South Carolina Democratic Party
South Carolina Green Party
Libertarian Party of South Carolina
South Carolina Republican Party
South Carolina Working Families Party

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

SCVotes.org

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Aiken Standard
Anderson Independent-Mail
Beaufort Gazette
Carolina Morning News (Beaufort)
Charleston City Paper (Alternative)
Charleston Mercury
Charleston Post & Courier
Chester News & Reporter
Columbia Point (Alternative)
Columbia The State
Florence Morning News
Greenville News
Greenwood Index-Journal
Greenville Magazine
Hartsville Messenger
Hilton Head Island Packet
Kingstree News
Lancaster News
Lexington County Chronicle
Myrtle Beach Sun-News
Orangeburg Times and Democrat
Palmetto Journal (Politics)
Pawley's Island Coastal Observer
SCHeadlines.com
SCHotline.com
SCPols.com
Seneca Daily Journal-Messenger
South Carolina's Information Highway
Spartanburg Herald-Journal
Sumter Item
Union Daily Times
WCBD TV-2 (NBC - Charleston)
WCIV TV-4 (ABC - Charleston)
WCSC TV-5 (CBS - Charleston)
WLTX TV-19 (CBS - Columbia)
WOLO TV-25 (ABC - Columbia)
WPDE TV-15 (ABC - Florence/Myrtle Beach)

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