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South Carolina Elections, 2014
A general election was held in the U.S. state of South Carolina on November 4, 2014. All of South Carolina's executive officers were up for election as well as both United States Senate seats, and all of South Carolina's seven seats in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on June 10, 2014, and primary runoffs were held on June 24. Governor Incumbent Republican Governor Nikki Haley ran for re-election to a second term. Democratic State Senator Vincent Sheheen, the nominee in 2010 ran again. Republican-turned-Independent Tom Ervin, an attorney, former state representative and former circuit court judge ran, but withdrew in the final week and endorsed Sheheen. Other candidates included Libertarian businessman Steve French; and former NFL player Morgan Bruce Reeves of the United Citizens Party. Haley won re-election. Lieutenant Governor This was the last election in which the lieutenant governor was elected separately from the governor. R ...
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South Carolina
)''Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of South Carolina , seat = Columbia , LargestCity = Charleston , LargestMetro = Greenville (combined and metro) Columbia (urban) , BorderingStates = Georgia, North Carolina , OfficialLang = English , population_demonym = South Carolinian , Governor = , Lieutenant Governor = , Legislature = General Assembly , Upperhouse = Senate , Lowerhouse = House of Representatives , Judiciary = South Carolina Supreme Court , Senators = , Representative = 6 Republicans1 Democrat , postal_code = SC , TradAbbreviation = S.C. , area_rank = 40th , area_total_sq_mi = 32,020 , area_total_km2 = 82,932 , area_land_sq_mi = 30,109 , area_land_km2 = 77,982 , area_water_sq_mi = 1,911 , area_water_km2 = 4,949 , area_water_percent = 6 , population_rank = 23rd , population_as_of = 2022 , 2010Pop = 5282634 , population ...
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Glenn F
Glenn may refer to: Name or surname * Glenn (name) * John Glenn, U.S. astronaut Cultivars * Glenn (mango) * a 6-row barley variety Places In the United States: * Glenn, California * Glenn County, California * Glenn, Georgia, a settlement in Heard County * Glenn, Illinois * Glenn, Michigan * Glenn, Missouri * University, Orange County, North Carolina, formerly called Glenn * Glenn Highway in Alaska Organizations *Glenn Research Center, a NASA center in Cleveland, Ohio See also * New Glenn, a heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle * * *Glen A glen is a valley, typically one that is long and bounded by gently sloped concave sides, unlike a ravine, which is deep and bounded by steep slopes. Whittow defines it as a "Scottish term for a deep valley in the Highlands" that is "narrower ..., a valley * Glen (other) {{disambiguation, geo ...
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Secretary Of State Of South Carolina
The secretary of state of South Carolina is an elected position that is responsible to maintain clear records of statewide corporations, supply to the public with customer service, and administrate the Solicitation of Charitable Funds Act. Since 2003, Mark Hammond has served as the secretary of state, and co-chairman of the International Relations Committee on Business Services. The Office of Secretary of State The South Carolina Office of Secretary of State oversees organizations that provides in registration of companies, non-profit organizations, partnerships, employment agencies, state trademarks and business opportunities. The secretary of state also has authority of issuing cable franchise applications and certificates, annexations of land, and investigations of counterfeited finances. The office is composed of five organizations: the Business Filings Division, the Trademarks Division, the Charities Division, Notaries, and the Cable Franchise, are set to deliver regulation ...
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United States House Of Representatives Elections In South Carolina, 2012
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 and elected the seven United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representatives from the state of South Carolina, an increase of one seat as a result of United States congressional apportionment, reapportionment thanks to the continued strong growth found in South Carolina as reported in the 2010 United States Census. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial 2012 United States presidential election, presidential election. The people of South Carolina elected six Republican Party (United States), Republicans and one Democratic Party (United States), Democrat to represent the state in the 113th United States Congress. Overview Redistricting On July 26, 2011, the South Carolina House of Representatives and South Carolina Senate, Senate passed a compromise redistricting bill which would place the new So ...
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South Carolina's 7th Congressional District
The 7th congressional district of South Carolina is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in South Carolina, established in 2011 following apportionment of another seat to the state following the 2010 census. It is located in the Pee Dee region, and includes all of Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Chesterfield, Darlington County, South Carolina, Darlington, Dillon County, South Carolina, Dillon, Georgetown County, South Carolina, Georgetown, Horry County, South Carolina, Horry, Marion County, South Carolina, Marion, and Marlboro County, South Carolina, Marlboro Counties and parts of Florence County, South Carolina, Florence County. The first US representative from this new district, Tom Rice, was elected in 2012 and took office on January 3, 2013. History The 7th congressional district of South Carolina existed in the 19th century, but was eliminated in 1853 as a result of the 1850 United States census, 1850 census. After the 1880 United S ...
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National Federation Of The Blind
The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) is an organization of blind people in the United States. It is the oldest and largest organization led by blind people in the United States. Its national headquarters are in Baltimore, Maryland. Overview Anyone, blind or sighted, is permitted to join the NFB, but a majority of members in its local chapters, state affiliates, and nationwide divisions must be blind, as must its officers and board members at every level with exception of the National Organization of Parents of Blind Children. This structure is intended to ensure that the organization is run by blind people and reflects the collective views of its blind members, the NFB refers to itself as "the voice of the nation's blind." The philosophy of the organization is: The organization's former president, Kenneth Jernigan, said, "We who are blind are pretty much like you. We have our share of both geniuses and jerks, but most of us somewhere between, ordinary people living ordin ...
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Alan Wilson (South Carolina Politician)
Alan, Allan, or Allen Wilson may refer to: Sports * Alan Wilson (cricketer, born 1920) (1920–2015), English cricketer * Alan Wilson (cricketer, born 1936), former English cricketer * Alan Wilson (Australian rules footballer) (born 1939), Australian rules footballer for Fitzroy * Allan Wilson (Australian footballer) (1916–1984), Australian rules footballer for North Melbourne * Allan Wilson (footballer, born 1945), Scottish former professional footballer * Alan Wilson (cricketer, born 1942), former English cricketer * Alan Wilson (motorsport) (born 1946), American race track designer * Alan Wilson (rugby league) (born 1967), Australian rugby league player * Allen Wilson (American football) (born 1951/2), American high school football coach * Allan Wilson (ice hockey) (1894–1940), Canadian ice hockey player * Allan J. Wilson (1886–1963), Canadian-born American horse racing executive Politicians * Alan Wilson (South Carolina politician) (born 1973), Attorney General of S ...
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Bakari Sellers
Bakari T. Sellers (born September 18, 1984) is an American attorney, political commentator, and politician. He served in the South Carolina House of Representatives for the 90th District from 2006-2014. Sellers represented South Carolina's 90th district in the lower house of the state legislature from 2006 to 2014, becoming the youngest African American elected official in the country at age 22. He vacated his seat in the South Carolina House of Representatives to run for Lieutenant Governor in 2014, but lost to Henry McMaster. He was succeeded in the House by Justin T. Bamberg. Sellers is currently a political analyst on CNN. He is also a paid lobbyist for the government of Liberia. Early life and education Sellers was born on September 18, 1984, and is the son of Gwendolyn Sellers and civil rights activist and professor Cleveland Sellers. He grew up in Bamberg County, South Carolina, and was educated at Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School, a public high school in Orangebu ...
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Henry McMaster
Henry Dargan McMaster (born May 27, 1947) is an American politician and attorney serving as the 117th governor of South Carolina since January 24, 2017. He is a member of the Republican Party. McMaster worked for U.S. senator Strom Thurmond, in private practice, and as a federal prosecutor. Appointed United States attorney for the District of South Carolina by President Ronald Reagan in 1981, he gained attention for investigating South Carolina marijuana smugglers in Operation Jackpot. McMaster was the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in South Carolina in 1986, losing to incumbent Democrat Fritz Hollings. He was then defeated for lieutenant governor of South Carolina by Democrat Nick Theodore in 1990. McMaster chaired the South Carolina Republican Party from 1993 to 2002. He was elected attorney general of South Carolina in 2002 and reelected in 2006. In 2010, McMaster ran for governor but lost to Nikki Haley in the Republican primary. In 2011, Haley appointed him to the So ...
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Hugh K
Hugh may refer to: *Hugh (given name) Noblemen and clergy French * Hugh the Great (died 956), Duke of the Franks * Hugh Magnus of France (1007–1025), co-King of France under his father, Robert II * Hugh, Duke of Alsace (died 895), modern-day France * Hugh of Austrasia (7th century), Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia * Hugh I, Count of Angoulême (1183–1249) * Hugh II, Count of Angoulême (1221–1250) * Hugh III, Count of Angoulême (13th century) * Hugh IV, Count of Angoulême (1259–1303) * Hugh, Bishop of Avranches (11th century), France * Hugh I, Count of Blois (died 1248) * Hugh II, Count of Blois (died 1307) * Hugh of Brienne (1240–1296), Count of the medieval French County of Brienne * Hugh, Duke of Burgundy (d. 952) * Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy (1057–1093) * Hugh II, Duke of Burgundy (1084–1143) * Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy (1142–1192) * Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy (1213–1272) * Hugh V, Duke of Burgundy (1294–1315) * Hugh Capet (939–996), King of France * ...
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Yancey McGill
John Yancey McGill (born September 18, 1952) is an American politician from South Carolina. He was a member of the state Senate from 1989 to 2014. He served as the 90th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina from June 2014 to January 2015. , he is the last Democrat to hold statewide office in South Carolina. Career McGill was born on September 18, 1952, in Kingstree, South Carolina.Former Senator John Yancey McGill
South Carolina State Senate.
He attended, but did not graduate from The Citadel. He also attended Francis Marion College ...
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