The 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. The
primary elections were held on June 8.
The composition of the state delegation before the election was four
Republicans and two
Democrats.
After the general election, the composition of the state delegation entering the 112th Congress was five
Republicans and just one
Democrat
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All seats were rated safe for their incumbent parties except for district 5.
Overview
By district
Results of the 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina by district:
District 1
Incumbent Republican Congressman
Henry E. Brown Jr.
Henry Edward Brown Jr. (born December 20, 1935) is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for from 2001 to 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party. He did not stand for re-election in 2010.
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has been in office since 2001 and is retiring. The open seat was contested by Democrat
Ben Frasier Benjamin Frasier Jr. (born c. 1942) is a perennial candidate for political office in South Carolina, having run for Congress over fifteen times since 1972. Weigel, David (5 April 2013)The Alvin Greene Scam: It Lives! ''Slate (magazine)'' He actually ...
, Republican
Tim Scott
Timothy Eugene Scott (born September 19, 1965) is an American businessman and politician serving as the junior United States senator from South Carolina since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, Scott was appointed to the U.S. Senate by Go ...
, Green Robert Dobbs, Libertarian Keith Blandford, Working Families Rob Groce, United Citizens Milton Elmer "Mac" McCullough Jr. and Independence Party Jimmy Wood. Scott defeated
Paul Thurmond
Paul Reynolds Thurmond (born January 9, 1976) is an American politician from the state of South Carolina. A member of the Republican Party, Thurmond is a former member of the South Carolina Senate. He is the youngest child (and one of three surv ...
in the primary runoff election.
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United Citizens
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, Milton Elmer McCullough Jr., Milton Elmer "Mac" McCullough Jr.
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District 2
Incumbent Republican Congressman
Joe Wilson has been in office since 2001. Wilson defeated Democratic nominee
Iraq War Veteran Rob Miller, Libertarian Eddie McCain, and the Constitution Party's Marc Beaman.
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District 3
Incumbent Republican Congressman
J. Gresham Barrett had been in office since 2003, but decided to retire to run for governor. The open seat was contested by Republican nominee
Jeff Duncan, Democratic / Working Families nominee
Jane Ballard Dyer, and Constitution Party nominee John Dalen. Duncan had come in second in the Republican Primary at 25%, but beat Richard Cash in the runoff 51% to 49%.
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District 4
This was an open seat. Incumbent Republican Congressman
Bob Inglis
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had been in office since 2005, but he lost to
Trey Gowdy
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in the primary election. Trey Gowdy would go on to defeat the Democratic nominee Paul Corden, Green Party's Faye Walters, Libertarian Rick Mahler, and the Constitution Party's Dave Edwards.
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District 5
Democratic incumbent
John Spratt
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was defeated by Republican
Mick Mulvaney
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District 6
Incumbent Democratic Congressman
Jim Clyburn
James Enos Clyburn (born July 21, 1940) is an American politician and retired educator serving as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina. He has served as House Majority Whip since 2019. He is a two-time m ...
has been in office since 1993. Clyburn won re-election against Republican Jim Pratt and Nammu Y. Muhammad of the Green Party.
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See also
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Politics of South Carolina
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References
External links
South Carolina State Election CommissionOfficial Candidate ListU.S. Congress candidates for South Carolinaat
Project Vote Smart
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