A special election was held on June 20, 2017, to determine the member of the

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for

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. Representative Mick Mulvaney was nominated by President

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as director of the

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and confirmed by the

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on February 16, 2017, necessitating his resignation from the House of Representatives. State Representative

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narrowly defeated

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, a senior advisor for Goldman Sachs, 51.0% to 47.9%, in a low-turnout election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

* Chad Connelly, former chairman of the

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*Ray Craig, international ministry aid worker *Sheri Few, education activist, candidate for

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and state house candidate in 2006, 2008 and 2010 *Tom Mullikin, attorney and commander of the

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, state representative *

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, state representative *Kris Wampler, attorney

Declined

*Penry Gustafson, former businesswoman and community advocate of Camden, SC *

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, state representative

Endorsements

Polling

First round

*Internal survey for the Sheri Few campaign

Runoff

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

*Alexis Frank, recent college graduate and army veteran *Les Murphy,

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veteran *

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senior adviser

Declined

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, state senator * John King, state representative *

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, state representative *Fran Person, nominee for this seat in

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, state senator and nominee for governor in

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and

Results

Libertarian Party

Candidates

Nominated

*Victor Kocher

Eliminated at convention

The

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nominating convention was held April 1, 2017. *Bill Bledsoe *Nathaniel Cooper

Green Party

Candidates

Nominated

*David Kulma, professor at Winthrop University and musician

General election

Candidates

*Ralph Norman ( Republican) *Archie Parnell ( Democratic) *Victor Kocher (

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) *David Kulma (

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) *Josh Thornton (

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)

Endorsements

Polling

Results

County results

References

External links

;Official campaign websites
David Kulma (G) for CongressRalph Norman (R) for CongressArchie Parnell (D) for Congress
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