In addition to
federal
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Politics
General
*Federal monarchy, a federation of monarchies
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elections for
President and
the House of Representatives,
South Carolina held state elections on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. Voters elected
state senators,
state representatives,
solicitors
A solicitor is a legal practitioner who traditionally deals with most of the legal matters in some jurisdictions. A person must have legally-defined qualifications, which vary from one jurisdiction to another, to be described as a solicitor and ...
and local officers, and voted in a statewide
constitutional referendum. The state legislative elections were dramatically impacted by a ruling by the
South Carolina Supreme Court that disqualified many candidates before the primary election.
South Carolina Senate
Republicans maintained their majority in the State Senate, increasing their majority from eight seats to nine.
South Carolina House of Representatives
Republicans maintained their majority in the State House, increasing their majority from 28 seats to 32 seats.
Constitutional Referendum
Voters voted on Amendment 1, which amended Section 8 of Article IV of the South Carolina constitution so that the
lieutenant governor
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would be elected on the same ticket with the
governor, rather than being elected in a separate election. The proposed amendment passed.
External links
South Carolina State Election CommissionSouth Carolina State Races in 2012
campaign finance data for state races from ''Follow the Money''
*Ballotpedia pages o
South Carolina State Senate elections
an
South Carolina State House elections
References
{{United States elections, 2012
South Carolina