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2010 United States House Of Representatives Elections In South Carolina
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 Republican Party (United States), Republicans and two Democratic Party (United States), Democrats. After the general election, the composition of the state delegation entering the 112th Congress was five Republican Party (United States), Republicans and just one Democratic Party (United States), Democrat. 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. has been in office since 2001 and is retiring. The open seat was contested by Democrat Ben Frasier, Republican Tim Scott (politician), Tim Scott, Green Robert Dobbs, Libertarian Keith Bla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States House Of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the Lower house, lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the United States Senate, Senate being the Upper house, upper chamber. Together they comprise the national Bicameralism, bicameral legislature of the United States. The House's composition was established by Article One of the United States Constitution. The House is composed of representatives who, pursuant to the Uniform Congressional District Act, sit in single member List of United States congressional districts, congressional districts allocated to each U.S. state, state on a basis of population as measured by the United States Census, with each district having one representative, provided that each state is entitled to at least one. Since its inception in 1789, all representatives have been directly elected, although universal suffrage did not come to effect until after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
