2010 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

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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.

Quick facts All 6 South Carolina seats to the United States House of Representatives, Majority party ...
2010 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
← 2008
November 2, 2010 (2010-11-02)
2012 →
All 6 South Carolina seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 4 2
Seats won 5 1
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 753,932 543,921
Percentage 56.21% 40.55%
Swing Increase 6.06% Decrease 8.52%
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After the general election, the composition of the state delegation entering the 112th Congress was five Republicans and just one Democrat.

Overview

More information United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 2010, Party ...
United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 2010[1]
Party Votes Percentage Seats before Seats after +/–
Republican 753,932 56.21% 4 5 +1
Democratic 543,921 40.55% 2 1 -1
Constitution 16,597 1.23% 0 0 0
Libertarian 9,988 0.74% 0 0 0
Green 7,322 0.65% 0 0 0
Other 9,376 0.74% 0 0 0
Totals 1,341,136 100.00% 6 6 —
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By district

Results of the 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina by district:[2]

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District Republican Democratic Others Total Result
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
District 1152,75565.37%67,00828.67%13,9325.96%233,695100.00%Republican hold
District 2138,86153.47%113,62543.76%7,1862.77%259,672100.00%Republican hold
District 3126,23562.46%66,49732.90%9,3764.64%202,108100.00%Republican hold
District 4137,58663.45%62,43828.80%16,8147.75%216,838100.00%Republican hold
District 5125,83455.12%102,29644.81%1560.07%228,286100.00%Republican gain
District 672,66136.40%125,45962.86%1,4700.74%199,590100.00%Democratic hold
Total753,93256.26%537,32340.09%48,9343.65%1,340,189100.00%.
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South Carolina's 6 congressional districts

District 1

See also: South Carolina's 1st congressional district

Incumbent Republican Congressman Henry E. Brown Jr. had been in office since 2001 and was retiring. The open seat was contested by Democrat Ben Frasier, Republican Tim Scott, 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 in the primary runoff election.[3]

Predictions

More information Source, Ranking ...
Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[4] Safe R November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[5] Safe R November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] Safe R November 1, 2010
RCP[7] Safe R November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[8] Safe R October 28, 2010
New York Times[9] Safe R November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[9] Safe R November 1, 2010
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South Carolina's 1st congressional district election, 2010[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tim Scott 152,755 65.37
Democratic Ben Frasier 67,008 28.67
Working Families Rob Groce 4,148 1.77
Green Robert Dobbs 3,369 1.44
Libertarian Keith Blandford 2,750 1.18
Independence Jimmy Wood 2,489 1.07
United Citizens Milton Elmer "Mac" McCullough Jr. 1,013 0.43
Write-ins 163 0.07
Total votes 233,695 100.00
Republican hold
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District 2

See also: South Carolina's 2nd congressional district

Incumbent Republican Congressman Joe Wilson had been in office since 2001. Wilson defeated Democratic nominee Iraq War Veteran Rob Miller, Libertarian Eddie McCain, and the Constitution Party's Marc Beaman.[11]

Predictions

More information Source, Ranking ...
Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[4] Safe R November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[5] Safe R November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] Safe R November 1, 2010
RCP[7] Safe R November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[8] Safe R October 28, 2010
New York Times[9] Safe R November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[9] Safe R November 1, 2010
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More information Party, Candidate ...
South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election, 2010[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Wilson (incumbent) 138,861 53.48
Democratic Rob Miller 113,625 43.76
Libertarian Eddie McCain 4,228 1.63
Constitution Marc Beaman 2,856 1.10
Write-ins 102 0.04
Total votes 259,672 100.00
Republican hold
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District 3

See also: South Carolina's 3rd congressional district

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%.[12]

Predictions

More information Source, Ranking ...
Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[4] Safe R November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[5] Safe R November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] Safe R November 1, 2010
RCP[7] Safe R November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[8] Safe R October 28, 2010
New York Times[9] Safe R November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[9] Safe R November 1, 2010
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More information Party, Candidate ...
South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election, 2010[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeff Duncan 126,235 62.46
Democratic Jane Ballard Dyer 73,095 36.16
Constitution John Dalen 2,682 1.33
Write-ins 96 0.05
Total votes 202,108 100.00
Republican hold
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District 4

Quick facts Nominee, Party ...
2010 South Carolina's 4th congressional district election
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November 2, 2010 (2010-11-02)
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Nominee Trey Gowdy Paul Corden Dave Edwards
Party Republican Democratic Constitution
Popular vote 137,586 62,438 11,059
Percentage 63.45% 28.79% 5.10%
County results
Gowdy:      50–60%      60–70%
U.S. Representative before election

Bob Inglis
Republican

 Elected U.S. Representative

Trey Gowdy
Republican

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See also: South Carolina's 4th congressional district

This was an open seat. Incumbent Republican Congressman Bob Inglis had been in office since 2005, but he lost to Trey Gowdy 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.

Predictions

More information Source, Ranking ...
Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[4] Safe R November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[5] Safe R November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] Safe R November 1, 2010
RCP[7] Safe R November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[8] Safe R October 28, 2010
New York Times[9] Safe R November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[9] Safe R November 1, 2010
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South Carolina's 4th congressional district election, 2010[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Trey Gowdy 137,586 63.45
Democratic Paul Corden 62,438 28.79
Constitution Dave Edwards 11,059 5.10
Libertarian Rick Mahler 3,010 1.39
Green Faye Walters 2,564 1.18
Write-ins 181 0.08
Total votes 216,838 100.00
Republican hold
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District 5

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2010 South Carolina's 5th congressional district election
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November 2, 2010 (2010-11-02)
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Nominee Mick Mulvaney John Spratt
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 125,834 102,296
Percentage 55.12% 44.81%
County results
Mulvaney:      50–60%      60–70%
Spratt:      50–60%      60–70%
U.S. Representative before election

John Spratt
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Representative

Mick Mulvaney
Republican

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See also: South Carolina's 5th congressional district

Democratic incumbent John Spratt was defeated by Republican Mick Mulvaney.

Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[4] Tossup November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[5] Lean R (flip) November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] Lean R (flip) November 1, 2010
RCP[7] Lean R (flip) November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[8] Tossup October 28, 2010
New York Times[9] Tossup November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[9] Likely R (flip) November 1, 2010
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More information Party, Candidate ...
South Carolina's 5th congressional district election, 2010[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mick Mulvaney 125,834 55.12
Democratic John Spratt (incumbent) 102,296 44.81
Write-ins 156 0.07
Total votes 228,286 100.00
Republican gain from Democratic
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District 6

Quick facts Nominee, Party ...
2010 South Carolina's 6th congressional district election
← 2008
November 2, 2010 (2010-11-02)
2012 →
 
Nominee Jim Clyburn Jim Pratt
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 125,459 72,661
Percentage 62.86% 36.41%
County results
Clyburn:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Pratt:      50–60%
U.S. Representative before election

Jim Clyburn
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Representative

Jim Clyburn
Democratic

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See also: South Carolina's 6th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Jim Clyburn had been in office since 1993. He won re-election against Republican Jim Pratt and Nammu Y. Muhammad of the Green Party.

Predictions

More information Source, Ranking ...
Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[4] Safe D November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[5] Safe D November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] Safe D November 1, 2010
RCP[7] Safe D November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[8] Safe D October 28, 2010
New York Times[9] Safe D November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[9] Safe D November 1, 2010
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More information Party, Candidate ...
South Carolina's 6th congressional district election, 2010[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Clyburn (incumbent) 125,459 62.86
Republican Jim Pratt 72,661 36.41
Green Nammu Y. Muhammad 1,389 0.70
Write-ins 81 0.04
Total votes 199,590 100.00
Democratic hold
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