2014 South Carolina Secretary of State election

Neither candidate faced a primary opponent, and each became their repsective party's nominee following the June 10 primary.

Hammond was endorsed by South Carolina Citizens for Life (a pro-life advocacy organization) and the South Carolina Association of Realtors.^[1]

Deerin was endorsed by the South Carolina Club for Growth, the first Democrat to receive its endorsement in a state-wide race.^[1] She also received an endorsement from the South Carolina Libertarian Party.^[2]

Hammond defeated Deerin, winning a fourth term in office.

Deerin advocated for increasing the technological footprint of the secretary's office, claiming that only four of the office's 129 functions were available online.^[3] She leverged her experience as a non-profit leader to argue she was prepared to improve the efficiency of the office which she described as "broken".^[3][4]