2010 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

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2010 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
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All 6 South Carolina seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election42
Seats won51
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote753,932543,921
Percentage56.21%40.55%
SwingIncrease2.svg 6.06%Decrease2.svg 8.52%
2010 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina results map by winner.svg
2010 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina results map by vote share.svg
2010 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina by county.svg

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.

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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

United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 2010 [1]
PartyVotesPercentageSeats beforeSeats after+/–
Republican 753,93256.21%45+1
Democratic 543,92140.55%21-1
Constitution 16,5971.23%000
Libertarian 9,9880.74%000
Green 7,3220.65%000
Other 9,3760.74%000
Totals1,341,136100.00%66—

By district

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

District Republican Democratic OthersTotalResult
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
District 1 152,75565.37%67,00828.67%13,9325.96%233,695100.00%Republican hold
District 2 138,86153.47%113,62543.76%7,1862.77%259,672100.00%Republican hold
District 3 126,23562.46%66,49732.90%9,3764.64%202,108100.00%Republican hold
District 4 137,58663.45%62,43828.80%16,8147.75%216,838100.00%Republican hold
District 5 125,83455.12%102,29644.81%1560.07%228,286100.00%Republican gain
District 6 72,66136.40%125,45962.86%1,4700.74%199,590100.00%Democratic hold
Total753,93256.26%537,32340.09%48,9343.65%1,340,189100.00%.
South Carolina's 6 congressional districts SC-districts-108.JPG
South Carolina's 6 congressional districts

District 1

United States House of Representatives, South Carolina District 1 map.png

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

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [4] Safe RNovember 1, 2010
Rothenberg [5] Safe RNovember 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball [6] Safe RNovember 1, 2010
RCP [7] Safe RNovember 1, 2010
CQ Politics [8] Safe ROctober 28, 2010
New York Times [9] Safe RNovember 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight [9] Safe RNovember 1, 2010
South Carolina's 1st congressional district election, 2010 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tim Scott 152,755 65.37
Democratic Ben Frasier 67,00828.67
Working Families Rob Groce 4,148 1.77
Green Robert Dobbs3,3691.44
Libertarian Keith Blandford2,7501.18
Independence Jimmy Wood 2,489 1.07
United Citizens Milton Elmer "Mac" McCullough Jr. 1,013 0.43
Write-ins1630.07
Total votes233,695 100.00
Republican hold

District 2

United States House of Representatives, South Carolina District 2 map.png

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

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [4] Safe RNovember 1, 2010
Rothenberg [5] Safe RNovember 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball [6] Safe RNovember 1, 2010
RCP [7] Safe RNovember 1, 2010
CQ Politics [8] Safe ROctober 28, 2010
New York Times [9] Safe RNovember 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight [9] Safe RNovember 1, 2010
South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election, 2010 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Joe Wilson (incumbent) 138,861 53.48
Democratic Rob Miller113,62543.76
Libertarian Eddie McCain4,2281.63
Constitution Marc Beaman2,8561.10
Write-ins1020.04
Total votes259,672 100.00
Republican hold

District 3

United States House of Representatives, South Carolina District 3 map.png

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

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [4] Safe RNovember 1, 2010
Rothenberg [5] Safe RNovember 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball [6] Safe RNovember 1, 2010
RCP [7] Safe RNovember 1, 2010
CQ Politics [8] Safe ROctober 28, 2010
New York Times [9] Safe RNovember 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight [9] Safe RNovember 1, 2010
South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election, 2010 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jeff Duncan 126,235 62.46
Democratic Jane Ballard Dyer 73,09536.16
Constitution John Dalen2,6821.33
Write-ins960.05
Total votes202,108 100.00
Republican hold

District 4

United States House of Representatives, South Carolina District 4 map.png

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

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [4] Safe RNovember 1, 2010
Rothenberg [5] Safe RNovember 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball [6] Safe RNovember 1, 2010
RCP [7] Safe RNovember 1, 2010
CQ Politics [8] Safe ROctober 28, 2010
New York Times [9] Safe RNovember 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight [9] Safe RNovember 1, 2010
South Carolina's 4th congressional district election, 2010 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Trey Gowdy 137,586 63.45
Democratic Paul Corden62,43828.79
Constitution Dave Edwards11,0595.10
Libertarian Rick Mahler3,0101.39
Green Faye Walters2,5641.18
Write-ins1810.08
Total votes216,838 100.00
Republican hold

District 5

United States House of Representatives, South Carolina District 5 map.png

Democratic incumbent John Spratt was defeated by Republican Mick Mulvaney.

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [4] TossupNovember 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] TossupOctober 28, 2010
New York Times [9] TossupNovember 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight [9] Likely R (flip)November 1, 2010
South Carolina's 5th congressional district election, 2010 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mick Mulvaney 125,834 55.12
Democratic John Spratt (incumbent)102,29644.81
Write-ins1560.07
Total votes228,286 100.00
Republican gain from Democratic

District 6

United States House of Representatives, South Carolina District 6 map.png

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

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [4] Safe DNovember 1, 2010
Rothenberg [5] Safe DNovember 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball [6] Safe DNovember 1, 2010
RCP [7] Safe DNovember 1, 2010
CQ Politics [8] Safe DOctober 28, 2010
New York Times [9] Safe DNovember 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight [9] Safe DNovember 1, 2010
South Carolina's 6th congressional district election, 2010 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Clyburn (incumbent) 125,459 62.86
Republican Jim Pratt72,66136.41
Green Nammu Y. Muhammad1,3890.70
Write-ins810.04
Total votes199,590 100.00
Democratic hold

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Statewide Results : 2010 General Election : Results by County". Enr-scvotes.org. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  2. ↑ Haas, Karen L. (June 3, 2011). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives . Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  3. ↑ Kiely, Kathy. Tim Scott wins nomination to become first black Republican congressman since 2003, USA Today , June 22, 2010.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "The Cook Political Report – Charts – 2010 House Competitive Races". The Cook Political Report. November 1, 2010. Archived from the original on November 4, 2010. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rothenberg Political Report (November 1, 2010). "House Ratings". Rothenbergpoliticalreport.com. Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Crystal Ball, as of November 1,2010
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 RealClearPolitics, as of November 1,2010
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "2010 House Ratings Chart". CQ Politics. Archived from the original on October 28, 2010. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "House Race Ratings". nytimes.com. The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 7, 2010. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Election Results : 2012 General Election : South Carolina State Election Commission". Scvotes.org. Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Official candidate list" (PDF). SC Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 18, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  12. ↑ Barone, Michael (2011). The Almanac of American Politics 2012. Washington, D.C.: National Journal Group. pp. 1453–1455. ISBN   978-0-226-03808-7. LCCN   2011929193.
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