2013 South Carolina's 1st congressional district special election

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2013 South Carolina's 1st congressional district special election
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South Carolina's 1st congressional district
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Nominee Mark Sanford Elizabeth Busch
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote77,60064,961
Percentage54.0%45.2%
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County results
Sanford:     50–60%     60-70%
U.S. Representative before election

Tim Scott
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Mark Sanford
Republican

A special election for South Carolina's 1st congressional district was held on May 7, 2013, to fill the seat following the resignation of U.S. Representative Tim Scott, who was appointed to the United States Senate by Governor Nikki Haley to fill the seat previously held by Jim DeMint. [1] [2] DeMint resigned from the Senate on January 2, 2013, to accept a position as president of The Heritage Foundation.

Contents

The filing period for candidates lasted between January 18 and January 28, 2013. The special primary elections took place on March 19, 2013. [1] [3] Businesswoman Elizabeth Colbert Busch won the Democratic Party primary and Mark Sanford, the former governor of South Carolina who held the seat from 1995 to 2001, advanced to a runoff with former Charleston County Councilman Curtis Bostic for the Republican Party nomination. Prior to the runoff, 14 Republicans and one Democrat signed the "Reject the Debt" pledge put out by the nonpartisan Coalition to Reduce Spending. In the runoff election on April 2, Sanford defeated Bostic. Eugene Platt, a James Island Public Service Commissioner, was nominated by the South Carolina Green Party. In the general election on May 7, Sanford received 54% of the vote, beating Colbert Busch (45%) and Platt (1%). [4]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Primary

Results

2013 Republican Primary – South Carolina's 1st Congressional District Special Election [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mark Sanford19,85436.91%
Republican Curtis Bostic7,16813.33%
Republican Larry Grooms6,67312.40%
Republican Teddy Turner4,2527.90%
Republican Andy Patrick3,7837.03%
Republican John Kuhn3,4796.47%
Republican Chip Limehouse3,2796.10%
Republican Ray Nash2,5084.66%
Republican Peter McCoy8671.61%
Republican Elizabeth Moffly5300.99%
Republican Tim Larkin3930.73%
Republican Jonathan Hoffman3600.67%
Republican Jeff King2110.39%
Republican Keith Blandford1950.36%
Republican Shawn Pinkston1540.29%
Republican Ric Bryant870.16%
Total votes53,793 100%

Runoff

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Curtis
Bostic		Mark
Sanford		OtherUndecided
Public Policy Polling [29] March 22–24, 2013648± 3.9%40%53%—7%

Results

2013 Republican Primary Runoff – South Carolina's 1st Congressional District Special Election [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mark Sanford26,12756.59%
Republican Curtis Bostic20,04443.41%
Total votes46,171 100%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Withdrawn

  • Bobbie Rose, former teacher and nominee for the 1st district in 2012 [34]
  • Martin Skelly, businessperson [35]

Declined

Primary

Results

2013 Democratic Primary – South Carolina's 1st Congressional District Special Election [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Elizabeth Colbert Busch15,80295.86%N/A
Democratic Ben Frasier6824.14%N/A

Green Party

On the Ballot

Declared

General election

On May 7, 2013, Mark Sanford won the election and took the seat vacated by U.S. Representative Tim Scott. [41] [42]

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Mark
Sanford (R)		Elizabeth
Colbert Busch (D)		Eugene
Platt (G)		Undecided
Public Policy Polling [43] May 4–5, 20131,239± 2.8%47%46%4%4%
RRH/PMI Polling [44] April 29 – May 1, 2013650± 5%46%46%—8%
Public Policy Polling [45] April 19–21, 2013796± 3.5%41%50%3%5%
Lake Research Partners (D–Colbert–Busch) [46] March 25–27, 2013500± 4.4%44%47%—7%
Public Policy Polling [29] March 22–24, 20131,175± 2.9%45%47%—8%
Hypothetical polling
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Curtis
Bostic (R)		Elizabeth
Colbert Busch (D)		Eugene
Platt (G)		OtherUndecided
Lake Research Partners^ [47] March 25–27, 2013500± 4.4%39%48%——10%
Public Policy Polling [29] March 22–24, 20131,175± 2.9%43%43%——14%

Results

South Carolina's 1st congressional district, 2013 (special) [41]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Mark Sanford 77,600 54.03% −8.00%
Democratic Elizabeth Colbert Busch 64,96145.22%+9.51%
Green Eugene Platt6900.48%N/A
Write-in 3840.27%+0.20%
Total votes143,635 100.00% N/A
Republican hold

County results

Vote breakdown by county
Mark Sanford
Republican 		Elizabeth Colbert Busch
Democrat 		Total
CountyVotes%Votes%Votes
Beaufort 17,89652.60%14,87143.71%34,020
Berkeley 15,13760.90%8,67034.88%24,856
Charleston 32,01950.18%29,05645.54%63,809
Colleton 27269.21%10927.74%393
Dorchester 12,27659.72%7,44036.19%20,557

References

  1. 1 2 "U.S. House of Representatives District 1 Special Election". South Carolina State Election Commission. January 2, 2013. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Gov. Haley (R-SC) Announces Rep. Scott to Replace Sen. DeMint". C-SPAN. December 17, 2012. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Primary Runoffs". August 16, 2012. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Mark Sanford wins South Carolina special election". Washington Post. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
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  6. 1 2 Behre, Robert (January 1, 2013). "Thurmond not running for Scott's 1st district seat". The Post and Courier . Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
  7. ↑ Sullivan, Shaun (March 22, 2013). "Bostic still tops Grooms after S.C. recount, will face Sanford". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
  8. ↑ Behre, Robert (February 9, 2013). "1st Congressional District candidate Ric Bryant says nation's debt first issue". The Post and Courier . Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  9. 1 2 Behre, Robert; Kropf, Schuyler (January 4, 2013). "Summey won't run for Congress, but Grooms will". The Post and Courier . Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
  10. ↑ Charleston Business Owner Enters Congressional Race – Charleston, SC Patch
  11. ↑ Jeff King for Congress
  12. ↑ "Summerville Man Enters First Congressional Race". Summerville, SC Patch . January 25, 2013. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  13. 1 2 "1st Congressional District field expands as Rep. Chip Limehouse announces candidacy". The Post and Courier . January 11, 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
  14. 1 2 Behre, Robert (December 8, 2012). "If Haley picks Scott to take DeMint's place, expect wide-open race". The Post and Courier . Archived from the original on May 10, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
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  16. ↑ Casey, Diette Courrégé (January 16, 2013). "Charleston County School Board member Elizabeth Moffly to enter 1st Congressional District Race". The Post and Courier . Archived from the original on March 3, 2013. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
  17. ↑ "Former Dorchester Co. Sheriff Ray Nash to run for congress". WIS TV . January 15, 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
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  19. ↑ Winston, Chris (January 28, 2013). "Charleston Attorney Shawn Pinkston Enters SC1 GOP Race". Mount Pleasant, SC Patch . Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
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  21. ↑ Hambrick, Greg (December 18, 2012). "Robert "Teddy" Turner, "Rogue Republican," Announces District 1 Campaign". West Ashley, SC Patch . Archived from the original on December 23, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
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  23. ↑ Livingston, Abby (December 17, 2012). "South Carolina Special Election Attracts Familiar Faces". Roll Call . Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  24. 1 2 Drury, Shawn (January 7, 2013). "UPDATED: The Race For SC1". Summerville, SC Patch . Retrieved January 14, 2013.
  25. ↑ Barton, Tom; Smith, Gina (December 18, 2012). "Scott's seat has many takers". The State . Archived from the original on December 31, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  26. 1 2 Sobel, Julie (December 18, 2012). "Hotline Sort: South Carolina Scorecard". National Journal . Archived from the original on May 16, 2013. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  27. ↑ "Jenny Sanford not running for Congress". January 14, 2013.
  28. 1 2 "SC District 01 – Special R Primary". SC Elections. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  29. 1 2 3 Public Policy Polling
  30. ↑ "RUNOFF – U.S. House of Representatives District 1 Primary" . Retrieved April 3, 2013.
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  32. ↑ Groce, Rob (March 22, 2013). "Colbert Busch Lands Working Families Party Endorsement". North Charleston Patch. Archived from the original on March 29, 2013. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
  33. ↑ Drury, Shawn (January 28, 2013). "Perennial Candidate Returns to SC1 Democratic Primary". North Charleston, SC . Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  34. ↑ "Rose drops out of District 1 race on last day to file". ABC News 4 . January 28, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  35. ↑ Miller, Joshua (February 11, 2013). "South Carolina: Skelly Exits Special Election; Colbert's Sister Now Top Democratic Contender". Roll Call . Archived from the original on February 17, 2013. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  36. ↑ Crisp, Adam (January 4, 2013). "Robert Burton Studying Congressional Run". Mount Pleasant, SC Patch . Retrieved January 14, 2013.
  37. ↑ Easley, Cameron (December 19, 2012). "Rep. Stavrinakis will not run for Tim Scott's seat". WCSC-TV . Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  38. ↑ "Eugene Platt To Run In Special Congressional Election". South Carolina Green Party . January 28, 2013. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  39. ↑ Dendy, Dallas (April 29, 1991). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1990" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives . Retrieved January 29, 2013.
  40. ↑ Bowers, Paul (January 29, 2013). "Abortion protester accuses liberal activist of hitting him with a car". Charleston City Paper . Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  41. 1 2 "Statewide Results". South Carolina Dept. Of Elections. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  42. ↑ "Mark Sanford wins South Carolina special election". Washington Post. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  43. ↑ Public Policy Polling
  44. ↑ RRH/PMI Polling
  45. ↑ Public Policy Polling
  46. ↑ Lake Research Partners (D–Colbert–Busch)
  47. ↑ Lake Research Partners^
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