2014 South Carolina House of Representatives election

2014 South Carolina House of Representatives election

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All 124 seats in the South Carolina House of Representatives 88 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Bobby Harrell, Jr. Todd Rutherford Party Republican Democratic Leader since May 12, 2022 January 8, 2013 Leader's seat 67th 74th Last election 78 46 Seats won 78 46 Seat change
Results by gains and holds Results by winning party vote share Results:      Republican hold     Republican gain      Democratic hold     Democratic gain Vote share:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Speaker before election Bobby Harrell, Jr. Republican Elected Speaker Jay Lucas Republican

The 2014 South Carolina House of Representatives election was held on November 4, 2014, alongside the 2014 United States elections. ^[1] Primary elections took place on June 10, 2014.

Overview

Party		Votes		Seats
		No.	%	No.	+/−	%
	South Carolina Republican Party
	South Carolina Democratic Party
	Write-in
	Libertarian Party of South Carolina
	American Party of South Carolina
	South Carolina Constitution Party
	South Carolina Workers Party
	Independent
	Green Party
Total			100.00	124	±0	100.00
Registered voters		2,881,052	100.00
Turnout		1,261,611	43.79
Source: South Carolina Election Commission [2]

Retirements

11 incumbents did not seek re-election.

Democrats

• Ted Vick (District 53) did not seek re-election following controversy after an arrest. ^[3]
• Elizabeth Munnerlyn (District 54)
• Lester P. Branham, Jr. (District 61)
• Bakari Sellers (District 90) retired to run for Lieutenant Governor.
• Ronnie A. Sabb (District 101) retired to run for State Senate. ^[4]

Republicans

• B.R. Skelton (District 03) retired after serving in the House for twelve years. ^[5]
• Phillip Owens (District 05) retired.
• Liston Barfield (District 58) retired. ^[6]
• J. Roland Smith (District 84) retired after serving in the House for twenty-six years. ^[7]
• Bobby Harrell, Jr. (District 114) was forced to resign his seat after he was barred from holding public office because of a campaign finance violation. ^[8]
• Andy Patrick (District 123) retired and ran for the U.S. House in the 1st District.

Results summary

1. "South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2014". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2025-09-27.
2. "SC - Election Results". South Carolina Secretary of State . Retrieved 2025-09-28.
3. "Rep. Ted Vick drops out of 7th Congressional race". Archived from the original on 2013-10-23. Retrieved 2025-09-27.
4. Phillips, Patrick (2014-10-02). "SC representative's run for state senate may prompt late Oct. primary". Live 5 News. Retrieved 2025-09-27.
5. Smith, Tim. "Pickens County Rep. B.R. Skelton won't run again". The Greenville News. Retrieved 2025-09-27.
6. [e-mail], Heather Gale (2014-01-20). "Legislator Liston Barfield to retire from South Carolina House after term ends". MyHorryNews.com. Retrieved 2025-09-27.
7. Derrek, Asberry (2013-12-31). "S.C Rep Roland Smith won't run for re-election". Aiken Standard. Archived from the original on 2014-01-06. Retrieved 2025-09-27.
8. Borden, Jeremy (2014-10-22). "Bobby Harrell pleads guilty to 6 counts, resigns from House seat No details on reimbursements Harrell repaid self from campaign fundsHarrell planning to plead guilty Palmetto Sunrise: Harrell's hearing and looming resignation". Post and Courier. Retrieved 2025-09-27.