2014 South Carolina House of Representatives election

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2014 South Carolina House of Representatives election
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 2012November 4, 2014 2016  

All 124 seats in the South Carolina House of Representatives
88 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
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Leader Bobby Harrell, Jr. Todd Rutherford
Party Republican Democratic
Leader sinceMay 12, 2022January 8, 2013
Leader's seat67th74th
Last election7846
Seats won7846
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg

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2024 South Carolina House of Representatives election results map by vote share.svg
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.

Contents

Overview

PartyVotesSeats
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
Total100.00124±0100.00
Registered voters2,881,052100.00
Turnout1,261,61143.79
Source: South Carolina Election Commission [2]

Retirements

11 incumbents did not seek re-election.

Democrats

Republicans

Results summary

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  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.