See also: 2014 South Carolina elections.
Election Name: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina |
Country: | South Carolina |
Type: | legislative |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina |
Previous Year: | 2012 |
Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina |
Next Year: | 2016 |
Seats For Election: | All 7 South Carolina seats to the United States House of Representatives |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Last Election1: | 6 |
Seats1: | 6 |
Popular Vote1: | 734,456 |
Percentage1: | 63.55% |
Swing1: | 6.63% |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Last Election2: | 1 |
Seats2: | 1 |
Popular Vote2: | 382,208 |
Percentage2: | 33.07% |
Swing2: | 8.13% |
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the 7 U.S. representatives from the state of South Carolina, one from each of the state's 7 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including Governor of South Carolina.
United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 2014[1] | |||||
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Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
Republican | 734,456 | 63.55% | 6 | - | |
Democratic | 382,208 | 33.07% | 1 | — | |
Libertarian | 25,145 | 2.18% | 0 | — | |
Labor | 4,158 | 0.36% | 0 | — | |
Others | 9,815 | 0.85% | 0 | — | |
Totals | 1,155,782 | 100.00% | 7 | - | |
Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina by district:[2]
scope=col rowspan=3 | District | scope=col colspan=2 | Republican | scope=col colspan=2 | Democratic | scope=col colspan=2 | Others | scope=col colspan=2 | Total | scope=col rowspan=3 | Result | ||||
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scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % |
119,392 | 93.41% | 0 | 0.00% | 8,423 | 6.59% | 127,815 | 100.00% | Republican hold | |||||||
121,649 | 62.45% | 68,719 | 35.27% | 4,440 | 2.28% | 194,808 | 100.00% | Republican hold | |||||||
116,741 | 71.18% | 47,181 | 28.77% | 87 | 0.05% | 164,009 | 100.00% | Republican hold | |||||||
126,452 | 84.84% | 0 | 0.00% | 22,597 | 15.16% | 149,049 | 100.00% | Republican hold | |||||||
103,078 | 58.85% | 66,802 | 38.14% | 5,265 | 3.01% | 175,145 | 100.00% | Republican hold | |||||||
44,311 | 25.55% | 125,747 | 72.50% | 3,374 | 1.95% | 173,432 | 100.00% | Democratic hold | |||||||
102,833 | 59.95% | 68,576 | 39.98% | 115 | 0.07% | 171,524 | 100.00% | Republican hold | |||||||
Total | 734,456 | 63.55% | 377,025 | 32.62% | 44,301 | 3.83% | 1,155,782 | 100.00% | . |
See also: South Carolina's 1st congressional district. The 1st district is located on the Atlantic coastal plain, from Seabrook Island to the border with North Carolina and includes most of Charleston and Myrtle Beach. The incumbent was Republican Mark Sanford, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously from 1995 to 2001. He was elected with 54% of the vote in a special election in 2013, and the district has a PVI of R+11.
Sanford ran for re-election unopposed.
See also: South Carolina's 2nd congressional district. The 2nd district is located in central South Carolina. The incumbent was Republican Joe Wilson, who had represented the district since 2001. He was re-elected with 96% of the vote in 2012, and the district has a PVI of R+16.
Harold Geddings III of the Labor Party also ran.[7]
See also: South Carolina's 3rd congressional district. The 3rd district is located in western South Carolina. The incumbent was Republican Jeff Duncan, who had represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 67% of the vote in 2012, and the district has a PVI of R+18.
See also: South Carolina's 4th congressional district. The 4th district is located in Upstate South Carolina. The incumbent was Republican Trey Gowdy, who had represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 65% of the vote in 2012, and the district has a PVI of R+15.
No Democrats filed.
See also: South Carolina's 5th congressional district. The 5th district is located in northern South Carolina. The incumbent was Republican Mick Mulvaney, who had represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 56% of the vote in 2012, and the district has a PVI of R+9.
See also: South Carolina's 6th congressional district. The 6th district is located in central and southwestern South Carolina. The incumbent was Democrat Jim Clyburn, who had represented the district since 1993. He was re-elected with 94% of the vote in 2012, and the district has a PVI of D+21.
See also: South Carolina's 7th congressional district. The 7th district is located in northeastern South Carolina. The incumbent was Republican Tom Rice, who had represented this newly created district since 2013. He was elected with 56% of the vote in 2012, and the district has a PVI of R+7.