Aspecial election forSouth Carolina's 1st congressional district was held on May 7, 2013, to fillthe seat following the resignation of U.S. RepresentativeTim Scott , who was appointed to theUnited States Senate byGovernor Nikki Haley to fillthe seat previously held byJim DeMint .[ 1] [ 2] The Heritage Foundation .
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] Elizabeth Colbert Busch won theDemocratic Party primary andMark 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 theRepublican 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, aJames Island Public Service Commissioner, was nominated by theSouth Carolina Green Party . In the general election on May 7, Sanford received 54% of the vote, beating Colbert Busch (45%) and Platt (1%).[ 4]
Keith Blandford, businessman andLibertarian nominee for this district in2012 [ 5] Curtis Bostic, former Charleston County Councilman (defeated in runoff)[ 6] [ 7] Ric Bryant, engineer[ 8] Larry Grooms , state senator[ 9] Jonathan Rath Hoffman , former Deputy Assistant Secretary ofHomeland Security , former director of border security at theWhite House [ 10] Jeff King, engineer for a military contractor[ 11] John R. Kuhn , former state senator[ 5] Tim Larkin, defense engineer and member of theSouth Carolina Army National Guard [ 12] Chip Limehouse , state representative[ 13] Peter M. McCoy Jr. , state representative[ 14] [ 15] Elizabeth Moffly, member of the Charleston County School Board[ 16] Ray Nash, former Dorchester County Sheriff[ 17] Andy Patrick , state representative[ 18] Shawn Pinkston, attorney[ 19] Mark Sanford , formerGovernor of South Carolina and former U.S. Representative (won primary)[ 20] Teddy Turner, high school teacher and son ofTed Turner [ 21] [ 22] Carroll Campbell III, businessperson and son of former governorCarroll A. Campbell, Jr. [ 23] George E. Campsen III , state senator[ 24] Tom Davis , state senator[ 25] Larry Kobrovsky, formerCharleston County School Board member[ 14] Joe McKeown, chief of staff for Tim Scott and former Charleston County Councilman[ 26] James H. Merrill , state representative[ 15] Thomas Ravenel , former state treasurer[ 13] Jenny Sanford , former First Lady of South Carolina[ 27] Duffie Stone,Judicial Circuit Solicitor [ 26] Elliott Summey, Charleston County Councilman[ 9] Paul Thurmond , state senator[ 6] Poll source Date(s) Sample Margin of Curtis Mark Other Undecided Public Policy Polling [ 29] March 22–24, 2013 648 ± 3.9% 40% 53% — 7%
2013 Republican Primary Runoff – South Carolina's 1st Congressional District Special Election[ 30] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Mark Sanford 26,127 56.59% Republican Curtis Bostic 20,044 43.41% Total votes 46,171 100%
Bobbie Rose, former teacher and nominee for the 1st districtin 2012 [ 34] Martin Skelly, businessperson[ 35] 2013 Democratic Primary – South Carolina's 1st Congressional District Special Election[ 28] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Elizabeth Colbert Busch 15,802 95.86% N/A Democratic Ben Frasier 682 4.14% N/A
Eugene Platt ,James Island Public Service Commissioner and 1990 Democratic Party candidate for the 1st district (won primary)[ 38] [ 39] Larry Carter Center, political activist[ 40] On May 7, 2013, Mark Sanford won the election and took the seat vacated by U.S. RepresentativeTim Scott .[ 41] [ 42]
Vote breakdown by county Mark Sanford Republican Elizabeth Colbert Busch Democrat Total County Votes % Votes % Votes Beaufort 17,896 52.60% 14,871 43.71% 34,020 Berkeley 15,137 60.90% 8,670 34.88% 24,856 Charleston 32,019 50.18% 29,056 45.54% 63,809 Colleton 272 69.21% 109 27.74% 393 Dorchester 12,276 59.72% 7,440 36.19% 20,557
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