Eugene Platt
Eugene Platt (Green Party) ran in a special election to theSouth Carolina House of Representatives to representDistrict 115. He lost in the special general election onAugust 11, 2020.
Platt was a 2013Green Party candidate seeking election to the U.S. House in the special election forthe 1st Congressional District ofSouth Carolina.[1] Platt was defeated in the general election on May 7, 2013.
He was aGreen Party candidate for theDistrict 115 in the South Carolina House of Representatives in theNovember 2, 2010, state legislative elections.
Elections
2020
See also: South Carolina state legislative special elections, 2020
General election
Special general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 115
Spencer Wetmore defeatedJosh Stokes andEugene Platt in the special general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 115 on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Spencer Wetmore (D) | 59.5 | 3,699 |
 | Josh Stokes (R) | 39.3 | 2,444 | |
 | Eugene Platt (G) | 1.1 | 71 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 6 | ||
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 6,220 | ||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Special Democratic primary runoff for South Carolina House of Representatives District 115
Spencer Wetmore defeatedCarol Tempel in the special Democratic primary runoff for South Carolina House of Representatives District 115 on June 23, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Spencer Wetmore | 50.1 | 1,438 |
 | Carol Tempel | 49.9 | 1,433 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 2,871 | ||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 115
Carol Tempel andSpencer Wetmore advanced to a runoff. They defeatedEileen Dougherty in the special Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 115 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carol Tempel | 37.6 | 1,729 |
| ✔ | | Spencer Wetmore | 34.1 | 1,567 |
 | Eileen Dougherty | 28.4 | 1,305 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 4,601 | ||
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Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 115
Josh Stokes defeatedKathleen Wilson in the special Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 115 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Josh Stokes | 52.2 | 2,213 |
| Kathleen Wilson | 47.8 | 2,024 | ||
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 4,237 | ||
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2013
Platt ran as aGreen Party nominee for theU.S. House representingthe 1st Congressional District ofSouth Carolina.[2] The election was held to replaceTim Scott, who was appointed to fillJim DeMint's vacant seat in theU.S. Senate.[3]
Shawn Pinkston ran in the Republican primary againstKeith Blandford,Curtis Bostic,Ric Bryant,Larry Grooms,Jonathan Hoffman,Jeff King,John Kuhn,Tim Larkin,Chip Limehouse,Peter McCoy,Elizabeth Moffly,Ray Nash,Andy Patrick,Mark Sanford andTeddy Turner on March 19, 2013.[4] The general election took place on May 7, 2013, in whichMark Sanford defeated Platt andDemocratic challengerElizabeth Colbert-Busch.[5][6]Ben Frasier is running in the Democratic primary againstElizabeth Colbert-Busch on March 19, 2013.[4]
Former GovernorMark Sanford was seen as the front runner due to name recognition and the fact that he had $120,000 in an old campaign account. This coupled with his ability to fundraise quickly gave him a leg up on the field. This was also his former seat in theU.S. House of Representatives that he held for three terms, prior to being elected governor.[7]
The district leans Republican.[8] The last Democratic candidate elected was Mendel Jackson Davis in 1978.[9]
| U.S. House, South Carolina District 1 General Special Election, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Mark Sanford | 54% | 77,600 | |
| Democratic | Elizabeth Colbert-Busch | 45.2% | 64,961 | |
| Green | Eugene Platt | 0.5% | 690 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.3% | 384 | |
| Total Votes | 143,635 | |||
| Source:South Carolina Election Board, "Official Special Election Results" | ||||
2010
Platt was defeated by incumbentAnne Peterson Hutto (D) andPeter McCoy (R) in the November 2 general election.[10]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Eugene Platt did not completeBallotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑Green Party Watch, "South Carolina Greens Nominate Eugene Platt in 1st Congressional District special election" accessed March 11, 2013
- ↑Green Party Watch, "South Carolina Greens Nominate Eugene Platt in 1st Congressional District special election" accessed March 11, 2013
- ↑Washington Post, "Scott's departure for Senate will trigger third special House election in 2013," December 17, 2012
- ↑4.04.1Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedscrn - ↑Huffington Post, "South Carolina Election Results 2013" accessed May 7, 2013
- ↑South Carolina Republican Party Website, "1st Congressional Special Election details set," accessed January 3, 2013
- ↑Roll Call, "Sanford Likely Front-Runner in S.C. Special Election," January 3, 2013
- ↑Salon.com, "Ted Turner’s son vying in SC congressional primary," January 23, 2013
- ↑Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "Davis, Medel Jackson, (1942-2007)," accessed January 28, 2013
- ↑South Carolina general election results
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