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South Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2014

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South Carolina Gubernatorial Election
Primary Date:
June 10, 2014
General Election Date:
November 4, 2014
November 4 Election Winner:
Henry McMasterRepublican Party
Incumbent prior to election:
John McGillDemocratic Party
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TheSouth Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election took place onNovember 4, 2014, following a primary election onJune 10, 2014. FormerGlenn McConnell (R) was first appointed in 2012 and was not running for re-election. Interim Lieutenant GovernorJohn McGill took office after the primaries and was unable to run as a partisan candidate. The race to replace McGill featuredDemocratic candidateBakari Sellers andRepublican candidateHenry McMaster. McMasterwon the election to a four-year term.

Aprimary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. South Carolina utilizes anopen primary system, in which registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary. Voters must take an oath affirming that they have not voted in another party's primary.[1]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, seethis article.

Candidates

General election

Democratic PartyBakari Sellers -State representative[2][3][4]
Republican PartyHenry McMasterGreen check mark transparent.png - formerSouth Carolina Attorney General[5]

Defeated in primary or runoff

Republican PartyMike Campbell[6]
Republican PartyRay Moore[6]

Ineligible to run

Democratic PartyJohn McGill -Incumbent

Withdrew

Republican PartyPat McKinney - Retired Charleston developer[7]
Republican PartyGlenn McConnell - Incumbent, withdrew to become President of the College of Charleston[8][9]
Republican PartyBill Connor - Orangeburg attorney[2][5]
Republican PartyRalph Norman -State representative[10][5]

Results

General election

Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, 2014
PartyCandidateVote %Votes
    RepublicanGreen check mark transparent.pngHenry McMaster58.8%726,821
    DemocraticBakari Sellers41.1%508,807
    Nonpartisan Write-in votes0.1%1,514
Total Votes1,237,142
Election results viaSouth Carolina State Election Commission

Runoff results

Democratic runoff

  • Uncontested

Republican runoff

Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, Republican Runoff, 2014
CandidateVote %Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngHenry McMaster63.6%85,301
Mike Campbell36.4%48,863
Total Votes134,164
Election results viaSouth Carolina State Elections Commission.

Primary election

Republican primary

Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, Republican Primary, 2014
CandidateVote %Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngHenry McMaster43.6%131,546
Green check mark transparent.pngMike Campbell23.9%72,204
Pat McKinney(withdrew)[11]24.4%73,451
Ray Moore8.1%24,335
Total Votes301,536
Election results viaSouth Carolina State Elections Commission.


Race background

Resignation of Glenn McConnell

Former South Carolina Lieutenant GovernorGlenn McConnell was hired by the College of Charleston as president and left office for the new position in June 2014.[12] Then-Senate President Pro Tempore,Republican state Sen.John Courson, would have been next in line, but he expressed a desire to stay in the Senate instead. As such, aDemocratic state senator,John McGill, was temporarily elected president pro tempore so that he could become interim lieutenant governor.

Past elections

2010

South Carolina Lieutenant Governor, 2010
PartyCandidateVote %Votes
    RepublicanGreen check mark transparent.pngKen Ard55.2%735,089
    DemocraticAshley Cooper44.8%596,620
    Write-InVarious0.1%1,012
Total Votes1,332,721
Election results viaSouth Carolina State Election Commission

Campaign finance

Comprehensive donor information for this election has been collected by Follow the Money. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of$2,637,276 during the election. This information was last updated on April 6, 2015.[13]

Campaign Contribution Totals
CandidateOfficeResultContributions
Henry McMasterRepublican PartySouth Carolina Lieutenant GovernorWon$925,645
Pat McKinneyRepublican PartySouth Carolina Lieutenant GovernorDefeated$1,097,946
Bakari SellersDemocratic PartySouth Carolina Lieutenant GovernorDefeated$492,977
Mike CampbellRepublican PartySouth Carolina Lieutenant GovernorDefeated$76,655
Ray MooreRepublican PartySouth Carolina Lieutenant GovernorDefeated$44,053
Grand Total Raised$2,637,276

Key deadlines

DeadlineEvent
March 30, 2014Primary and convention filing deadline[14]
June 10, 2014Primary election
August 15, 2014Filing deadline for petition and nonpartisan candidates
November 4, 2014General election
January 14, 2015Inauguration for state executives

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term "South + Carolina + Lieutenant + Governor + elections"

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑South Carolina General Assembly, "S.C. Code Ann. § 7–9–20," accessed November 7, 2025
  2. ↑2.02.1The Post and Courier, "S.C. lieutenant governor’s race could heat up soon," May 8, 2013
  3. ↑The State, "Sellers to run for lieutenant governor," June 4, 2014
  4. ↑WISTV.com, "Bakari Sellers forms committee for lt. gov. run," June 6, 2013
  5. ↑5.05.15.2South Carolina Election Commission, "Candidate Tracking," March 31, 2014
  6. ↑6.06.1South Carolina Election Commission, "Candidate Tracking," March 27, 2014
  7. ↑GoUpstate, "Retired Charleston developer to run for lieutenant governor," October 15, 2013(dead link)
  8. ↑The State, "McConnell: Why I will not seek election as lieutenant governor," January 6, 2014
  9. ↑The State, "McConnell named College of Charleston president," March 24, 2014
  10. ↑WRHI, "S.C. Rep. Ralph Norman considering run for Lt. Governor," December 16, 2013
  11. ↑ColaDaily.com "Pat McKinney withdraws from lieutenant governor race," June 12, 2014
  12. ↑The State, "McConnell named College of Charleston president," March 24, 2014
  13. ↑Follow the Money, "Overview of South Carolina 2014 elections," accessed April 8, 2015
  14. ↑Souith Carolina Election Commission, "2014 Election Calendar," January 8, 2014
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