Aspecial election was held on June 20, 2017, to determine the member of theUnited States House of Representatives forSouth Carolina's 5th congressional district . RepresentativeMick Mulvaney was nominated by PresidentDonald Trump as director of theOffice of Management and Budget and confirmed by theUnited States Senate on February 16, 2017, necessitating his resignation from the House of Representatives.[ 1] [ 2]
State RepresentativeRalph Norman narrowly defeatedArchie Parnell , a senior advisor for Goldman Sachs, 51.0% to 47.9%, in a low-turnout election.
Penry Gustafson, former businesswoman and community advocate of Camden, SC[ 9] Gary Simrill , state representative[ 10] *Internal survey for the Sheri Few campaign
Results by county: Poll Date(s) Sample Margin of Ralph Tommy Undecided Trafalgar Group [ 24] May 8–10, 2017 1000+ ± 3.1% 46% 45% 9%
Results by county: South Carolina's 5th congressional district special election Republican primary runoff, 2017[ 25] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Ralph Norman 17,823 50.31% Republican Tommy Pope 17,602 49.69% Total votes 35,425 100.00%
Results by county: 50–60%
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South Carolina's 5th congressional district special election Democratic primary, 2017 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Archie Parnell 13,333 71.3% Democratic Alexis Frank 4,030 21.5% Democratic Les Murphy 1,346 7.2% Total votes 18,709 100.00%
Eliminated at convention [ edit ] TheLibertarian Party nominating convention was held on April 1, 2017.[ 32]
Bill Bledsoe Nathaniel Cooper Poll source Date(s) Sample Margin of Ralph Archie Other Undecided Change Research[ 34] June 14–18, 2017 872 ± 3% 53% 44% 3% – Gravis Marketing[ 35] May 19–22, 2017 746 ± 3.6% 47% 34% 3% 16% Victory Enterprises/Rampart PAC (R)[ 36] May 17–18, 2017 629 ± 3.9% 53% 36% – 11%
Vote breakdown by county Ralph Norman Republican Archie Parnell Democrat Total County Votes % Votes % Votes Cherokee 3,367 61.86% 2,031 37.31% 5,443 Chester 1,940 45.20% 2,301 53.61% 4,292 Fairfield 1,125 32.33% 2,314 66.49% 3,480 Kershaw 3,720 52.53% 3,299 46.59% 7,081 Lancaster 6,237 55.07% 4,985 44.02% 11,325 Lee 632 25.54% 1,825 73.74% 2,475 Newberry 1,627 51.07% 1,519 47.68% 3,186 Spartanburg 763 70.98% 302 28.09% 1,075 Sumter 3,757 39.64% 5,671 59.84% 9,477 Union 1,436 50.35% 1,397 48.98% 2,852 York 20,472 54.44% 16,697 44.33% 37,630
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