Английская Википедия:2014 United States Senate election in South Carolina
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:For Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:ElectionsSC The 2014 United States Senate election in South Carolina took place on November 4, 2014, concurrently with a special election for South Carolina's other Senate seat, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Incumbent Republican Lindsey Graham won reelection to a third term. He faced Democratic state senator Brad Hutto and Independent Thomas Ravenel in the general election. He defeated both of them by a 15-point margin.
As of 2022, this is the last time that Barnwell County, Darlington County, and Calhoun County voted Democratic in a Senate election.
Republican primary
Of all the Republican senators up for re-election in the 2014 cycle, Graham was considered one of the most vulnerable to a primary challenge, largely due to his low approval ratings and reputation for working with and compromising with Democrats.[1][2] He expected a primary challenge from conservative activists, including the Tea Party movement,[3] and Chris Chocola, president of the Club for Growth, indicated that his organization would support a primary challenge if an acceptable standard-bearer emerged.[4]
However, a serious challenger to Graham failed to emerge and he was widely viewed as likely to win,[1] which has been ascribed to his "deft maneuvering" and "aggressive" response to the challenge. He befriended potential opponents from the state's congressional delegation and helped them with fundraising and securing their preferred committee assignments; he assembled a "daunting multimillion-dollar political operation" dubbed the "Graham machine" that built six regional offices across the state and enlisted the support of thousands of paid staffers and volunteers, including over 5,000 precinct captains; he assembled a "staggering" campaign warchest and "blanketed" the state with positive ads; he focused on constituent services and local issues; and he refused to "pander" to the Tea Party supporters, instead confronting them head-on, arguing that the Republican party needs to be more inclusive.[5][6][7]
Candidates
Declared
- Det Bowers, pastor and businessman[8]
- Lee Bright, state senator[9]
- Richard Cash, businessman and candidate for South Carolina's 3rd congressional district in 2010[10]
- Bill Connor, attorney, lieutenant colonel in the United States Army Reserve and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2010[11]
- Benjamin Dunn, attorney[12]
- Lindsey Graham, incumbent U.S. Senator
- Nancy Mace, businesswoman and author[9]
Withdrew
- Dave Feliciano, police officer[13]
Declined
- Bruce Carroll, co-founder of GOProud and blogger at gay conservative site GayPatriot[14]
- Tom Davis, state senator[15]
- Trey Gowdy, U.S. Representative[16]
- Mark Sanford, U.S. Representative and former governor of South Carolina[17][18]
- Mick Mulvaney, U.S. Representative[19]
- Thomas Ravenel, former South Carolina state treasurer (running as an independent)[20][21]
- Joe Wilson, U.S. Representative[22]
Endorsements
Debates
- Complete video of debate, June 7, 2014
Polling
Poll source | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Lindsey Graham |
Det Bowers |
Lee Bright |
Richard Cash |
Bill Connor |
Benjamin Dunn |
Nancy Mace |
Undecided |
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Landmark/Rosetta Stone | August 25, 2013 | 500 | ± 4.5% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 42.4% | — | 12.6% | 6.7% | — | — | 10% | Шаблон:Party shading/Undecided | 28.3% |
Harper Polling | October 27–28, 2013 | 379 | ± 5.03% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 51% | — | 15% | 4% | 4% | — | 4% | 22% |
Gravis Marketing | November 30 – December 2, 2013 | 601 | ± 4% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 54% | — | 10% | 5% | 2% | — | 6% | 23% |
North Star^ | January 20–26, 2014 | 600 | ± 4% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 53% | — | 11% | 3% | 3% | — | 8% | 23% |
Wenzel Strategies* | February 3–4, 2014 | 623 | ± 3.9% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 45.9% | — | 17.4% | 4.9% | 4.2% | — | 5.1% | Шаблон:Party shading/Undecided | 22.5% |
Winthrop University | February 16–23, 2014 | 901 | ± 3.2% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 45% | — | 8.5% | 2.9% | 3.5% | — | 3.7% | Шаблон:Party shading/Undecided | 36.5% |
Gravis Marketing | March 6–7, 2014 | 735 | ± 4% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 60% | — | 10% | 4% | 2% | — | 7% | 17% |
TargetPoint | March 16–22, 2014 | 600 | ± 2.8% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 56% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 1% | 1% | 5% | 20% |
Clemson University Шаблон:Webarchive | May 22–29, 2014 | 400 | ± 6% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 49% | 1% | 9% | 3% | 1% | 0% | 2% | Шаблон:Party shading/Undecided | 35% |
- ^ Internal poll for Lindsey Graham campaign
- * Internal poll for Lee Bright campaign
Poll source | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Lindsey Graham |
Tom Davis |
Undecided |
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Public Policy Polling | December 7–9, 2012 | 506 | ± 4.4% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 67% | 17% | 16% |
Poll source | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Lindsey Graham |
Jim DeMint |
Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gravis Marketing | November 30 – December 2, 2013 | 601 | ± 4% | 36% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 47% | 17% |
Gravis Marketing | March 6–7, 2014 | 735 | ± 4% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 44% | 42% | 14% |
Poll source | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Lindsey Graham |
Trey Gowdy |
Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Public Policy Polling | December 7–9, 2012 | 506 | ± 4.4% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 57% | 29% | 14% |
Poll source | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Lindsey Graham |
Mick Mulvaney |
Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Public Policy Polling | December 7–9, 2012 | 506 | ± 4.4% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 64% | 20% | 17% |
Poll source | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Lindsey Graham |
Mark Sanford |
Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Public Policy Polling | January 28–30, 2011 | 559 | ± 4.1% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 52% | 34% | 14% |
Public Policy Polling | December 7–9, 2012 | 506 | ± 4.4% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 64% | 26% | 10% |
Poll source | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Lindsey Graham |
Tim Scott |
Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Public Policy Polling | December 7–9, 2012 | 506 | ± 4.4% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 54% | 32% | 14% |
Poll source | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Lindsey Graham |
Joe Wilson |
Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Public Policy Polling | January 28–30, 2011 | 559 | ± 4.1% | 41% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 43% | 16% |
Poll source | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Lindsey Graham |
Шаблон:Nowrap conservative |
Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Public Policy Polling | January 28–30, 2011 | 559 | ± 4.1% | 37% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 52% | 11% |
Public Policy Polling | May 22–23, 2011 | 638 | ± 3.9% | 32% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 57% | 11% |
Public Policy Polling | December 7–9, 2012 | 506 | ± 4.4% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 51% | 40% | 9% |
Gravis Marketing | November 30 – December 2, 2013 | 601 | ± 4% | 37% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 39% | 24% |
Gravis Marketing | March 6–7, 2014 | 735 | ± 4% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 43% | 32% | 25% |
Poll source | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Lindsey Graham |
Lee Bright |
Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Landmark/Rosetta Stone | August 25, 2013 | 500 | ± 4.5% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 49.4% | 23.7% | 26.9% |
North Star^ | January 20–26, 2014 | 600 | ± 4% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 57% | 27% | 16% |
Poll source | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Lindsey Graham |
Richard Cash |
Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Landmark/Rosetta Stone | August 25, 2013 | 500 | ± 4.5% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 49.3% | 20.5% | 30.2% |
North Star^ | January 20–26, 2014 | 600 | ± 4% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 58% | 26% | 16% |
Poll source | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Lindsey Graham |
Bill Connor |
Undecided |
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North Star^ | January 20–26, 2014 | 600 | ± 4% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 59% | 25% | 16% |
Poll source | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Lindsey Graham |
Nancy Mace |
Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Landmark/Rosetta Stone | August 25, 2013 | 500 | ± 4.5% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 48.2% | 23.2% | 28.6% |
North Star^ | January 20–26, 2014 | 600 | ± 4% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 59% | 26% | 15% |
- ^ Internal poll for Lindsey Graham campaign
Results
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Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Brad Hutto, state senator[23]
- Jay Stamper, entrepreneur
Declined
Endorsements
Polling
Poll source | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Brad Hutto |
Jay Stamper |
Undecided |
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Clemson University | May 26 – June 2, 2014 | 400 | ± 6% | Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic | 8% | 3% | Шаблон:Party shading/Undecided | 89% |
Results
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Libertarian primary
Candidates
Declared
Independent
In March 2014, with only controversial businessman and prankster Jay Stamper running for the Democrats, Dick Harpootlian, former chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party, had stated that business leaders were working on an effort to recruit a potential independent candidate to run in case Graham was defeated in the primary.[24] Such a "contingency" plan was rendered moot by the entry of Democratic state senator Brad Hutto into the race.[24]
Former Republican state treasurer Thomas Ravenel had confirmed that was considering running for the Senate as an independent and was likely to do so if Lindsey Graham won the Republican primary.[26] In April 2014, with Graham polling strongly in the primary, Ravenel announced he would run.[27] He officially announced his candidacy on July 4.[28]
Candidates
Declared
- Thomas Ravenel, former Republican state treasurer[20][21][27]
General election
Debates
Graham initially declined to debate his opponents. A spokesman said that his campaign was "in discussions with other groups, as well as looking at the schedule." Hutto said that Graham is "terrified at the thought of defending his own record in a public debate" and Ravenel said Graham's decision was "highly arrogant and disrespectful."[29] Graham claimed he refused to debate because of the presence of independent candidate Thomas Ravenel, a convicted felon. He ultimately agreed to debate Hutto alone on October 27.[30]
- Complete video of debate, October 27, 2014
Fundraising
The following are Federal Election Commission disclosures for the pre-primary reporting period.
Candidate (party) | Receipts | Disbursements .... | Cash on hand | Debt |
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Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | Шаблон:Sortname (R) | $7,014,854 | $9,063,768 | $0 | $276,312 |
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic | Шаблон:Sortname (D) | $399,770 | $342,366 | $132,401 | $75,000 |
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[31] | Шаблон:USRaceRating | November 3, 2014 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[32] | Шаблон:USRaceRating | November 3, 2014 |
Rothenberg Political Report[33] | Шаблон:USRaceRating | November 3, 2014 |
Real Clear Politics[34] | Шаблон:USRaceRating | November 3, 2014 |
Polling
Poll source | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Lindsey Graham (R) |
Brad Hutto (D) |
Thomas Ravenel (I) |
Other | Undecided |
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Rasmussen Reports | July 9–10, 2014 | 750 | ± 4% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 49% | 30% | — | 10% | 11% |
Voter Survey Service | July 7–13, 2014 | 1,000 | ± 4% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 46% | 33% | — | 9% | 12% |
Voter Survey Service | July 16–20, 2014 | 650 | ± 4% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 45% | 33% | 10% | 4%[35] | 8% |
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 46% | 33% | — | 9%[35] | 12% | ||||
CBS News/NYT/YouGov | July 5–24, 2014 | 1,183 | ± 5.4% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 48% | 36% | — | 7% | 10% |
CBS News/NYT/YouGov | August 18 – September 2, 2014 | 833 | ± 5% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 42% | 29% | 8% | 2% | 19% |
Winthrop University | September 21–28, 2014 | 1,082 | ± 3% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 46.3% | 28% | 8% | 3.5%[36] | 14.3% |
CBS News/NYT/YouGov | September 20 – October 1, 2014 | 2,663 | ± 2% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 44% | 27% | 8% | 1% | 20% |
CBS News/NYT/YouGov | October 16–23, 2014 | 1,566 | ± 4% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 43% | 28% | 8% | 2% | 19% |
Poll source | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Lindsey Graham (R) |
Jay Stamper (D) |
Undecided |
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Harper Polling | October 27–28, 2013 | 676 | ± 3.77% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 47% | 30% | 23% |
Poll source | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Nancy Mace (R) |
Jay Stamper (D) |
Undecided |
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Harper Polling | October 27–28, 2013 | 676 | ± 3.77% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 40% | 33% | 27% |
Results
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Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
- Barnwell (largest town: Barnwell)
- Calhoun (largest town: St. Matthews)
- Darlington (largest city: Hartsville)
- Dillon (Largest city: Dillon)
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
See also
- 2014 United States Senate special election in South Carolina
- 2014 South Carolina gubernatorial election
- 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
- 2014 United States Senate elections
- 2014 United States elections
References
External links
- U.S. Senate elections in South_Carolina, 2014 at Ballotpedia
- Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets
- South Carolina U.S. Senate debate excerpts, OnTheIssues.org
- Official campaign websites
- Det Bowers for U.S. Senate
- Lee Bright for U.S. Senate
- Richard Cash for U.S. Senate
- Bill Connor for U.S. Senate
- Benjamin Dunn for U.S. Senate
- Lindsey Graham for U.S. Senate
- Brad Hutto for U.S. Senate
- Victor Kocher for U.S. Senate
- Nancy Mace for U.S. Senate
- Jay Stamper for U.S. Senate
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