Английская Википедия:2016 United States Senate election in South Carolina
Шаблон:See alsoШаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:ElectionsSC The 2016 United States Senate election in South Carolina was held on November 8, 2016, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of South Carolina, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, 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. Both major parties held their primaries on June 14.
Incumbent Republican Senator Tim Scott won re-election to a first full term in office.[1]
This was the second U.S. Senate election in South Carolina (and the second of three consecutive elections for this seat) where both major party nominees were black, and the third overall since the passage of the Seventeenth Amendment.Шаблон:Efn
Background
Two-term Republican senator Jim DeMint was re-elected with 61.48% of the vote in 2010. He resigned at the start of 2013 to become President of The Heritage Foundation and U.S. Representative Tim Scott of South Carolina's 1st congressional district was appointed to replace him by Governor Nikki Haley.[2] Scott subsequently won the special election in 2014 for the remaining two years of the term.
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Thomas Dixon, pastor and community activist (also running with Green Party nomination)[3]
Declined
- Joyce Dickerson, Richland County Councilwoman and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2014 (running for reelection)[4][5]
General election
Candidates
- Tim Scott (Republican), incumbent U.S. Senator[6]
- Thomas Dixon (Democratic, Green), pastor and community activist[6]
- Bill Bledsoe (Libertarian, Constitution)[6]
- Michael Scarborough (American), attorney[6][7]
Debates
| Dates | Location | Scott | Dixon | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 24, 2016 | Greenville, South Carolina | Participant | Participant | Full debate - C-SPAN |
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[8] | Шаблон:USRaceRating | November 2, 2016 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[9] | Шаблон:USRaceRating | November 7, 2016 |
| Rothenberg Political Report[10] | Шаблон:USRaceRating | November 3, 2016 |
| Daily Kos[11] | Шаблон:USRaceRating | November 8, 2016 |
| Real Clear Politics[12] | Шаблон:USRaceRating | November 7, 2016 |
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Tim Scott (R) |
Thomas Dixon (D) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SurveyMonkey | November 1–7, 2016 | 1,698 | ± 4.6% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 59% | 38% | – | 3% |
| SurveyMonkey | October 31–November 6, 2016 | 1,642 | ± 4.6% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 58% | 39% | – | 3% |
| SurveyMonkey | October 28–November 3, 2016 | 1,583 | ± 4.6% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 58% | 39% | – | 3% |
| SurveyMonkey | October 27–November 2, 2016 | 1,501 | ± 4.6% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 58% | 39% | – | 3% |
| SurveyMonkey | October 26–November 1, 2016 | 1,588 | ± 4.6% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 57% | 40% | – | 3% |
| SurveyMonkey | October 25–31, 2016 | 1,762 | ± 4.6% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 56% | 39% | – | 5% |
| Starboard Communications (R) Шаблон:Webarchive | September 7–9, 2016 | 600 | ± 4.8% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 58% | 22% | – | 16% |
| Public Policy Polling | August 9–10, 2016 | 1,290 | ± 2.7% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 45% | 30%[13] | 6%[14] | 20% |
- with Joyce Dickerson
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Tim Scott (R) |
Joyce Dickerson (D) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling | November 7–8, 2015 | 1,290 | ± 2.7% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 53% | 25% | 23% |
- with Bakari Sellers
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Tim Scott (R) |
Bakari Sellers (D) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling | February 12–15, 2015 | 868 | ± 3.3% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 56% | 28% | 16% |
- with Leon Lott
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Tim Scott (R) |
Leon Lott (D) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling | February 12–15, 2015 | 868 | ± 3.3% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 54% | 27% | 19% |
- with Jim Hodges
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Tim Scott (R) |
Jim Hodges (D) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling | February 12–15, 2015 | 868 | ± 3.3% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 54% | 32% | 15% |
Results
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Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Calhoun (largest town: St. Matthews)
- Clarendon (Largest city: Manning)
References
Notes
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External links
- Tim Scott (R) for Senate
- Thomas Dixon (D) for Senate
- Bill Bledsoe (L/C) for Senate
- Mike Scarborough (A) for Senate
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- ↑ Fusion voting total- 28% as D, 2% as G
- ↑ Bill Bledsoe (L) with 4% and Michael Scarborough (A) with 2%
