South Carolina State Election Commission

2008 South Carolina Congressional and Statewide Races Presidential Primary Filing Deadline: 11/1/07, Republican Presidential Primary: 1/19/08, Democratic Presidential Primary: 1/26/08, Filing Deadline: 3/31/08, Party Convention Deadline: 5/4/08, Primary: 6/10/08, Run-off: 6/24/08, Independent Filing Deadline: 7/15/08, Presidential Filing Deadline: 7/15/08, General Election: 11/4/08, Last Updated: May 17, 2008
Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media,
President, 58.0% for Bush in '04, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican,
U.S. Sen. Barack H. Obama (D-IL) 55.44%, U.S. Sen. Hillary R. Clinton (D-NY) 26.52%, 'VP 04 nominee / ex-U.S. Sen. John R. Edwards (D-NC) 17.58%, Gov. William B. "Bill" Richardson (D-NM) 0.14%, U.S. Sen. Joseph R. "Joe" Biden, Jr. (D-DE) 0.13%, U.S. Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH) 0.1%, U.S. Sen. Christopher J. "Chris" Dodd (D-CT) 0.05%, ex-U.S. Sen. Maurice "Mike" Gravel (D-AK) 0.05%,	U.S. Sen. John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) 33.22%, ex-Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-AR) 29.9%, ex-U.S. Sen. Fred D. Thompson (R-TN) 15.75%, ex-Gov. W. Mitt Romney (R-MA) 15.07%, U.S. Rep. Ronald E. "Ron" Paul (R-TX) 3.66%, ex-New York City Mayor Rudolph W. "Rudy" Giuliani (R-NY) 2.11%, U.S. Rep. Duncan L. Hunter (R-CA) 0.24%, U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo 0.03%, attorney John H. Cox (R-IL) 0.02%, Hugh Cort, III (R-AL) 0.01%, H. Neal "Cap" Fendig, Jr. (R-GA) 0.01%,	Libertarian nominee
		Green Party nominee
		'04 VP nominee / Minister Chuck Baldwin (C-FL),
		Independence Party nominee
		U.S. Sen. Barack H. Obama (Cit-IL)
Governor, 55.1% in '06, 2nd term, next election in 2010, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican,
St. Rep. Paul Agnew (D), ex-Party chair Joe Erwin (D), St. Rep. Todd Rutherford (D), St. Rep. James Smith (D), St. Rep. Leon Stavrinakis (D),	Marshall C. "Mark" Sanford, Jr. (R), Att. Gen. Henry D. McMaster (R), Lt. Gov. André Bauer (R), St. Sen. Jim Ritchie (R), ex-St. Speaker David Wilkins (R), St. Rep. Gresham Barrett (R), St. Rep. Joe Wilson (R), St. Sen. Jim Ritchie (R), St. Rep. Nikki Randhawa Haley (R), State House Speaker Bobby Harrell
Lt. Governor, 50.1% in '06, 2nd term, next election in 2010, D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican,
	André Bauer (R),
Attorney General, 99.2% in '06, 2nd term, next election in 2010 D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican,
	Henry D. McMaster (R),
Secretary of State, 61.2% in '06, 2nd term, next election in 2010 D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican,
	Mark Hammond (R),
Treasurer, 52.2% in '06, 3rd term, next election in 2010, Thomas Ravenel (R) resigned following indictment D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican,
	Converse A. Chellis, III (R),
Comptroller, 53.3% in '06, 2nd term, next election in 2010 D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican,
	Richard A. Eckstrom (R),
Adjutant General, 58.1% in '06, next election in 2010 D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican,
	Stanhope Spears (R),
Superintendent of Schools, 47.5% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2010, D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic,
Jim Rex (D),
Agriculture Commissioner, 59.7% in '06, 2nd term, next election in 2010 D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican,
	Hugh Weathers (R),
Senator, 54.4% in '02, 1st term, next election in 2008, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Solid Republican,
attorney Michael Cone (D), pilot Bob Conley (R),	Lindsey O. Graham (R), party activist Walter "Buddy" Witherspoon (R),	'04 GOP candidate / ex-Mayor / restauranteur Mark McBride (I),
Senator, 53.7% in '04, 1st term, Next election in 2010, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Unrated,
	Jim DeMint (R),
1st Congressional District, 59.9% in '06, 4th term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican,
'04 Senate candidate / '06 candidate ex-police officer Ben Fraiser (D), philanthropist Linda Ketner (D),	Henry E. Brown Jr. (R), ex-congressional aide / Gulf War vet. Katherine Jenerette (R), businessman Paul V. Norris (R),
2nd Congressional District, 62.6% in '06, 4th term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican,
retired USAF Col. / party activist Blaine Lotz (D), Iraqi War veteran Rob Miller (D),	Addison G. "Joe" Wilson (R), developer Phil Black (R),
3rd Congressional District, 62.9% in '06, 3rd term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican,
commercial pilot Jane Dyer (D),	J. Gresham Barrett (R),	anti-tax activist Tommy Carson III (I),
4th Congressional District, 64.2% in '06, 2nd / 5th term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican,
retired aerospace engineer Gregory T. "Ted" Christian (D), veteran Paul Corden (D), Nat'l. Business Assoc. founder Bryan McCanless (D),	Bob Inglis (R), ex-regional EPA admin. Charles Jeter (R),
5th Congressional District, 56.9% in '06, 13th term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic,
John M. Spratt, Jr. (D),	'04 nominee prof. Albert Spencer (R),
6th Congressional District, 64.4% in '06, 8th term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic,
James E. "Jim" Clyburn (D),	businesswoman Nancy Harrelson (R),

1. Link to Predictions:

D.C.'s Political Report, Washington Post's Chris Cillizza, Campaign & Elections: Political Oddsmaker, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard, Cook Political Report, National Journal's Rankings, Roll Call's Outlook, Rothenberg Political Report, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball,

2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.

= Democrat retain control,	= Democrats take over control,
= Republican retain control,	= Republicans take over control,
= Independent / 3rd Party retains control,	= Independent / 3rd Party take over control
Bold indicates incumbent.	Yellow district indicates open races.
Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control.	Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control.
Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control.	Red boxes indicates Republicans took control.

3. Key to South Carolina Political Parties:

(Com) Communist Party (Cf) = Confederate Party (C) = Constitution Party (D) = Democratic Party (G) = Green Party (I) = independent candidates (Ind) = Independence Party

(Labor) = Labor Party (L) = Libertarian Party (R) = Republican Party (South) = Southern Party (Cit) = United Citizens Party (WF) = Working Families Party (WI) = Write-in candidates

4. South Carolina Media Links:

Aiken Standard Anderson Independent-Mail Beaufort Gazette Carolina Morning News Charleston Daily News Charleston Mercury Charleston Post & Courier Charlotte Observer Chester News & Reporter Columbia Point Florence Morning News Greenwood Index-Journal Greenville News Hartsville Messenger Hilton Head Island Packet Kingstree News Lexington County Chronicle

Myrtle Beach Sun-News Orangeburg The Times and Democrat Palmetto Journal Pawley's Island Coastal Observer Rock Hill Herald Seneca Daily Journal Messenger South Carolina Hotline South Carolina's Information Highway Spartanburg Herald-Journal The Columbia State Sumter Item Union Daily Times WCBD TV-2 WCIV TV-4 WCSC TV-5 WLTX TV-19 WOLO TX-25 WPDE TV-15