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South Carolina State Election Commission
2008 South Carolina Congressional and Statewide Results
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: December 3, 2008 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media, |
President, 58.0% for Bush in '04, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  McCain, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe McCain, Cook Political Report: Solid McCain, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe / Likely McCain, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Solid McCain, |
| U.S. Sen. Barack H. Obama (D-IL) 44.9%, |
U.S. Sen. John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) 53.9%, |
ex-U.S. Rep. Robert L. "Bob" Barr (L-GA) 0.4%, |
| Minister Charles O. "Chuck" Baldwin (C-FL) 0.4%, |
| Ralph Nader (I-CT) 0.3%, |
| ex-U.S. Rep. Cynthia A. McKinney (G-GA) 0.2%, |
Senator, 54.4% in '02, 1st term, 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, |
| pilot Bob Conley (D) 42.3%, |
Lindsey O. Graham (R) 57.5%, |
write in votes 0.2%, |
1st Congressional District, 59.9% in '06, 4th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Republican Favored, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Republican, |
| philanthropist Linda Ketner (D) 47.9%, |
Henry E. Brown Jr. (R) 51.9%, |
write in votes 0.2%, |
2nd Congressional District, 62.6% in '06, 4th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Republican Favored, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| Iraqi War veteran Rob Miller (D) 46.2%, |
Addison G. "Joe" Wilson (R) 53.7%, |
write in votes 0.1%, |
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 B. Dyer (D) 35.2%, |
J. Gresham Barrett (R) 64.7%, |
write in votes 0.1%, |
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, |
| veteran Paul Corden (D) 36.9%, |
Bob Inglis (R) 60.1%, |
'96, '98, '00, '02 Natural Law Party Nominee / '04, '06 Green Party Nominee hair salon owner C. Faye Walters (G) 2.4%, |
| write in votes 0.6%, |
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) 61.6%, |
'04 nominee prof. Albert F. Spencer (R) 37.0%, |
Frank Waggoner (C) 1.3%, |
| write in votes 0.0%, |
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) 67.5%, |
businesswoman Nancy Harrelson (R) 32.5%, |
write in votes 0.0%, |
1. Link to Predictions:
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:
4. South Carolina Media Links:
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