South Carolina 5th Congressional District Special Election 2017 Voting Live Results
Special Election, US May 2, 2017,
South Carolina Primary election republican Date 2017 Voting Live
The 5th Congressional District of South Carolina will hold a special election for the U.S. House of Representatives on June 20, 2017.
The election will replace Mick Mulvaney (R) who was confirmed as director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget. Filing closed in the race on March 13, 2017. Fifteen candidates filed in the race: three Democrats, seven Republicans, and five third-party candidates. Primary elections will be held on May 2, 2017, for the Democratic, Republican, and Libertarian candidates with primary runoffs occurring on May 16.
If required, the May 16 election would feature the top two candidates from only the parties where one candidate did not receive 50 percent of the vote in the May 2 party primary.
South Carolina's 5th Congressional District has become a more solid Republican district is recent elections. Mick Mulvaney (R) originally won election to the district in 2010, defeating then-incumbent John Spratt (D) by 10.4 percent. Mulvaney then won re-election in 2012, 2014, and 2016 by margins of 11.1 percent, 21.3 percent, and 20.5 percent, respectively. The presidential vote in the district has followed the same trend in the past three presidential elections. President Donald Trump (R) won the district by 18.5 percent in 2016. Mitt Romney (R) won the district by 11.5 points in 2012, and John McCain (R) won the district by 11.2 percent in 2008.
South Carolina 5th Congressional District Special Election 2017 Results Live
Final Results will be declared after june 20 election.
Republicans Tommy Pope and Ralph Norman will face a primary runoff on May 16 for the U.S. House seat in South Carolina vacated by Mick Mulvaney. The winner of the runoff will face Archie Parnell, who won the Democratic primary, on June 20.
South Carolina Republican Special Primary Election 2017 Results Live
| 100% reporting (358 of 358 precincts) | ||
| Candidate | Vote | Vote % |
| Tommy Pope | 11866 | 30.50% |
| Norman Ralph Norman | 11754 | 30.20% |
| Mullikin Tom Mullikin | 7578 | 19.50% |
| Connelly Chad Connelly | 5505 | 14.20% |
| Few Sheri Few | 1908 | 4.90% |
| Wampler Kris Wampler | 202 | 0.50% |
| Craig Ray Craig | 90 | 0.20% |
| Others Others | 7705 | 19.80% |
| Total | 38,903 votes | 100% |
South Carolina Democratic Special Primary Election 2017 Results Live
| 100% reporting (358 of 358 precincts) | ||
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Candidate
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Vote | Vote % |
| Parnell Archie Parnell | 13234 | 71.30% |
| Frank Alexis Frank | 3992 | 21.50% |
| Murphy Les Murphy | 1347 | 7.30% |
| Total | 18,573 | |
South Carolina Primary election republican Date 2017
Candidate Filing Deadline – March 13, 2017
Primary Election – May 2, 2017
General Election – June 20, 2017
South Carolina Primary election republican Date 2017 Voting Live
- Voting Time is 7 AM to 7 PM.
- Chad Connelly Tom Mullikin are top contenders
- Candidates: seven Republicans, three Democrats and five third-party candidates.
- A primary runoff would be held May 16 if no candidate in a party receives at least 50 percent of the vote.
- The special election is only for residents within South Carolina’s 5th district, which includes portions of Cherokee, Chester, Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster, Marlboro, Newberry and York counties and parts of Florence, Lee and Sumter counties
South Carolina Primary election republican Date 2017 Results
Results will be declared after june 20 election
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