South Carolina Secretary of State election, 2014
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November 4, 2014 |
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Mark Hammond |
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The South Carolina Secretary of State election took place on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Mark Hammond (R) was first elected in 2002 and was seeking re-election in 2014. He won election to another four-year term.
Hammond faced a challenge from Ginny Deerin (D) in the general election. Hammond won by at least 13 percent over his opponents in the past three elections, as detailed in the past elections section. Deerin sought to become the first Democrat elected to statewide office since 2006.[1] Learn more about the issues addressed by Deerin and Hammond in the race background section.
A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. South Carolina utilizes an open primary system, in which registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary. Voters must take an oath affirming that they have not voted in another party's primary.[2][3]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Candidates
General election
Mark Hammond - Incumbent
Ginny Deerin - Democratic operative and nonprofit consultant[4]
Results
General election
| Secretary of State of South Carolina, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Mark Hammond Incumbent |
59.5% | 730,739 | |
| Democratic | Ginny Deerin | 40.4% | 496,344 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.1% | 788 | |
| Total Votes | 1,227,871 | |||
| Election results via South Carolina State Election Commission | ||||
Race background
Republican incumbent Mark Hammond was first elected to the office of South Carolina secretary of state in 2002 and sought re-election again in 2014. Hammond and his opponent, Democratic nonprofit consultant Ginny Deerin, were unopposed in the primary.
Endorsements
In 2014, Hammond received endorsements from Citizens for Life and the South Carolina Association of Realtors prior to the general election.[5] Hammond's opponent, Ginny Deerin, received an endorsement from the South Carolina Club for Growth in September 2014, making her the first Democrat to receive the group's endorsement in a statewide race.[5]
Past elections
2010
On November 2, 2010, Mark Hammond won re-election to the office of South Carolina Secretary of State. He defeated Marjorie Johnson in the general election.
| South Carolina Secretary of State, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Mark Hammond Incumbent |
60.9% | 805,783 | |
| Democratic | Marjorie Johnson | 39% | 516,414 | |
| Write-In | Various | 0% | 638 | |
| Total Votes | 1,322,835 | |||
| Election results via South Carolina State Election Commission. | ||||
2006
On November 7, 2006, Mark Hammond won re-election to the office of South Carolina Secretary of State. He defeated Cheryl L. Footman in the general election.
| South Carolina Secretary of State, 2006 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Mark Hammond Incumbent |
61.2% | 656,661 | |
| Democratic | Cheryl L. Footman | 38.7% | 415,211 | |
| Write-In | Various | 0% | 473 | |
| Total Votes | 1,072,345 | |||
| Election results via South Carolina State Election Commission. | ||||
2002
On November 5, 2002, Mark Hammond won election to the office of South Carolina Secretary of State. He defeated Rick C. Wade in the general election.
| South Carolina Secretary of State, 2002 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Mark Hammond |
56.8% | 610,799 | |
| Democratic | Rick C. Wade | 43.1% | 463,501 | |
| Write-In | Various | 0% | 291 | |
| Total Votes | 1,074,591 | |||
| Election results via South Carolina State Election Commission. | ||||
Campaign finance
Comprehensive donor information for this election has been collected by Follow the Money. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $84,880 during the election. This information was last updated on April 6, 2015.[6]
| Campaign Contribution Totals | ||||
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| Candidate | Office | Result | Contributions | |
| Mark Hammond |
South Carolina Secretary of State |  |
$29,823 | |
| Ginny Deerin |
South Carolina Secretary of State |  |
$55,057 | |
| Grand Total Raised | $84,880 | |||
Key deadlines
| Deadline | Event |
|---|---|
| March 30, 2014 | Primary and convention filing deadline[7] |
| June 10, 2014 | Primary election |
| August 15, 2014 | Filing deadline for petition and nonpartisan candidates |
| November 4, 2014 | General election |
| January 14, 2015 | Inauguration for state executives |
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "South + Carolina + Secretary + State + elections"
See also
- South Carolina Secretary of State
- South Carolina state executive official elections, 2014
- State executive official elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Herald Online, "EXCLUSIVE: Democratic challenger charges secretary of state works part-time," October 11, 2014
- ↑ NCSL,"State Primary Election Types," accessed September 24, 2024
- ↑ South Carolina Legislature,"South Carolina Code of Laws Unannotated § 7-9-10," accessed September 24, 2024
- ↑ The State, "Democratic political operative to challenge Hammond for SC secretary of state," February 18, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The Post and Courier, "South Carolina Club for Growth backs Democrat for first time," September 18, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Overview of South Carolina 2014 elections," accessed April 8, 2015
- ↑ Souith Carolina Election Commission, "2014 Election Calendar," January 8, 2014
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