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South Carolina State Election Commission
2006 South Carolina Congressional and Statewide Primary Results
Filing Deadline: 3/30/06, Party Convention Deadline: 5/15/06, Primary: 6/13/06, Run-off: 6/27/06, Independent Filing Deadline: 7/17/06, Third Party Filing Deadline: 8/15/06, General Election 11/7/06,
Last Updated: June 13, 2006 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, |
Governor, 52.8% in '02, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, Campaign & Elections' Odds: 7:3 Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Republican Favored, Cook Political Report: Likely Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Republican, Chuck Todd: 12th Least Vulnerable Governor, Tim Saler: Strong Republican Advantage, |
| St. Sen. Thomas L. "Tom" Moore (D) 64.25%, Mayor Frank E. Willis (D) 29.96%, attorney C. Dennis Aughtry (D) 5.78%, |
Marshall C. "Mark" Sanford, Jr. (R) 64.79%, Dr. Oscar Lovelace Jr. (R) 35.21%, |
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Lt. Governor, 52.7% in '02, 1st term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
| attorney / businessman / '94 congressional nominee Robert Barber (D), |
Mike Campbell (R) 45.29%, André Bauer (R) 36.96%, ex-St. Board of Education member / physician Henry Jordan (R) 17.74%, |
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Attorney General, 55.4% in '02, 1st term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
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Henry D. McMaster (R), |
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Secretary of State, 56.8% in '02, 1st term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
| Cheryl Footman (D), |
Mark Hammond (R) 54.91%, town councilmember Bill McKown (R) 38.6%, L.W. Flynn (R) 6.49%, |
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Treasurer, 52.3% in '02, 2nd term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, |
| Grady Patterson (D), |
'04 Senate candidate Thomas Ravenel (R) 48.22%, St. Sen. / '02 Nominee Greg Ryberg (R) 26.02%, Ex-St. House Maj. Ldr. Rick Quinn (R) 19.06%, developer Jeff Willis (R) 6.7%, |
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Comptroller, 54.5% in '02, 1st term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
| Ins. salesman Drew Theodore (D), |
Richard A. Eckstrom (R), |
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Adjutant General, 99.3% in '02,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
| businessman Glenn Lindman (D), |
Stanhope Spears (R), |
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Superintendent of Schools, 59.4% in '02, 2nd term, Inez Tenenbaum (D) retiring
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| ex-Columbia College pres. Jim Rex (D), |
PR exec. Karen Floyd (R) 50.5%, school reform advocate Bob Staton (R) 34.66%, ass't. principal Mike Ryan (R) 7.25%, realtor Elizabeth Moffly (R) 4.6%, computer programmer Kerry Wood (R) 2.99%, |
teacher / '98 Gov. nominee Tim Moultrie (L), educator / '02 GOP Governor candidate / '04 Senate nominee Rebekah E. "Reb" Sutherland (L), |
| correctional teacher Arnold Karr (G), |
Agriculture Commissioner, 50.5% in '02, 1st term, Charlie R. Sharpe (R) suspended from job,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, |
| farmer Emile DeFelice (D), |
Hugh Weathers (R) 57.39%, farmer William Bell (R) 42.61%, |
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1st Congressional District, 87.8% in '04, 3rd term
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, Roll Call Analysis: Safe Republican, |
| '04 Senate candidate / ex-police officer Ben Fraiser (D) 47.54%, real estate investor Randall G. "Randy" Maatta (D) 31.59%, innkeeper Ralph Ledford (D) 20.88%, |
Henry E. Brown Jr. (R), |
'04 nominee / psychotherapist James E. Dunn (G), |
| Brian Lee Merrill (WI), |
2nd Congressional District, 65.0% in '04, 3rd term
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, Roll Call Analysis: Safe Republican, |
| '04 nominee / attorney Michael Ray Ellisor (D) 58.72%, David White (D) 41.28%, |
Addison G. "Joe" Wilson (R), |
'01, '02, '04 nominee / Columbia Chrisitans for Life director Steve Lefemine (C), |
3rd Congressional District, 99.5% in '04, 2nd term
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, Roll Call Analysis: Safe Republican, |
| Navy vet / teacher Lee Ballenger (D) 67.29%, Philip Cheney (D) 32.71%, |
J. Gresham Barrett (R), |
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4th Congressional District, 69.8% in '04, 1st / 4th term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, Roll Call Analysis: Safe Republican, |
| ex-Michelin exec. William I. "Griff" Griffith (D), |
Bob Inglis (R), |
'96, '98, '00, '02 Natural Law Party Nominee / '04 Green Party Nominee / hair salon owner C. Faye Walters (G), |
| prof. John Cobin (L), |
5th Congressional District, 63.0% in '04, 12th term, Polls,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Democrat Favored, Cook Political Report: Lean Democratic, Roll Call Analysis: Likely Democratic, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Democratic, |
| John M. Spratt, Jr. (D), |
St. Rep. Ralph W. Norman (R), |
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6th Congressional District, 67.0% in '04, 7th term
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Solid Democrat, Roll Call Analysis: Safe Democratic, |
| James E. "Jim" Clyburn (D), |
activist / '94 '96 '98 & '02 & '04 nominee Gary M. McLeod (R), |
Antonio Williams (G), |
| June 27, 2006 Run-Off Primary |
Lt. Governor, 52.7% in '02, 1st term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
| attorney / businessman / '94 congressional nominee Robert Barber (D), |
André Bauer (R) 51.26%, Mike Campbell (R) 48.74%, |
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Treasurer, 52.3% in '02, 2nd term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Grady Patterson (D), |
'04 Senate candidate Thomas Ravenel (R) 76.56%, developer Jeff Willis (R) 23.44%, |
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1st Congressional District, 87.8% in '04, 3rd term
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, Roll Call Analysis: Safe Republican, |
| real estate investor Randall G. "Randy" Maatta (D) 56.07%, '04 Senate candidate / ex-police officer Ben Fraiser (D) 43.93%, |
Henry E. Brown Jr. (R), |
'04 nominee / psychotherapist James E. Dunn (G), |
| Brian Lee Merrill (WI), |
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,
Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball,
Roll Call Analysis,
National Journal's Chuck Todd,
Rothenberg Political Report,
Tim Saler,
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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:
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