United States Senate election in South Carolina, 2016
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The 2016 United States Senate election in South Carolina will take place on November 8, 2016, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of South Carolina, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Incumbent Republican Senator Tim Scott is running for re-election to a first full term in office.[1]
Background
Two-term Republican Senator Jim DeMint was re-elected with 61.48% of the vote in 2010. He resigned at the start of 2013 to become President of The Heritage Foundation and U.S. Representative Tim Scott of South Carolina's 1st congressional district was appointed to replace him by Governor Nikki Haley.[2] Scott subsequently won the special election in 2014 for the remaining two years of the term. Scott is running for re-election and he is also a potential Republican Vice Presidential nominee.[3][4]
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Thomas Dixon, pastor and community activist[5]
Declined
- Joyce Dickerson, Richland County Councilwoman and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2014 (running for reelection)[6][7]
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[8] | Safe R | March 25, 2016 |
| Daily Kos[9] | Safe R | April 4, 2016 |
| Roll Call[10] | Safe R | April 4, 2016 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[11] | Safe R | March 21, 2016 |
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Tim Scott (R) |
Jim Hodges (D) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling | February 12–15, 2015 | 868 | ± 3.3% | 54% | 32% | — | 15% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Tim Scott (R) |
Leon Lott (D) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling | February 12–15, 2015 | 868 | ± 3.3% | 54% | 27% | — | 19% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Tim Scott (R) |
Bakari Sellers (D) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling | February 12–15, 2015 | 868 | ± 3.3% | 56% | 28% | — | 16% |
References
- 1 2 Emily Cahn; Alexis Levinson (January 28, 2015). "Senators Confirm Re-Election Bids for 2016". Roll Call. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
- ↑ Jeff Zeleny (December 17, 2012). "Rep. Tim Scott Chosen to Replace Jim DeMint as South Carolina Senator". The New York Times.
- ↑ Abby Livingston (February 12, 2014). "South Carolina Republicans Will Have to Ride the Bench". Roll Call. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
- ↑ Chris Cillizza (December 17, 2012). "Tim Scott and the changing face of the Republican party". Washington Post. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
- ↑ Rindge, Brenda (February 22, 2016). "Thomas Dixon to challenge U.S. Sen. Tim Scott". The Post and Courier. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
- ↑ "SOUTH CAROLINA: Richland Co Councilwoman & '14 nom Joyce Dickerson (D) back for a second run vs US Sen Tim Scott (R)". Politics1. November 2, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
- ↑ "Candidate Listing for the 11/8/2016 Statewide General Election". South Carolina Election Commission. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
- ↑ "2016 Senate Race Ratings for March 25, 2016". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Election Outlook: 2016 Race Ratings". Daily Kos. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ↑ "2016 Race Ratings". Roll Call. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ↑ "2016 Senate". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
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