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Parents > United States > South Carolina > Senate Class III
OfficeSenate
Type General Election
Filing Deadline March 01, 2010 - 12:00am
Polls Open November 02, 2010 - 06:00am
Polls Close November 02, 2010 - 06:00pm
Term Start January 03, 2011 - 12:00pm
Term End December 31, 2012 - 12:00pm
Turnout 32.87% Total Population
ContributorJ.R.
Last ModifiedJohn December 06, 2012 10:36am
Data Sources [Link]
Description Term ended December 31, 2012 due to Sen. DeMint's resignation.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/02/2004
NameJim DeMint Votes857,167 (53.67%)
Term01/03/2005 - 01/03/2011 Margin152,783 (+9.57%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won12/17/2012
NameTimothy E. "Tim" Scott Votes1 (100.00%)
Term01/03/2013 - 11/05/2014 Margin1 (+100.00%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Jun 08, 2010 SC US Senate - R Primary Jim DeMint
Jun 08, 2010 SC US Senate - D Primary Alvin Greene
MAP

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KEY RACE? 3.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
12/07/2007 11/02/2010
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Jim DeMint --1 4 55
Leaning Call: Jim DeMint (100.00%)
Weighted Call: Jim DeMint (100.00%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph
05/18/2010 10/19/2010

CANDIDATES
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Name (I) Sen. Jim DeMint Alvin Greene Tom Clements (W) Write-In (W) Mazie Ferguson (W) Nathalie Dupree (W) Karl Fornes
PartyRepublican Democratic Green Independent Democratic Independent Independent
Website [Website] [Website] [Website]
Certified Votes810,771 (61.48%) 364,598 (27.65%) 121,472 (9.21%) 21,953 (1.67%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -446,173 (-33.83%) -689,299 (-52.27%) -788,818 (-59.81%) -810,771 (-61.48%) -810,771 (-61.48%) -810,771 (-61.48%)
Predict Avg.72.00% 17.12% 9.71% 0.00% 0.40% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand 9/30 $2,450,316.00 $-- 9/30 $18,330.00 $-- $-- $-- $--
MATCHUP POLLS (9 from 4 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg53.95%-- 21.36%-- 5.00%-- 0.00%-- 44.10%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--
Rasmussen Reports 
10/19/10-10/19/10		 58.00% 6.0 21.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Winthrop University 
10/05/10-10/10/10		 58.00% -- 11.00% -- 12.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Crantford and Associates 
09/30/10-09/30/10		 56.00% -- 23.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
09/22/10-09/22/10		 64.00% 1.0 21.00% 2.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
08/25/10-08/25/10		 63.00% 1.0 19.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
07/29/10-07/29/10		 62.00% 4.0 20.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
AENM Angry Russian
  Charleston Post and Courier
R Maryland Republican
R SC Moose
LBT Kane for Senate
D Jason
I Takahe
LAB New Jerusalem
LPC Dr. King Schultz
IS Sesel
DFL JC42
D The Sunset Provision
D John
D Brenda Lee
D James E. "Jim" Clyburn [L]
MORE CANDIDATES
Photo  
Name (W) Greg Snoad  
PartyIndependent  
Website  
Certified Votes0 (0.00%)  
Margin-810,771 (-61.48%)  
Predict Avg.0.00%  
Cash On Hand $--  
MATCHUP POLLS (9 from 4 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg0.00%--  
Rasmussen Reports 
10/19/10-10/19/10		 0.00% --
Winthrop University 
10/05/10-10/10/10		 0.00% --
Crantford and Associates 
09/30/10-09/30/10		 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
09/22/10-09/22/10		 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
08/25/10-08/25/10		 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
07/29/10-07/29/10		 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
  

EVENTS
Start Date End Date Type Title Contributor

VIDEO ADVERTISEMENTS
Start Date Candidate Category Ad Tone Lng Title Run Time Contributor
10/18/2010 Tom Clements TVAd Attack eng DeMint's Extremists  00:00:31 Craverguy 
10/18/2010 Tom Clements TVAd Attack eng DeMint's Harmful Vision  00:00:31 Craverguy 
10/18/2010 Tom Clements TVAd Attack eng What Has He Done?  00:00:31 Craverguy 
06/10/2010 Alvin Greene Interview Biography eng Alvin Greene Interviewed by Keith Olbermann  00:07:33 RP 
06/10/2010 Alvin Greene Interview Attack eng An Interview with Alvin Greene   00:06:43 Green Pigs 

INFORMATION LINKS

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Dec 06, 2012 09:00am News BREAKING: Jim DeMint resigns from Senate  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Oct 28, 2010 10:00pm Blog Entry S.C. Write-In Candidate Says He’s ‘Not a Total Moron’  Article RBH 
Sep 30, 2010 10:25am Announcement Chef to Jump Into South Carolina Senate Race  Article RP 
Aug 13, 2010 01:00pm Legal Ruling Longshot US Senate candidate from SC indicted  Article RP 
Jul 26, 2010 07:00am Amusing Is South Carolina the 'whoopee cushion of the nation'?  Article Christie-Toomey '16 
Jul 15, 2010 10:00am News Unions Endorse US Senate Green Party Candidate Tom Clements  Article John 

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