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RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > South Carolina > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline March 30, 2014 - 04:00pm Central
Polls Open November 04, 2014 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 04, 2014 - 06:00pm Central
Term Start January 14, 2015 - 12:00pm
Term End January 24, 2017 - 12:00pm
ContributorJason
Last ModifiedRBH January 24, 2017 05:50pm
Data SourcesS.C. secretary of State
Description On October 28 Tom Ervin dropped out of the race and endorsed Vincent Shaheen. His name will remain on the ballot.

Term end due to resignation
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/02/2010
NameNikki Haley Votes690,525 (51.37%)
Term01/12/2011 - 01/14/2015 Margin59,991 (+4.46%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won01/24/2017
NameHenry McMaster Votes1 (100.00%)
Term01/24/2017 - 01/09/2019 Margin1 (+100.00%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Jun 10, 2014 SC Governor- R Primary
Nikki Haley
R 1
Jun 10, 2014 SC Governor- D Primary
Vincent A. Sheheen
D 1
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
07/10/2011 11/04/2014
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Nikki Haley 2 5 9 1
Vincent A. Sheheen 1 ------
Leaning Call: Nikki Haley (97.73%)
Weighted Call: Nikki Haley (100.00%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

12/07/2012 10/23/2014

CANDIDATES
Photo  
Name (I) Gov. Nikki Haley St. Sen. Vincent A. Sheheen Steve French Tom Ervin Morgan Bruce Reeves (W) Write-In  
PartyRepublican Democratic Libertarian Petition United Citizens Nonpartisan  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 696,645 (55.90%) 516,166 (41.42%) 15,438 (1.24%) 11,496 (0.92%) 5,622 (0.45%) 934 (0.08%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -180,479 (-14.48%) -681,207 (-54.66%) -685,149 (-54.97%) -691,023 (-55.45%) -695,711 (-55.82%)  
Predict Avg.50.00% 45.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--  
Website [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date 01/01/2014 01/01/2014 01/01/2014 01/01/2014 01/01/2014 01/01/2014  
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MATCHUP POLLS (11 from 8 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg47.19%-- 33.04%-- 0.78%-- 2.47%-- 0.27%-- 0.00%--  
YouGov 
10/16/14-10/23/14		 50.00% 3.0 33.00% 3.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Voter Survey Service (R) 
10/15/14-10/16/14		 51.00% -- 31.00% -- 2.00% -- 0.00% -- 1.00% -- 0.00% --
YouGov 
09/20/14-10/01/14		 53.00% 3.0 36.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Crantford and Associates 
09/29/14-09/29/14		 41.00% -- 37.00% -- 0.00% -- 7.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Winthrop University 
09/21/14-09/28/14		 43.60% -- 33.60% -- 0.00% -- 3.90% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Public Policy Polling 
09/04/14-09/05/14		 50.00% -- 45.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
R Bensq1
R Tom Ervin 🔗
 


EVENTS
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VIDEO ADVERTISEMENTS
Start Date Candidate Category Ad Tone Lng Title Run Time Contributor
10/08/2014 vs Nikki Haley TVAd Attack eng Great Day   00:00:31 RP 
09/25/2014 Vincent A. Sheheen vs Nikki Haley TVAd Attack eng Unethical  00:00:31 RP 
09/23/2014 Vincent A. Sheheen vs Nikki Haley TVAd Attack eng Ignored  00:00:30 RP 
09/23/2014 Nikki Haley TVAd Issue eng Not Just Talk  00:00:30 RP 

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INFORMATION LINKS

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Dec 12, 2012 07:00pm News Democrats eye hobbled Nikki Haley in 2014  Article John 
Feb 14, 2012 06:00pm Speculative The SCGOP Gubernatorial Primary: Five For 2014  Article COSDem 

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