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Eugene Platt (Green Party) ran in a special election to the South Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 115. He lost in the special general election on August 11, 2020.
Platt was a 2013 Green Party candidate seeking election to the U.S. House in the special election for the 1st Congressional District of South Carolina.[1] Platt was defeated in the general election on May 7, 2013.
He was a Green Party candidate for the District 115 in the South Carolina House of Representatives in the November 2, 2010, state legislative elections.
Elections
2020
See also: South Carolina state legislative special elections, 2020
General election
Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary election
Republican primary election
2013
Platt ran as a Green Party nominee for the U.S. House representing the 1st Congressional District of South Carolina.[2] The election was held to replace Tim Scott, who was appointed to fill Jim DeMint's vacant seat in the U.S. Senate.[3]
Shawn Pinkston ran in the Republican primary against Keith Blandford, Curtis Bostic, Ric Bryant, Larry Grooms, Jonathan Hoffman, Jeff King, John Kuhn, Tim Larkin, Chip Limehouse, Peter McCoy, Elizabeth Moffly, Ray Nash, Andy Patrick, Mark Sanford and Teddy Turner on March 19, 2013.[4] The general election took place on May 7, 2013, in which Mark Sanford defeated Platt and Democratic challenger Elizabeth Colbert-Busch.[5][6]Ben Frasier is running in the Democratic primary against Elizabeth Colbert-Busch on March 19, 2013.[4]
Former Governor Mark Sanford was seen as the front runner due to name recognition and the fact that he had $120,000 in an old campaign account. This coupled with his ability to fundraise quickly gave him a leg up on the field. This was also his former seat in the U.S. House of Representatives that he held for three terms, prior to being elected governor.[7]
The district leans Republican.[8] The last Democratic candidate elected was Mendel Jackson Davis in 1978.[9]
| U.S. House, South Carolina District 1 General Special Election, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Mark Sanford |
54% | 77,600 | |
| Democratic | Elizabeth Colbert-Busch | 45.2% | 64,961 | |
| Green | Eugene Platt | 0.5% | 690 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.3% | 384 | |
| Total Votes | 143,635 | |||
| Source: South Carolina Election Board, "Official Special Election Results" |
2010
Platt was defeated by incumbent Anne Peterson Hutto (D) and Peter McCoy (R) in the November 2 general election.[10]
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2020
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Footnotes
- ↑ Green Party Watch, "South Carolina Greens Nominate Eugene Platt in 1st Congressional District special election" accessed March 11, 2013
- ↑ Green Party Watch, "South Carolina Greens Nominate Eugene Platt in 1st Congressional District special election" accessed March 11, 2013
- ↑ Washington Post, "Scott's departure for Senate will trigger third special House election in 2013," December 17, 2012
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedscrn - ↑ Huffington Post, "South Carolina Election Results 2013" accessed May 7, 2013
- ↑ South Carolina Republican Party Website, "1st Congressional Special Election details set," accessed January 3, 2013
- ↑ Roll Call, "Sanford Likely Front-Runner in S.C. Special Election," January 3, 2013
- ↑ Salon.com, "Ted Turner’s son vying in SC congressional primary," January 23, 2013
- ↑ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "Davis, Medel Jackson, (1942-2007)," accessed January 28, 2013
- ↑ South Carolina general election results
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Speaker of the House:G. Murrell Smith
Majority Leader:Davey Hiott
Minority Leader:James Rutherford
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