United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 2016
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South Carolina's seven seats in the United States House of Representatives |
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina will be held on November 8, 2016, to elect the seven U.S. Representatives from the state of South Carolina, one from each of the state's seven congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries will be held on June 14.
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District 2
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The 2nd District is held by Republican Joe Wilson.
Republican primary
Candidates
- Joe Wilson, incumbent U.S. Representative
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Arik Bjorn, librarian and former manager of South Carolina's SmartState Program[1]
- Phil Black, perennial candidate[1]
Official campaign websites
District 4
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The incumbent for District 4 is Republican Trey Gowdy. After Gowdy declined to run for House Majority Leader following the announcement the October 2015 resignation of John Boehner, the Speaker of the House, John Fleming told reporters that Gowdy would not run for reelection in 2016. Gowdy's office denied the report,[2] and said he had "every intention" of running in 2016.[3]
