Sc congressional district 5 race

South Carolina's 5th Congressional District
Incumbent Ralph Norman Cook Partisan Voter Index (2018): R+9
U.S. Census Bureau (2010 data)[1]
Population: 662,829
Gender: 48.6% Male, 51.4% Female
Race[2]: 67.6% White, 27.9% Black, 1.1% Asian
Ethnicity: 4.1% Hispanic
Unemployment: 13.1%
Median household income $41,942
High school graduation rate 82.1%
College graduation rate 21.2%

The 5th District is located in northern South Carolina along the border of North Carolina. The district includes all of Cherokee, Chester, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster, Lee, Union, and York counties. Portions of Newberry, Spartanburg, and Sumter counties also lie within the district.^[3]

The current representative of the 5th congressional district is Ralph Norman (R). Norman won election in the special election on June 20, 2017, to replace Mick Mulvaney after his confirmation as director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget earlier in the year.

2016 Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties and Congressional districts intersecting with Pivot Counties

Following the 2016 election, this district was one of 105 congressional districts that intersected with one or more Pivot Counties. These 206 Pivot Counties voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012.

The 206 Pivot Counties are located in 34 states. Iowa, with 31, had the most such counties. The partisan makeup of the 109 congressional districts intersecting with Pivot Counties was more Republican than the partisan breakdown of the U.S. House following the 2016 election. Of the 109 congressional districts that had at least one Pivot County, 64 percent were held by a Republican incumbent, while 55.4 percent of U.S. House seats were won by a Republican in the 2016 elections.^[4]

Elections

2020

See also: South Carolina's 5th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

Democratic primary election

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Ralph Norman advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 5.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2018

See also: South Carolina's 5th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

Democratic primary election

Republican primary election

2017

U.S. House, South Carolina District 5 Special Election, 2017
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Ralph Norman	51%	45,076
	Democratic	Archie Parnell	47.9%	42,341
	American	Josh Thornton	0.4%	319
	Libertarian	Victor Kocher	0.3%	273
	Green	David Kulma	0.3%	242
Total Votes				88,316
Source: South Carolina Secretary of State

See also: South Carolina's 5th Congressional District special election, 2017

Republican Ralph Norman defeated Democrat Archie Parnell and three third-party candidates on June 20, 2017. The election replaced Mick Mulvaney (R), who was confirmed as director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget.^[5] Compared to the tens of millions spent in Georgia's 6th Congressional District special election, which was held on the same day, fundraising and campaigning were more typical in South Carolina's 5th District. Norman raised $1.25 million between January and May, nearly double Parnell's $763,000 in contributions.^[6]

U.S. House, South Carolina District 5 Special Election, 2017
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Ralph Norman	51%	45,076
	Democratic	Archie Parnell	47.9%	42,341
	American	Josh Thornton	0.4%	319
	Libertarian	Victor Kocher	0.3%	273
	Green	David Kulma	0.3%	242
Total Votes				88,316
Source: South Carolina Secretary of State

Ballotpedia compiled the following resources to help voters better understand the policy positions of the candidates prior to the Republican primary runoff election on May 16, 2017 and the general election on June 20, 2017, the same day as a special election runoff to fill the vacancy left by Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price representing Georgia's 6th Congressional District:

Primary elections were held on May 2, 2017, for the Democratic and Republican candidates. Archie Parnell won the Democratic primary, while Ralph Norman and Tommy Pope advanced to the Republican primary runoff held on May 16, 2017.^[7][8][9]

Unofficial results from May 17 showed that Norman defeated Pope by 203 votes, 50.3 percent to 49.7 percent, in the runoff to win the Republican Party's nomination.^[10] Following the certification of the election results by all relevant county election boards on May 18, the results automatically triggered a recount by the state of South Carolina. The recount took place on May 19, with official results showing that former Rep. Ralph Norman defeated Rep. Tommy Pope by a margin of 221 votes.^[11][12][13]

South Carolina's 5th Congressional District has become a more solid Republican district in recent elections. Mick Mulvaney (R) originally won election to the district in 2010, defeating then-incumbent John Spratt (D) by 10.4 percent. Mulvaney then won re-election in 2012, 2014, and 2016 by margins of 11.1 percent, 21.3 percent, and 20.5 percent, respectively. The presidential vote in the district has followed the same trend in the past three presidential elections. President Donald Trump (R) won the district by 18.5 percent in 2016. Mitt Romney (R) won the district by 11.5 points in 2012, and John McCain (R) won the district by 11.2 percent in 2008.^[14] Filing closed in the race on March 13, 2017. Fifteen candidates filed in the race: three Democrats, seven Republicans, and five third-party candidates.

Primary results

U.S. House, South Carolina District 5 Republican Runoff Primary, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Ralph Norman	50.3%	17,823
Tommy Pope	49.7%	17,602
Total Votes		35,425
Source:South Carolina Secretary of State

U.S. House, South Carolina District 5 Republican Primary, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Tommy Pope	30.4%	11,943
Ralph Norman	30.1%	11,808
Tom Mullikin	19.8%	7,759
Chad Connelly	14.1%	5,546
Sheri Few	4.9%	1,930
Kris Wampler	0.5%	197
Ray Craig	0.2%	87
Total Votes		39,270
Source:South Carolina Secretary of State

U.S. House, South Carolina District 5 Democratic Primary, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Archie Parnell	71.3%	13,333
Alexis Frank	21.5%	4,030
Les Murphy	7.2%	1,346
Total Votes		18,709
Source:South Carolina Secretary of State

2016

See also: South Carolina's 5th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Mick Mulvaney (R) defeated Fran Person (D) and Rudy Barnes Jr. (American) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Mulvaney defeated Ray Craig in the Republican primary, while Person ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. Barnes defeated Larry Gaither at the party convention. The primary elections took place on June 14, 2016.^[8][15]

U.S. House, South Carolina District 5 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mick MulvaneyIncumbent	59.2%	161,669
	Democratic	Fran Person	38.7%	105,772
	American	Rudy Barnes Jr.	2%	5,388
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	177
Total Votes				273,006
Source:South Carolina Secretary of State

U.S. House, South Carolina District 5 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Mick MulvaneyIncumbent	78.3%	22,603
Ray Craig	21.7%	6,280
Total Votes		28,883
Source:South Carolina Secretary of State

2014

See also: South Carolina's 5th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 5th Congressional District of South Carolina held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Mick Mulvaney (R) defeated Tom Adams (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, South Carolina District 5 General Election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mick MulvaneyIncumbent	60.6%	103,078
	Democratic	Tom Adams	39.3%	66,802
	N/A	Write-in	0%	82
Total Votes				169,962
Source:South Carolina State Election Commission

2012

See also: South Carolina's 5th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 5th Congressional District of South Carolina held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Mick Mulvaney won re-election in the district.^[16]

2010
On November 2, 2010, Mick Mulvaney won election to the United States House. He defeated incumbent John Spratt (D) in the general election.^[17]

U.S. House, South Carolina District 5 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mick Mulvaney	55.2%	125,834
	Democratic	John Spratt incumbent	44.8%	102,296
	N/A	Write-in	0%	0
Total Votes				228,130

2008
On November 4, 2008, John M. Spratt, Jr. won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Albert F. Spencer (R) and Frank Waggoner (Constitution) in the general election.^[18]

U.S. House, South Carolina District 5 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	John M. Spratt, Jr.incumbent	61.6%	188,785
	Republican	Albert F. Spencer	37%	113,282
	Constitution	Frank Waggoner	1.3%	4,093
	N/A	Write-in	0%	125
Total Votes				306,285

2006
On November 7, 2006, John M. Spratt, Jr. won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Ralph Norman (R) in the general election.^[19]

U.S. House, South Carolina District 5 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	John M. Spratt, Jr.incumbent	56.9%	99,669
	Republican	Ralph Norman	43.1%	75,422
	N/A	Write-in	0%	63
Total Votes				175,154

2004
On November 2, 2004, John M. Spratt, Jr. won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Albert F. Spencer (R) in the general election.^[20]

U.S. House, South Carolina District 5 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	John M. Spratt, Jr.incumbent	63%	152,867
	Republican	Albert F. Spencer	36.9%	89,568
	N/A	Write-in	0%	83
Total Votes				242,518

2002
On November 5, 2002, John M. Spratt, Jr. won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Doug Kendall (L) and Steve Lefemine (Constitution) in the general election.^[21]

U.S. House, South Carolina District 5 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	John M. Spratt, Jr.incumbent	85.9%	121,912
	Libertarian	Doug Kindall	7.8%	11,013
	Constitution	Steve Lefemine	6.3%	8,930
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	117
Total Votes				141,972

2000
On November 7, 2000, John M. Spratt, Jr. won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Carl L. Gullick (R) and Tom Campbell (L) in the general election.^[22]

U.S. House, South Carolina District 5 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	John M. Spratt, Jr.incumbent	58.8%	126,877
	Republican	Carl L. Gullick	39.5%	85,247
	Libertarian	Tom Campbell	1.7%	3,665
	N/A	Write-in	0%	49
Total Votes				215,838

District map

Election day is March 20, 2021. Runoffs will be held on April 24, 2021, if necessary.

MONROE, La. (KNOE) - On March 20, 2021, voters in parts of Louisiana will be tasked with electing a representative for Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District. The winner of this special election will represent Northeast Louisiana as well as some eastern and central parts of the state.

According to the Secretary of State’s website, there are 12 candidates vying for the seat:

Democrat Jessica Honsinger originally filed to run, but she has since withdrawn. This leaves Sandra “Candy” Christophe the lone Democrat in the race.

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In Northeast Louisiana, voters in the following parishes can vote in the 5th Congressional District race: Caldwell, Catahoula, Concordia, East Carroll, Franklin, Jackson, La Salle, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita, Richland, Tensas, West Carroll, and Winn.

Voters in all or parts of these parishes will also vote in this race: Avoyelles, East Feliciana, Grant, Rapides, St. Landry, Tangipahoa, Washington, and West Feliciana.

Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District has been held by Republicans since 1993, except for a period from Jan. 2003 to Aug. 2004. In 2002, conservative Democrat Rodney Alexander won a runoff election by about a thousand votes and took office the following January. The first-term Congressman switched to the Republican party just before the 2004 election and went on to be reelected five times.

If no one wins the election outright by getting more than 50% of the vote, the two candidates who received the most votes will head to a runoff election.

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Again, election day is March 20, 2021. Runoffs will be held on April 24, 2021, if necessary.

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