Tuesday's Election Ballot

General Election Certified Statewide Candidates and Ballot Questions

Office	GOP Candidates	Democratic Candidates	Other Party
Governor	Nikki R. Haley	Vincent A. Sheheen	Morgan B. Reeves (Green & United Citizens)
Lt. Governor	Ken Ard	Ashley Cooper
Secretary of State	Mark Hammond (i)	Marjorie L. Johnson
Treasurer	Curtis Loftis
Attorney General	Alan Wilson	Matthew Richardson	Leslie Minerd (Green)
Comptroller General	Richard A. Eckstrom	Robert Barber
State Superintendent of Education	Mick Zais	Frank Holleman	Doretha A. Bull (Green) Tim Moultrie (Libertarian) Tony Fayyazi (Independence)
Commissioner of Agriculture	Hugh Weathers (i)	Tom E. Elliott
U. S. Senate	Jim Demint (i)	Alvin M. Greene	Tom Clements (Green)
US House of Representatives District 1	Tim Scott	Ben Frasier	Robert Dobbs (Green) Robert Groce (Working Families) Keith Blandford (Libertarian) Mac McCullough (United Citizens) Jimmy Wood (Independence)
US House of Representatives District 2	Joe Wilson (i)	Rob Miller	Eddie McCain (Libertarian) Marc Beamen (Constitution)
US House of Representatives District 3	Jeff Duncan	Jane B. Dyer  (also Working Familes)	John Dalen (Constitution)
US House of Representatives District 4	Trey Gowdy	Paul Corden	C. Faye Walters (Green) Rick Mahler (Libertarian) David Edwards (Constitution)
US House of Representatives District 5	Mick Mulvaney	John Spratt (i)
US House of Representatives District 6	Jim Pratt	James E. Clyburn (i)	Nammu Y. Muhammad (Green)

SC House Races

31 (Spartanburg)		Harold Mitchell (i) (also Working Families)
32 (Spartanburg)	Derham Cole, Jr. (i)
33 (Cherokee, Spartanburg) Lanny Littlejohn (i)	Eddie Tallon
34 (Spartanburg)	Mike Forrester (i)
35 (Spartanburg)	Bill Chumley	Tom Davies (also working families)
36 (Spartanburg)	Rita Allison		Jim McMillan (Petition)
37 (Spartanburg)	Steve Parker (i)	Delores Frazer (also working families)	Ralph Davenport (Constitution)
38 (Spartanburg)	Doug Brannon	John Lewis (also listed as Working Families)	Jerry H. Blanton (Constitution)

Constitutional Amendments Questions: the following questions will appear on the November 2 General Election ballot.

Amendment 1

Must Article I of the Constitution of this State, relating to the declaration of rights under the state's constitution, be amended by adding Section 25 so as to provide that hunting and fishing are valuable parts of the state's heritage, important for conservation, and a protected means of managing nonthreatened wildlife; to provide that the citizens of South Carolina shall have the right to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife traditionally pursued, subject to laws and regulations promoting sound wildlife conservation and management as prescribed by the General Assembly; and to specify that this section must not be construed to abrogate any private property rights, existing state laws or regulations, or the state's sovereignty over its natural resources?

Explanation

A ‘Yes' vote will make it a constitutional right for citizens to hunt and fish and will permit the State to legally provide for proper wildlife management and the protection of private property rights.

Yes    []

No    []

Amendment 2

Must Article II of the Constitution of this State, relating to the right of suffrage, be amended by adding Section 12 so as to provide that the fundamental right of an individual to vote by secret ballot is guaranteed for a designation, a selection, or an authorization for employee representation by a labor organization?

Explanation

A ‘Yes' vote will give employees the constitutional right to vote by secret ballot when they are voting on whether to be represented by a labor union.

Yes    []

No    []

Amendment 3

Must Section 36(A), Article III of the Constitution of this State be amended so as to increase from three to five percent in increments of one-half of one percent over four fiscal years the amount of state general fund revenue in the latest completed fiscal year required to be held in the General Reserve Fund?

Explanation

A ‘Yes' vote will increase the amount of money state government must keep in the General Reserve Fund (its "rainy day" fund) from 3% of the previous year's revenue to 5% of the previous year's revenue.

Yes    []

No    []

Amendment 4

Must Section 36(B), Article III of the Constitution of this State be amended so as to provide that monies from the Capital Reserve Fund first must be used, to the extent necessary, to fully replenish the applicable percentage amount in the General Reserve Fund?

Explanation

A ‘Yes' vote will require that the Capital Reserve Fund's first priority is to replenish the State's General Reserve Fund (its "rainy day" fund) instead of serving to offset midyear budget cuts at state agencies.

Yes    []

No    []