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2017 South Carolina's 5th congressional district special election

A special election was held on June 20, 2017, to determine the member of the United States House of Representatives for South Carolina's 5th congressional district. Representative Mick Mulvaney was nominated by President Donald Trump as director of the Office of Management and Budget and confirmed by the United States Senate on February 16, 2017, necessitating his resignation from the House of Representatives.

State Representative Ralph Norman narrowly defeated Archie Parnell, a senior advisor for Goldman Sachs, 51.0% to 47.9%, in a low-turnout election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

  • Penry Gustafson, former businesswoman and community advocate of Camden, SC
  • Gary Simrill, state representative

Endorsements

First round

Polling

<nowiki>*</nowiki>Internal survey for the Sheri Few campaign

Results

Runoff

Polling

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Results

Libertarian Party

Candidates

Nominated

  • Victor Kocher

Eliminated at convention

The Libertarian Party nominating convention was held on April 1, 2017.

  • Bill Bledsoe
  • Nathaniel Cooper

Green Party

Candidates

Nominated

General election

Candidates

Endorsements

Polling

Results

County results

See also

References

External links

Official campaign websites