Big GOP News:
• Sen. Jim DeMint will face a primary challenger, lawyer Susan Gaddy.
• Too many chiefs? Several large fields and incumbent challengers in this primary season.
• The race we’re most excited about? It’s got to be Fran Roberts vs. Thomas Legare Jr. for County Council District 8.
Governor: Gresham Barrett, André Bauer, Nikki Haley, Henry McMaster
Lt. Governor: Krista Cogdill, Bill Connor, Larry Richter, Ken Ard, Eleanor Kitzman
Secretary of State: Mark Hammond
Treasurer: Converse Chellis, Curtis Loftis
Attorney General: Leighton Lord, Robert Bolchoz, Alan Wilson
Comptroller General: Richard Eckstrom, Mike Meilinger
Superintendent of Education: Gary Burgess, Kelly Payne, Mick Zais, Elizabeth Moffly, Glenn Price, Brent Nelson
Commissioner of Agriculture: Hugh Weathers
Adjutant General: Bob Livingston
U.S. Senate: Jim DeMint, Susan Gaddy
1st Congressional District: Carroll Campbell, Ken Glasson, Katherine Jenerette, Larry Kabrovsky, Mark Lutz, Clark Parker, Tim Scott, Paul Thurmond, Stovall Witte
6th Congressional District: Nancy Harrelson, Colleen Payne, Jim Pratt
Charleston County Council District 1: Joe McKeown
Charleston County Council District 2: Dickie Schweers
Charleston County Council District 8: Fran Roberts, Thomas Legare Jr.
Charleston County Council District 9: John B. DuBois, Joe Qualey
Charleston County Probate Judge: Irvin G. Condon
Charleston County Register Mense Conveyance: Charlie Lybrand
State House 110: Chip Limehouse
State House 112: Mike Sottile, Joe Bustos
State House 114: Bobby Harrell
State House 115: Peter McCoy
State House 116: Anthony LaMantia, Sean Pike
State House 119: Lee Edwards