South Carolina US Senate Republican Primary update thread

[conservative_2001]

DeMint 549 70%

Beasley 232 30%

http://www.state.sc.us/cgi-bin/scsec/2004/ret2004run

If there's other returns sites please list!

[conservative_2001]

DeMint 627 55%
Beasley 505 45%

[Peach]

DeMint got my vote today; I think he's got Beasley beat by a mile.

[Kuksool]

Good evening everyone. Tonight's party has begun!

[conservative_2001]

I sure hope you're right. I saw a SurveyUSA poll that has DeMint up 54-44%. Let's hope it's accurate. We need to win this seat. We can't afford to run a proven loser.

Go DeMint!

[conservative_2001]

As is usually the case, other sources are far ahead of the state's official website.

http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/

DeMint - 12,194 59%
Beasley - 8,309 41%

[Dog Gone]

It won't be the same without him in the Senate.

[JohnnyZ]

GOP State Senate results


District 3
1 of 39 precincts - 3 percent 
Kevin L. Bryant, GOP 9 - 82 percent 
Chuck Allen, GOP 2 - 18 percent 

District 38 
5 of 30 precincts - 17 percent 
Randy Scott, GOP 1,010 - 70 percent 
Bill Branton, GOP (i) 429 - 30 percent 

District 43 
13 of 56 precincts - 23 percent 
Chip Campsen, GOP 762 - 56 percent 
John Kuhn, GOP (i) 591 - 44 percent 

Can someone fill in who we're rooting for here?

[conservative_2001]

Beasley - 19,037 41%
DeMint - 24,867 59%

461 of 2,002 precincts reporting

[GOP]

South Carolina Election Returns
JUNE 22, 2004 STATEWIDE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY RUN OFF UNOFFICIAL RESULTS
U S SENATE
DAVID JIM
BEASLEY DEMINT
REPUBLICAN REPUBLICAN
ABBEVILLE 383 47.05% 431 52.95%
AIKEN 0 -- 0 --
ALLENDALE 0 -- 0 --
ANDERSON 0 -- 0 --
BAMBERG 137 39.26% 212 60.74%
BARNWELL 0 -- 0 --
BEAUFORT 0 -- 0 --
BERKELEY 0 -- 0 --
CALHOUN 138 41.82% 192 58.18%
CHARLESTON 0 -- 0 --
CHEROKEE 0 -- 0 --
CHESTER 0 -- 0 --
CHESTERFIELD 0 -- 0 --
CLARENDON 0 -- 0 --
COLLETON 0 -- 0 --
DARLINGTON 0 -- 0 --
DILLON 273 77.78% 78 22.22%
DORCHESTER 0 -- 0 --
EDGEFIELD 0 -- 0 --
FAIRFIELD 0 -- 0 --
FLORENCE 0 -- 0 --
GEORGETOWN 1,232 44.49% 1,537 55.51%
GREENVILLE 0 -- 0 --
GREENWOOD 0 -- 0 --
HAMPTON 38 33.63% 75 66.37%
HORRY 0 -- 0 --
JASPER 0 -- 0 --
KERSHAW 0 -- 0 --
LANCASTER 334 53.10% 295 46.90%
LAURENS 0 -- 0 --
LEE 0 -- 0 --
LEXINGTON 0 -- 0 --
MCCORMICK 94 20.84% 357 79.16%
MARION 0 -- 0 --
MARLBORO 79 73.83% 28 26.17%
NEWBERRY 784 38.54% 1,250 61.46%
OCONEE 0 -- 0 --
ORANGEBURG 0 -- 0 --
PICKENS 0 -- 0 --
RICHLAND 0 -- 0 --
SALUDA 0 -- 0 --
SPARTANBURG 0 -- 0 --
SUMTER 0 -- 0 --
UNION 0 -- 0 --
WILLIAMSBURG 0 -- 0 --
YORK 0 -- 0 --
STATE TOTAL 3,492 43.94% 4,455 56.06%

[Galactic Overlord-In-Chief]

Beasley 49,953 42%
DeMint 69,890 58%
1,120 of 2,002 precincts reporting

[GOP]

U.S. Senate
U.S. Senate - 68%; 1,363 of 2,002 precincts reporting
GOP Runoff
Name Party Votes Pct
Jim DeMint GOP 88,543 58.6%
David Beasley GOP 62,583 41.4%

[SC_Republican]

GOP SENATE RESULTS


Candidate Votes %

Beasley 62,583 41

DeMint 88,543 59

1,363 of 2,002 precincts reporting

[ThreePuttinDude]

GOP SENATE RESULTS

Candidate	Votes	%
Beasley	49,953	42
DeMint	69,890	58
1,120 of 2,002 precincts reporting

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[GiveEmDubya]

Why does that picture of Beasley remind me of William Shatner?

[Galactic Overlord-In-Chief]

Maybe the hair?

[southernnorthcarolina]

U.S. Senate

U.S. Senate - 68%; 1,363 of 2,002 precincts reporting

GOP Runoff

Name Party Votes Pct

Jim DeMint GOP 88,543 58.6%
David Beasley GOP 62,583 41.4%

[GOP]

U.S. Senate
U.S. Senate - 78%; 1,570 of 2,002 precincts reporting
GOP Runoff
Name Party Votes Pct
Jim DeMint GOP 109,675 59.4%
David Beasley GOP 74,994 40.6%

[SC_Republican]

GO JIM GO!!!!!!

[JohnnyZ]

So far it's looking like a strong win for DeMint that'll give him momentum as he starts in on the general election campaign.

[Galactic Overlord-In-Chief]

Did Beasley add anything to his column since the first primary? I thought he only got around 40% the first time. It looks like a lot of SC Republicans defintely were NOT keen on another Beasley run.

[SC_Republican]

No, there was not a lot of excitment for him. He got the 40% on name recognition only.

[KQQL]

he only got 37% before.

[conservative_2001]

Wow! This is great. DeMint is winning by more than I thought he would. As another poster said, this gives him great momentum heading into November.

Beasley ended up working out well for us. His entry into the race made this race look tighter than it turned out to be. This gave DeMint a ton of free publicity he otherwise may not have gotten, and as an added boost, he's seen as the man who put down Beasley.

All the while getting the nominee we wanted all along. I'm very optimistic we're going to win this seat. Go DeMint!

[GOP]

Just like the old saying, "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me."
U.S. Senate
U.S. Senate - 83%; 1,666 of 2,002 precincts reporting
GOP Runoff
Name Party Votes Pct
Jim DeMint GOP 115,500 59.6%
David Beasley GOP 78,416 40.4%

[KQQL]

@

[SC_Republican]

yup...never liked Beasley that much as governor....he always seemed smarmy to me.

[ambrose]

SurveyUSA was off on this one.

[ThreePuttinDude]

HA HA HA....upon closer inspection it sure does.....good observation

[southernnorthcarolina]

Associated Press calls it for DeMint.

[Dales]

From what I have heard, the campaigns and the PACs were all polling this race and all had it between 10-12 points.

If the margin ends up being around 20, then everyone missed how well DeMint would do.

[JohnnyZ]

Any opinions on the state senate and house runoffs? Anyone?

[AmericaUnited]

DeMint wins GOP Senate runoff

By JENNIFER HOLLAND

Associated Press Writer


COLUMBIA - South Carolina Congressman Jim DeMint claimed the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate on Tuesday after he pushed former Gov. David Beasley out of the race in what was expected to be a tight runoff.

Voters who returned the polls picked DeMint, a relative unknown in much of the state a few months ago, 59 percent to 41 percent over Beasley in unofficial results with 82 percent of the precincts reporting.


DeMint, who's spent about $3.5 million so far, will face Democrat Inez Tenenbaum this fall for the seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Ernest "Fritz" Hollings, who has held his seat for nearly 40 years.


Beasley and DeMint had been in a fierce battle since they emerged from the six-way June 8 primary as the top vote-getters. Since neither got more than 50 percent, a runoff was scheduled and the candidates dashed out of the gate to grab every vote.


Political observers said voter turnout was the key, especially in the Lowcountry, which was up for grabs. The two former GOP Senate candidates from that area endorsed DeMint, who is from Greenville.

[Law is not justice but process]

There's too much consumin' goin' on out there!

[GOP]

U.S. Senate
U.S. Senate - 92%; 1,861 of 2,002 precincts reporting
GOP Runoff
Name Party Votes Pct
Jim DeMint GOP 135,131 59.3%
David Beasley GOP 92,612 40.7%

[Dog Gone]

ROFL. Exactly.

[ken5050]

Inez willget a ton of cash, from allover, as the Dems pull out all the stops..will the $$$ DeMont was forced to spend in the primary put him at a disadvantage?..will he be able to raise what he needs?

[Josh in PA]

SurveyUSA was off?

First off, Senate and Gubernatorial polls are not very accurate for any polling company, because it's nearly impossible to judge the turnout because of so many different variables.

[ambrose]

They nailed the PA primary.

[Josh in PA]

The polls showed Demint by 10, with major momentum.. Why is it suprising he won by 19?

The SurveyUSA poll was as accurate as possible for a race such as this. It was down between 6-18 and 6-20, 2 days before the election, with Demint adding new voters every day, and Beasley supporters seeing that their effort was futile.

Why is everyone so quick to jump on the polls in such a race?

[Law is not justice but process]

That pretty much does it for Beasley, I'd say. If he launches anymore political comebacks it will be as a State House Representative from Society Hill.

I haven't seen a whuppin' like that since the Clemson-Carolina game.

I feel a little bit bad for Beasley though. If he had stuck to his principles instead of selling out to try to win votes he would have beat Hodges and the Legislature would have moved the flag and forced a vote on the lottery on their own. Because of his flip-flops I now don't trust him farther than I can throw a mule, but he isn't such a bad guy. He's just a lousy politician.

[JohnnyZ]

That pretty much does it for Beasley, I'd say. If he launches anymore political comebacks

Never say never. Have you ever heard of Joe Brennan?

[Dales]

I was not being critical.

Stating the fact that no poll nailed the margin is not the same as saying any poll should have nailed the margin.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

I like how the Dems wanted Beasley against Inez in November. I loved the message at our poll that if you voted in the Democrat Primary, you can't vote in the runoff. The only crossovers allowed were ones who voted Republican or didn't vote in the primary. But they're not that motivated when it comes to getting people to do something twice.

[Clintonfatigued]

Nothing in this race has gone well. It would seem illogical that a pro-abort woman could win this race. But a while back, it seemed illogical that a leftist African-American with an Islamic-sounding name could be elected Senator of Illinois. We all know how that race is going. On the bright side, chances are that Inez Tennenbaum will be in the minority when she's sworn in as Senator. In any event, she'll have to make some concessions to conservatives to stay out of political danger. Oh, well, that's politics.

[SC_Republican]

Nothing in this race has gone well.

soooo...I take it that you wanted Beasley to win?

[MplsSteve]

I'm glad to see DeMint win...although I have to admit that I wasn't against Beasley's trade policies.

My big concern is how much Inez Tenenbaum is gonna milk the protectionism issue in the general election. I'm thinking her and the national party will use this issue big time.

I can already see the ads...black and white...pictures of closed textile mills...workers (of all colors...remember its a Dem ad...all races have to be equally featured)looking somewhere between weary and wary...

My question is this:

How does DeMint go on the offense over this issue? I think he has to use the inoculation route, meaning that he has to get out ahead of the situation and state the reasons why he's for free trade and why free trade is good for the Palmetto State.

[SC_Republican]

I've got 4 letters for ya....B.U.S.H.

his coattails alone should push us over the top.

[RFT1]

While Rep. DeMint will not have an easy election, why do you think Inez Tennenbaum will win the election?

[LowCountryJoe]

What's up with that post? Did your enthusiasm for limited government get outsourced too? Or perhaps you're upset that you'll no longer be able to vote for a Democrat senate candidate that just happened to have an "R" by his name. Wipe your nose and the tears then shut up and hold your nose in November if you must.