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  RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > South Carolina > Senate Class III
OfficeSenate
TypePrimary Election
Filing Deadline March 30, 2004 - 12:00pm
Polls Open June 08, 2004 - 07:00am
Polls Close June 08, 2004 - 06:00pm
Term Start January 03, 2005 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2011 - 12:00pm
ContributorSC-Conservative
Last Modifiedgeoffreyvs August 18, 2017 03:42pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyDemocratic Won11/03/1998
NameErnest F. "Fritz" Hollings Votes562,791 (52.68%)
Term01/03/1999 - 01/03/2005 Margin74,659 (+6.99%)
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 9.6667003632 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
David Beasley
Safe 3
Strong 9
Lean 7
Slight 5
Jim DeMint
Safe 3
Strong 8
Lean 4
Slight 1
Charles M. "Charlie" Condon
Slight 1
Thomas Ravenel
Slight 2
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH

04/29/2003 06/06/2004

CANDIDATES
Photo
Name Gov. David Beasley Rep. Jim DeMint Thomas Ravenel Attorney General Charles M. "Charlie" Condon Mayor Mark McBride Orly Benny Davis
PartyRepublican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican
Votes107,847 (36.60%) 77,567 (26.32%) 73,167 (24.83%) 27,694 (9.40%) 6,479 (2.20%) 1,915 (0.65%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -30,280 (-10.28%) -34,680 (-11.77%) -80,153 (-27.20%) -101,368 (-34.40%) -105,932 (-35.95%)
Predict Avg.40.06% 22.33% 20.00% 13.67% 4.28% 1.38%
Finances$1,050,000.00 $1,112,779.00 $648,870.00 $823,616.00 $31,634.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
Survey USA 
06/04-06/06		 38.00% (-5.0) 20.00% (-1.0) 23.00% (+6.0) 12.00% (-4.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Survey USA 
05/22-05/24		 43.00% (+5.0) 21.00% (-6.0) 17.00% (+6.0) 16.00% (-3.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Richard Quinn and Associates 
05/11-05/11		 40.00% (+0.0) 18.00% (+0.0) 11.00% (+0.0) 9.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Survey USA 
04/26-04/28		 38.00% (+0.0) 27.00% (+0.0) 11.00% (+0.0) 19.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Public Opinion Strategies (R) 
02/17-02/17		 37.00% (+0.0) 16.00% (+0.0) 10.00% (+0.0) 19.00% (+0.0) 2.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Richard Quinn and Associates 
11/11-11/11		 24.00% (+0.0) 8.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 8.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
R W. Walter Wilkins
I Chase McFadden
  SC Association of Realtors
R Stanhope "Stan" Spears
  Club for Growth
  Myrtle Beach Sun News
R Hugh Leatherman Sr.
R David H. Wilkins
R André Bauer
R Arthur Ravenel, Jr.
PRB Mr. Techno
? Mark Brooks

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Jun 08, 2004 12:00am News Beasley in Runoff for S.C. Senate Seat  Article None Entered 
May 24, 2004 12:00am Poll Margin of victory key in primary (SC)  Article Joshua L. 
May 24, 2004 12:00am News GOP Senate candidates (SC) hit church circuit to court voters  Article Joshua L. 
May 24, 2004 12:00am News Aiken voters uncertain  Article Joshua L. 
May 07, 2004 12:00am Op-Ed by Candidate America must hold China accountable in the war on terror  Article SC Moose 
May 04, 2004 12:00am News McBride goes wild at Spartanburg US Senate debate  Article SC-Conservative 
Apr 23, 2004 12:00am Op-Ed by Candidate South Carolina needs two senators fighting for jobs  Article SC-Conservative 
Apr 23, 2004 12:00am News Trade, Terrorism discussed at candidates forum  Article SC Moose 
Apr 22, 2004 12:00am News Beasley, Ravenel viewed most favorably (SC senate)  Article SC-Conservative 
Apr 22, 2004 12:00am General Inside Politics/DeMint's numbers  Article SC Moose 
Apr 21, 2004 12:00am Profile Staffer out to prove ‘beauty queen’ is not ‘shallow’  Article SC Moose 
Apr 18, 2004 12:00am News Beasley derails DeMint  Article SC Moose 
Apr 18, 2004 12:00am News His strength could be his weakness at poll  Article SC Moose 
Apr 09, 2004 12:00am News 10 questions for Orly Benny Davis (SC senate)  Article SC-Conservative 
Mar 27, 2004 12:00am News SC GOP raises money at annual even  Article SC-Conservative 
Mar 27, 2004 12:00am News GOP convention calls for party unity (SC)  Article SC-Conservative 
Mar 26, 2004 12:00am News Demint gets endorsement, Ravenel says strike Hamas  Article SC-Conservative 
Mar 25, 2004 12:00am Press Release Condon urges GOP to support Sanford spending plan (SC senate)  Article SC-Conservative 
Mar 14, 2004 12:00am Press Release 13 State lawmakers endorse Thomas Ravenel  Article SC-Conservative 
Mar 14, 2004 12:00am Commentary US senate GOP primary overview and odds  Article SC-Conservative 
Mar 14, 2004 12:00am News Senate race attracts candidates with assets to spend (SC)  Article SC-Conservative 
Mar 12, 2004 12:00am Press Release McBride to appear on Hannity and Colmes (SC)  Article SC-Conservative 
Mar 09, 2004 12:00am News GOP senate candidates debate in Furman (SC)  Article SC-Conservative 
Mar 03, 2004 12:00am News Demint wants tax changes  Article SC-Conservative 
Mar 03, 2004 12:00am News Old political jabs thorn Beasley  Article SC-Conservative 
Mar 03, 2004 12:00am News McBride wants illegals thrown out  Article SC-Conservative 
Feb 14, 2004 12:00am Commentary A Race to Watch: South Carolina Republicans debate trade  Article Tony82 
Nov 11, 2003 12:00am Poll Beasley tempted by Quinn poll  Article User 13 
Nov 02, 2003 12:00am News SC Republicans Split on Beasley Senate Candidacy  Article Stephen Yellin 
Oct 26, 2003 12:00am News Beasley Eyes Senate Run in 2004  Article Stephen Yellin 
Oct 22, 2003 12:00am News Peeler Won't Run For US Senate  Article Stephen Yellin 
Aug 30, 2003 12:00am Speculative Peeler May Run for Senate-South Carolina  Article Stephen Yellin 

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