Catherine Templeton
Catherine Templeton was the South Carolina Director of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation. She assumed office on January 13, 2011. She left office on March 28, 2012.
Templeton (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent South Carolina's 1st Congressional District. She lost in the Republican primary on June 11, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: South Carolina's 1st Congressional District election, 2024
South Carolina's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (June 11 Republican primary)
South Carolina's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (June 11 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House South Carolina District 1
Incumbent Nancy Mace defeated Michael B. Moore in the general election for U.S. House South Carolina District 1 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Nancy Mace (R) | 58.2 | 227,502 | |
| Michael B. Moore (D) | 41.6 | 162,582 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 693 | ||
| Total votes: 390,777 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 1
Michael B. Moore defeated Mac Deford in the Democratic primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 1 on June 11, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michael B. Moore | 51.6 | 10,893 | |
| Mac Deford | 48.4 | 10,209 | ||
| Total votes: 21,102 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Benjamin Frasier (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 1
Incumbent Nancy Mace defeated Catherine Templeton and Bill Young in the Republican primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 1 on June 11, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Nancy Mace | 56.8 | 28,300 | |
| Catherine Templeton | 29.8 | 14,849 | ||
| Bill Young | 13.4 | 6,691 | ||
| Total votes: 49,840 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Austin Anderson (R)
- Daniel Hanlon (R)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Templeton in this election.
2018
General election
General election for Governor of South Carolina
Incumbent Henry McMaster defeated James Smith Jr. in the general election for Governor of South Carolina on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Henry McMaster (R) | 54.0 | 921,342 | |
| James Smith Jr. (D) | 45.9 | 784,182 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 2,045 | ||
| Total votes: 1,707,569 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Martin Barry (American Party)
Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Governor of South Carolina
Incumbent Henry McMaster defeated John Warren in the Republican primary runoff for Governor of South Carolina on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Henry McMaster | 53.6 | 184,286 | |
| John Warren | 46.4 | 159,349 | ||
| Total votes: 343,635 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of South Carolina
James Smith Jr. defeated Marguerite Willis and Phil Noble in the Democratic primary for Governor of South Carolina on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | James Smith Jr. | 61.8 | 148,633 | |
| Marguerite Willis | 27.5 | 66,248 | ||
| Phil Noble | 10.6 | 25,587 | ||
| Total votes: 240,468 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of South Carolina
Incumbent Henry McMaster and John Warren advanced to a runoff. They defeated Catherine Templeton, Kevin Bryant, and John McGill in the Republican primary for Governor of South Carolina on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Henry McMaster | 42.3 | 155,723 | |
| ✔ | John Warren | 27.8 | 102,390 | |
| Catherine Templeton | 21.4 | 78,705 | ||
| Kevin Bryant | 6.7 | 24,790 | ||
| John McGill | 1.7 | 6,375 | ||
| Total votes: 367,983 | ||||
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Endorsements
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Polls
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| South Carolina Governor Republican primary, 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Kevin Bryant | Yancey McGill | Henry McMaster | Catherine Templeton | John Warren | Undecided/Other | Margin of error | Sample size | |||||||||||
| Target Insyght (May 29-31, 2018) | 5% | 3% | 37% | 25% | 20% | 11% | +/-5.0 | 400 | |||||||||||
| Trafalgar Group (November 29 - December 30, 2017) | 11.05% | 3.01% | 39.92% | 7.92% | 0% | 38.02% | +/-2.1 | 2,223 | |||||||||||
| Mason-Dixon Polling and Strategy (December 6-10, 2017) | 8% | 1% | 51% | 21% | 0% | 19% | +/-5.0 | 400 | |||||||||||
| South Carolina Public Affairs (October 10-11, 2017) | 5.2% | 5.0% | 32.6% | 7.3% | 0% | 49.9% | +/-4.0 | 633 | |||||||||||
| AVERAGES | 7.31% | 3% | 40.13% | 15.31% | 5% | 29.48% | +/-4.03 | 914 | |||||||||||
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| South Carolina Governor Republican primary, 2018 (no margin of error information) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Henry McMaster | Catherine Templeton | Kevin Bryant | Yancey McGill | John Warren | Undecided/Other | Sample Size | ||||||||||||
| TargetPoint Consulting and Greenberg Quinlan Rosner for Save the Children Action Network (March 10-17, 2018) | 41% | 10% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 35% | 397 | ||||||||||||
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Campaign finance
Following are campaign finance figures obtained from the South Carolina State Ethics Commission covering all contributions and expenditures made before March 31, 2018.[6]
Major contributions
John Warren
May 3, 2018
On May 3, 2018, John Warren (R) announced that he would make a $2.5 million contribution to his gubernatorial campaign, bringing his total self-funding in the cycle to date to $3 million.[7]
Campaign advertisements
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2014
Templeton was rumored as a possible appointee to Jim DeMint's U.S. Senate seat. On December 17, 2012, Gov. Nikki Haley announced she had chosen to appoint Representative Tim Scott to fill DeMint's seat beginning in January 2013.[8][9]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Catherine Templeton did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Campaign website
The following themes were found on Templeton's campaign website:
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Jobs Catherine Templeton wants South Carolina to be #1 in the South for new jobs. That means creating a business climate that attracts the manufacturing and high tech jobs that would normally go to Georgia and North Carolina. Her background in business, manufacturing and labor issues makes Catherine the best candidate for creating the environment we need to take our state’s jobs to the next level; more jobs, high wages, a competitive market for South Carolina workers. Whether it’s fighting for new roads and infrastructure, keeping taxes low or taking on the liberal unions, Catherine won’t back down. Family Education Life Catherine is 100% pro-life and will always stick up for the unborn. She knows that every life has a purpose given to us from our Creator and must be defended. As Governor, she’ll stand up for our conservative values and will not back down. Veterans Guns Catherine is a gun owner, carries a concealed weapons permit, and is a member of the NRA. Additionally, she’s a supporter of The South Carolina CWP Program that promotes responsible gun ownership. In the program, applicants receive extensive training from a certified instructor and are taught everything from danger and threatening situation avoidance to proper and safe storage, along with all pertinent law—and, finally, many rounds of supervised operation of a firearm. On guns—we can count on Catherine to stand up for our constitutional rights and protect our conservative values. Roads For companies looking to expand or relocate to South Carolina, and families planning vacations, the condition of our roads is not just a budget item. It can be a reason to stay away. Catherine Templeton’s top priority will be creating the infrastructure that propels South Carolina jobs. That means fixing pot holes, repaving high ways, replacing bridges and growing our ports. It’s imperative that South Carolina has what it needs to grow our economy and support our growing industries. South Carolina can’t afford to not fix our roads. Every day we wait, the problem gets more expensive. If we kicked the can down the road… it’d likely fall into a pot hole. Taxes In order to make South Carolina the best place to live, work and raise a family – we need to keep taxes low. Families and businesses thrive when they have the freedom to spend more of their own money. When taxes are low – businesses and families thrive! As governor, Catherine Templeton will fight tooth and nail for smart, conservative tax policies that will allow South Carolina to be the #1 job creator in the South.[10] |
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ WSAV, "Trump makes visit to SC to lend support to McMaster for governor’s race," October 16, 2017
- ↑ Associated Press, "NRA endorses McMaster in South Carolina governor’s race," May 18, 2018
- ↑ Maggie's List, "Maggie's List Proudly Endorses Catherine Templeton for Governor of South Carolina," November 20, 2017
- ↑ U.S. News, "US Rep. Ralph Norman Backing Templeton in SC Governor's Race," May 31, 2018
- ↑ The Charlotte Observer, "'Duck Dynasty's' Phil Robertson touts Warren as a 'godly' candidate for SC governor," accessed June 26, 2018
- ↑ South Carolina State Ethics Commission, "Individual Reports Search," accessed April 17, 2018
- ↑ The State, "John Warren to donate $2.5 million to his campaign for South Carolina governor," May 4, 2018
- ↑ CNN.com, "First on CNN: Haley finalizes short list for DeMint seat," December 11, 2012
- ↑ Political Tracker-CNN.com, "Haley to announce DeMint's replacement at noon," December 17, 2012
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Catherine Templeton for Governor, "Issues," accessed March 18, 2018
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South Carolina Director of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation 2011-2012 |
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