2001 South Carolina's 2nd congressional district special election

none February 2026 September 2023 2001 South Carolina's 2nd congressional district special election South Carolina by-election no 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina#District 2 2000 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina#District 2 2002 December 18, 2001 file:Joe Wilson, official photo portrait, color.jpg Joe Wilson Republican Party (United States) 40,355 73.1% 3x4.svg Brent Weaver Democratic Party (United States) 14,034 25.4% U.S. Representative Floyd Spence Republican Party (United States) Joe Wilson Republican Party (United States) The 2001 South Carolina 2nd congressional district special election was held on December 18, 2001, to select a Representative for the 2nd congressional district to serve out the remainder of the term for the 107th Congress. The special election resulted from the death of 16-term Republican incumbent Floyd Spence on August 16, 2001. Joe Wilson, a state senator from Lexington County and a former aide to Spence, won the Republican primary and went on to win the general election against Democratic challenger Brent Weaver. Republican primary The South Carolina Republican Party held their primary on October 30, 2001. Wilson won 75 percent of the vote, avoiding a runoff election.AP.org; retrieved April 10, 2008. 2001 South Carolina's 2nd congressional district special election Republican primaryhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=162251 Our Campaigns - SC District 2 - Special R Primary Race - Oct 30, 2001 |- |colspan="2"| Joe Wilson | align="right" | 34,646 | align="right" | 75.5 |- |colspan="2"| Joe Grimaud | align="right" | 6,784 | align="right" | 14.8 |- |colspan="2"| Stew Butler | align="right" | 1,881 | align="right" | 4.1 |- |colspan="2"| Richard Chalk | align="right" | 1,455 | align="right" | 3.2 |- |colspan="2"| Clyde T. Cobb | align="right" | 1,115 | align="right" | 2.4 General election campaign The Republican Party was on the rise in South Carolina and there was a great deal of enthusiasm among its voters. Additionally, the 2nd had long been a Republican stronghold; it had been in GOP hands without interruption since a 1965 special election. Meanwhile, the Democratic Party was clearly on the decline and was expected to fare poorly in the upcoming 2002 elections. Therefore, it was generally understood that Wilson had clinched a seat in Congress with his primary victory. As expected, Wilson scored a decisive victory in the general election and he was sworn into Congress the very next day. Results South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District Special Election Results, 2001https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=752 Our Campaigns - SC District 2 - Special Race - Dec 18, 2001 Republican Party (United States) Joe Wilson 40,355 73.1 +16.1 Democratic Party (United States) Brent Weaver 14,034 25.4 -15.4 Libertarian Party (United States) Warren Eilertson 420 0.8 -0.5 Constitution Party (United States) Steve LeFemine 404 0.7 +0.7 No party Write-Ins 1 0.0 0.0 26,321 47.7 +31.5 55,214 |- | Republican Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Republican hold |- By county County Joe WilsonRepublican Brent WeaverDemocratic All others Margin Total Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %Aiken (part)56983.3%10615.5%81.2%46367.8%683Allendale27239.7%40859.6%50.7%-136-19.9%685Barnwell76159.5%51440.2%50.4%24719.3%1,280Beaufort (part)8,21371.9%3,04526.7%2141.4%5,16845.2%11,422Calhoun (part)66862.7%38636.2%111.1%28226.5%1,065Colleton (part)38171.6%14928.0%20.4%23243.6%532Hampton50246.6%56852.7%80.7%-66-6.1%1,078Jasper54838.2%87761.1%70.5%-329-22.9%1,436Lexington16,65682.7%3,14515.6%3351.6%13,51167.1%20,136Orangeburg (part)1,89166.4%92632.5%301.1%96533.9%2,848Richland (part)9,89470.4%3,91027.8%2451.8%5,98442.6%14,049 See also South Carolina's 2nd congressional district References External links South Carolina Election Returns South Carolina 2001 02 South Carolina 2001 02 2001 02 South Carolina 02 United States House of Representatives 02 Category:December 2001 in the United States United States House of Representatives 2001 02