2010 South Carolina Secretary of State election

none November 2, 2010 2010 South Carolina Secretary of State election South Carolina presidential popular no yes yes 2006 South Carolina elections#Secretary of state 2006 2014 South Carolina Secretary of State election 2014 Mark Hammond File:Mark Hammond cropped.jpg 3x4.svg 150x150px Republican Party (United States) 805,783 60.90% Marjorie Johnson Democratic Party (United States) 39.04% 516,414 230px County resultsHammond: #E27F7F 0–15%% #D75D5D +15–30% #D72F30 +30% Johnson: #7996E2 0–15% #6674DE +15–30% #584CDE +30% The 2010 South Carolina Secretary of State election took place on November 2, 2010, to elect the secretary of state of South Carolina. Incumbent Republican Mark Hammond (American politician) sought a third term in office, running against Democratic challenger Marjorie Johnson. Primary elections were held on June 8, 2014.South Carolina Secretary of State election, 2010 https://ballotpedia.org/South_Carolina_Secretary_of_State_election,_2010 2026-07-16 Ballotpedia en Primary elections Neither candidate faced a primary opponent, and each became their respective party's nominee following the June 8 primary. General election Hammond defeated Johnson, winning a third term in office. He pledged to use his term to combat counterfeit merchandise and expand protections for charitable donors.2010-11-03 Hammond wins secretary of state https://newspaperarchive.com/us/south-carolina/aiken/aiken-standard/2010/11-03/page-7 2026-07-15 The Aiken Standard 7 Johnson, a retired public relations executive, stated the position of Secretary of State should be appointed, rather than elected, and said she'd encourage the state legislature to give the secretary more enforcement authority.Schafer Susanne 2010-10-28 Hammond, Johnson seek Secretary of State job https://newspaperarchive.com/us/south-carolina/aiken/aiken-standard/2010/10-28/page-8 2026-07-15 The Aiken Standard 8 She said she ran for the office to increase the number of women in elected office. She was endorsed by the AFL-CIO and the Communications Workers of America.2010-09-10 2010 AFL-CIO Endorsements https://www.goiam.org/images/articles/tcunion/legislative-outlook/updated%20endorsements.pdf 2026-07-152010 South Carolina secretary of state election South Carolina Republican Party Mark Hammond (incumbent) 805,783 60.91% -0.33% South Carolina Democratic Party Marjorie L. Johnson 56,414 39.04% +0.34% 968 0.05% +0.01% 1,322,835 100.00% Republican Party (United States) CountyMark Hammond RepublicanMarjori DemocraticWrite-ins Other parties#%#%#%Abbeville4,22658.44%2,99841.46%70.10%Aiken32,54767.27%15,82332.70%150.03%Allendale65826.42%1,83273.54%10.03%Anderson35,31471.81%13,83928.15%220.04%Bamberg1,79037.91%2,93262.09%00.00%Barnwell3,65953.72%3,15046.24%00.04%Beaufort32,43764.57%17,78235.39%200.04%Berkeley26,37362.55%15,76737.40%230.05%Calhoun3,03152.41%2,75047.56%20.03%Charleston56,04056.07%43,84643.87%620.06%Cherokee9,81769.20%4,36530.77%40.06%Chester4,64049.94%4,64850.02%30.03%Chesterfield5,79652.70%5,19947.27%40.04%Clarendon5,27247.20%5,89252.75%60.05%Colleton7,18756.58%5,51443.40%30.02%Darlington10,96251.85%10,17948.14%40.02%Dillon3,66847.46%4,06052.54%10.01%Dorchester22,66564.17%%12,64735.80%170.05%Edgefield4,79759.07%3,32440.93%00.00%Fairfield3,37938.91%5,30361.06%30.03%Florence22,32255.84%17,64344.14%80.02%Georgetown12,27258.43%8,72141.52%110.05%Greenville91,58863.16%39,48230.10%840.06%Greenwood12,57563.16%7,31336.73%230.12%Hampton2,41338.94%3,78261.03%20.03%Horry48,29370.54%20,15029.43%220.03%Jasper2,58842.06%3,56457.92%10.02%Kershaw13,60863.27%7,88436.66%140.07%Lancaster14,14364.16%7,89035.79%80.04%Laurens10,90163.48%6,26436.47%90.05%Lee2,30235.21%4,23564.77%20.03%Lexington61,67075.28%20,20724.67%530.06%Marion4,02139.34%6,20060.66%00.00%Marlboro2,71138.18%4,38961.82%00.00%McCormick2,06152.46%1,86847.54%00.00%Newberry7,61863.59%4,35736.37%50.04%Oconee15,52375.03%5,15824.93%90.04%Orangeburg9,17832.62%18,95267.37%50.02%Pickens23,42778.20%6,50421.71%270.09%Richland48,69942.24%66,50257.68%750.07%Saluda3,96863.77%2,25536.24%00.00%Spartanburg51,30670.02%21,93529.93%380.05%Sumter14,04646.99%15,84753.00%110.04%Union5,15257.10%3,86442.82%70.08%Williamsburg3,69832.55%7,66467.43%20.02%York45,44267.42%21,93432.55%220.03%Totals805,78360.90%516,41439%6380.1% References Category:2010 South Carolina elections Category:South Carolina Secretary of State elections Category:2010 state constitutional officer elections in the United States Category:2010 United States state secretary of state elections