South Carolina elections, 2014

A general election was held in the U.S. state of South Carolina on November 4, 2014. All of South Carolina's executive officers were up for election as well as both United States Senate seats, and all of South Carolina's seven seats in the United States House of Representatives.

Primary elections were held on June 10, 2014 and primary runoffs were held on June 24.

Incumbent Republican Governor Nikki Haley ran for re-election to a second term.

Democratic State Senator Vincent Sheheen, the nominee in 2010 ran again.

Republican-turned-Independent Tom Ervin, an attorney, former State Representative and former circuit court judge ran, but withdrew in the final week and endorsed Sheheen. Other candidates included Libertarian businessman Steve French; and former NFL player Morgan Bruce Reeves of the United Citizens Party.

Haley won re-election.

This was the last election in which the Lieutenant Governor was elected separately from the Governor. Republican Ken Ard, who was elected in 2010, resigned the office in March 2012 while under investigation for ethics charges. He was succeeded by a fellow Republican, President pro tempore of the South Carolina Senate Glenn F. McConnell. McConnell had planned to run, but withdrew from the race in January 2014 and was announced as the next President of the College of Charleston in March, a position he took up in June.

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