2017 South Carolina's 5th congressional district special election

A special election was held on June 20, 2017, to determine the member of the United States House of Representatives for South Carolina's 5th congressional district. Representative Mick Mulvaney was nominated by President Donald Trump as director of the Office of Management and Budget and confirmed by the United States Senate on February 16, 2017, necessitating his resignation from the House of Representatives.

State Representative Ralph Norman narrowly defeated Archie Parnell, a senior advisor for Goldman Sachs, 51.0% to 47.9%, in a low-turnout election.

Declared

 * Chad Connelly, former chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party
 * Ray Craig, international ministry aid worker
 * Sheri Few, education activist, candidate for Superintendent of Education in 2014 and state house candidate in 2006, 2008 and 2010
 * Tom Mullikin, attorney and commander of the South Carolina State Guard
 * Ralph Norman, state representative
 * Tommy Pope, state representative
 * Kris Wampler, attorney

Declined

 * Penry Gustafson, former businesswoman and community advocate of Camden, SC
 * Gary Simrill, state representative

Polling
* Internal survey for the Sheri Few campaign

Results
[[File:2017 South Carolina's 5th congressional district special Republican primary election results by county map.svg|thumb|200px|Results by county: {{legend|#E27F7F|Norman}}

{{legend|#FFE0EA|20–30%}}

{{legend|#FFC8CD|30–40%}} {{legend|#F1C92A|Pope}}

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{{legend|#FFDD55|40–50%}} {{legend|#FF9A50|Mullikin}}

{{legend|#FFB580|40–50%}}

{{legend|#FF9A50|50–60%}} {{legend|#51C2C2|Connelly}}

{{legend|#2AACAC|60–70%}} ]]

Results
[[File:2017 South Carolina's 5th congressional district special Republican primary runoff election results by county map.svg|thumb|200px|Results by county: {{legend|#E27F7F|Norman}}

{{legend|#E27F7F|50–60%}}

{{legend|#D75D5D|60–70%}}

{{legend|#D72F30|70–80%}} {{legend|#F1C92A|Pope}}

{{legend|#F1C92A|50–60%}} ]]

Declared

 * Alexis Frank, recent college graduate and army veteran
 * Les Murphy, United States Marine Corps veteran
 * Archie Parnell, Goldman Sachs senior adviser

Declined

 * Thomas McElveen, state senator
 * John King, state representative
 * Mandy Powers Norrell, state representative
 * Fran Person, nominee for this seat in 2016
 * Vincent Sheheen, state senator and nominee for governor in 2010 and 2014

Results
[[File:2017 South Carolina's 5th congressional district special Democratic primary election results by county map.svg|thumb|200px|Results by county: {{legend|#7996E2|Parnell}}

{{legend|#7996E2|50–60%}}

{{legend|#6674DE|60–70%}}

{{legend|#584CDE|70–80%}}

{{legend|#3933E5|80–90%}} ]]

Nominated

 * Victor Kocher

Eliminated at convention
The Libertarian Party nominating convention was held April 1, 2017.
 * Bill Bledsoe
 * Nathaniel Cooper

Nominated

 * David Kulma, professor at Winthrop University and musician

Candidates

 * Ralph Norman (Republican)
 * Archie Parnell (Democratic)
 * Victor Kocher (Libertarian)
 * David Kulma (Green)
 * Josh Thornton (American)