South Carolina Finance Summary
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South Carolina Government:

Governor: Henry McMaster (R )

Lieutenant Governor: Pamela Evette ( R )  

Secretary of State: Mark Hammond (R)

Treasurer: Curtis M. Loftis (R)

Attorney General: Alan Wilson (R)

Comptroller General: Brian J. Gaines (D ) 

State Superintendent of Education: Ellen Weaver (R)

Commissioner of Agriculture: Hugh E. Weathers (R ) 

Adjutant General: Major General Van McCarty

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Campaign Finance Snapshot
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Top Candidates
Candidate
Total Contributions
Total Expenditures
William Cogswell $908,078.00$1,174,587.68
John Tecklenburg $794,242.70$1,044,743.54
G Murrell Smith $673,094.67$404,701.75
Jason Elliott $374,362.40$347,817.54
Deon Tedder $360,655.97$352,409.02
Johnathan M Reichenbach $351,796.73$60,424.31
Bruce W Bannister $332,358.00$151,957.66
Luke Rankin $323,848.40$337,894.04
Clay N Middleton $305,665.62$392,136.52
Sandy Senn $292,090.33$292,838.82
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