SOUTH CAROLINA
     Nov. 2, 2010 U.S. Senate                                      

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+Jim DeMint (R) i
810,771
61.48%
Alvin Greene (D)
364,598
27.65%
Tom Clements (G)
121,472
9.21%
write-ins
21,953
1.66%

1,318,022

Registration: 2,631,459.  Ballots Cast: 1,365,480.
Plurality: 446,173 votes (33.85 percentage points).

 SC Election Commission




Notes: 
Sen. Jim DeMint (R) easily defeated unknown unemployed veteran Alvin Greene (D); environmental activist Tom Clements(G) achive an strong showing of over 9-percent. 

The June 8 Democratic primary saw a big upset as unknown  unemployed veteran Alvin Greene, without campaigning, defeated Vic Rawl, a member of the Charleston County Council, former circuit court judge and former state representative, by 100,362 votes (58.96%) to 69,853 (41.04%).  In the Republican primary, DeMint defeated Susan McDonald Gaddy by 82.99% to 17.01%.

According to Open Secrets, the DeMint campaign raised $7.2 million, spent $5.4 million and finished with cash on hand of $1.8 million while the Greene campaign did not file a report (>). 

As an improbable and enigmatic candidate, Greene received a lot of free media attention, albeit tinged with skepticism and ridicule.  The outcome of the race was never in doubt, but Greene's story caught people's imagination to the point that it inspired a documentary and a graphic novel.



See also:
David Weigel.  "Alvin Greene vs. the World."  Slate, Aug. 8, 2012.

Davide Axe, Corey Hutchins, Blue Delliquanti and Dre Lopez.  2012.  THE ACCIDENTAL CANDIDATE: The Rise and Fall of Alvin Greene, CreateSpace Independent Pub.

"Who is Alvin Greene? A documentary film by Leslie Beaumont and David Garrett."  Leslie Beaumont.

Ravi Somaiya.  "Election Expert, Opposition Campaign Suspect Foul Play in S.C. Primary."  Newsweek, June 11, 2010.









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