Joe Cunningham (American politician)
{{Short description|American politician (born 1982)}}
{{use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Use American English|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Joe Cunningham
| image = Joe Cunningham, Official Porrtait, 116th Congress.jpg
| caption = Official portrait, 2019
| state = South Carolina
| district = {{ushr|SC|1|1st}}
| term_start = January 3, 2019
| term_end = January 3, 2021
| predecessor = Mark Sanford
| successor = Nancy Mace
| birth_name = Joseph Kendrick Cunningham
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|5|26}}
| birth_place = Caldwell County, Kentucky, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Democratic
| spouse = {{marriage|Amanda Bonfiglio|2014|2022|reason=divorced}}
{{marriage|Ashley Bailey|2023}}
| children = 2
| education = College of Charleston
Florida Atlantic University (BS)
Northern Kentucky University (JD)
| relatives = Bill Cunningham (father)
| website =
| module = {{Listen|pos=center|embed=yes|filename=Joe Cunningham speaks in support of the Great American Outdoors Act.ogg|title=Joe Cunningham's voice|type=speech|description=Joe Cunningham speaks in support of the Great American Outdoors Act
Recorded July 22, 2020}}
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Joseph Kendrick Cunningham (born May 26, 1982) is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for South Carolina's 1st congressional district from 2019 to 2021. The district includes much of South Carolina's share of the Atlantic Coast, from Charleston to Hilton Head Island.
A member of the Democratic Party, Cunningham narrowly defeated Republican state representative Katie Arrington in the 2018 general election. He lost his 2020 re-election bid in another close race to Republican state representative Nancy Mace after one term in Congress. He was the Democratic nominee in the 2022 South Carolina gubernatorial election, losing to incumbent Republican governor Henry McMaster in a landslide.{{cite web |title=South Carolina Primary Results |url=https://www.cnn.com/election/2022/results/south-carolina/primaries |website=CNNpolitics |publisher=CNN |access-date=15 June 2022}}
Early life, education and career
Cunningham was born in Caldwell County, Kentucky, and grew up in Kuttawa, Kentucky.{{cite news |last1=Flairty |first1=Steve |title=Kentucky by Heart: Joe Cunningham, Chase grad, flips U.S. house seat in S. Carolina for dems |url=https://www.nkytribune.com/2018/11/kentucky-by-heart-joe-cunningham-chase-grad-flips-u-s-house-seat-in-s-carolina-for-dems/ |newspaper=Northern Kentucky Tribune |date=November 13, 2018|access-date=March 27, 2020}} He graduated from Lyon County High School in 2000. Cunningham attended the College of Charleston for two years before transferring to Florida Atlantic University in 2002, where he obtained his Bachelor of Science in ocean engineering in 2005.[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C001122 Biography] at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed 2020-12-18
Cunningham became an ocean engineer with a consulting company in Naples, Florida, and was laid off after about five years. He spent some time learning Spanish in South America, enrolled in law school at Northern Kentucky University's Salmon P. Chase College of Law in 2011, and graduated in 2014.{{cite news|last=Nettles |first=Brad |url=https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/can-joe-cunningham-go-to-congress-i-ve-learned-not/article_2d2aa916-9e42-11e8-9846-c7e51d32a232.html |title=Can Joe Cunningham go to Congress? 'I've learned not to underestimate him' | Palmetto Politics |newspaper=The Post and Courier |location=Summerville, S.C. |date=August 26, 2018 |access-date=November 3, 2018}} He then worked as a construction attorney for Charleston firm Lyles & Lyles and co-owned the Soul Yoga + Wellness yoga studio with his wife before campaigning for political office.
U.S. House of Representatives
=Elections=
== 2018 ==
{{see also|2018 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina#District 1}}
In July 2017, Cunningham announced his candidacy for the United States House of Representatives in {{ushr|SC|1}}.{{cite news|last=Dumain |first=Emma |url=https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/first-democratic-challenger-declares-bid-to-unseat-south-carolina-republican/article_d89b5bd4-5603-11e7-89e0-ab6e5aeb6f68.html |title=First Democratic challenger declares bid to unseat South Carolina Republican Mark Sanford | Palmetto Politics |newspaper=The Post and Courier |location=Summerville, S.C. |date=June 21, 2017 |access-date=November 3, 2018}}{{cite news|last=Spence |first=Sam |url=https://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/TheBattery/archives/2017/06/21/first-time-candidate-announces-democratic-challenge-to-mark-sanford-by-standing-against-nancy-pelosi |title=First-time candidate announces Democratic challenge to Mark Sanford by standing against Nancy Pelosi | The Battery |work=Charleston City Paper |date=June 21, 2017 |access-date=November 3, 2018}} Cunningham won the nomination, defeating nonprofit consultant Toby Smith, receiving 71.5% of the vote.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/south-carolina-house-district-1-primary-election|title=South Carolina Primary Election Results: Sanford Defeated in Republican House Primary|work=The New York Times|date=June 20, 2018 |access-date=December 8, 2018}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.enr-scvotes.org/SC/75708/Web02-state.203322/#/cid/27002|title=Election Night Reporting|website=enr-scvotes.org|access-date=December 8, 2018}}
Cunningham expected to face Republican incumbent Mark Sanford. However, Sanford was defeated in the Republican primary by state Representative Katie Arrington. Cunningham defeated Arrington with 50.7% of the vote, marking the first time since 1986 that South Carolina Democrats had flipped a U.S. House seat. His victory was widely considered a major upset.{{Cite news|url=https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/joe-cunningham-takes-sc-st-congressional-district-race-over-republican/article_bd90a97e-e203-11e8-ab11-5f406678bef9.html|title=Joe Cunningham takes SC 1st Congressional District race over Republican Kate Arrington|author1=Caitlin Byrd|author2=Chloe Johnson|newspaper=The Post and Courier |location=Summerville, S.C. |access-date=November 7, 2018}}{{cite news |url=https://www.politico.com/election-results/2018/south-carolina|title=South Carolina Election Results 2018: Live Midterm Map by County & Analysis|website=Politico |access-date=December 8, 2018}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/south-carolina-house-district-1|title=South Carolina Election Results: First House District|work=The New York Times|access-date=December 8, 2018}}
While Arrington carried four of the district's five counties, Cunningham prevailed by winning Charleston County by almost 17,000 votes–more than four times the overall margin of 4,000 votes.[https://www.cnn.com/election/2018/results/south-carolina South Carolina 2018 House results] from CNN Cunningham is the first Democrat to represent the Charleston-based district since 1981.{{cite news|date=November 13, 2018|title=Opinion: A Wake-Up Call for the G.O.P.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/13/opinion/a-wake-up-call-for-the-gop.html|author=Mark Sanford|newspaper=The New York Times }} He was also the first white Democrat to win a House seat in the Deep South since John Barrow won reelection in 2012.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}
==2020==
{{see also|2020 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina#District 1}}
In 2020, Cunningham narrowly lost his seat to Republican state Representative Nancy Mace. Once a solidly Republican district, the 1st district has become competitive in recent elections due to the realignment of Charleston's suburban population to the Democratic Party. However, increased turnout in the heavily conservative Beaufort area undermined this trend, allowing Mace to overcome Cunningham's margin in Charleston County.{{cite news |last=Brussee|first=David Slade and Bryan|title=Growing populations in Republican areas helped Nancy Mace beat Joe Cunningham for Congress|website=Post and Courier |url=https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/growing-populations-in-republican-areas-helped-nancy-mace-beat-joe-cunningham-for-congress/article_492d016a-1d55-11eb-9102-ab781ca7587c.html|access-date=2021-01-21}}
=Tenure=
File:Repbyrne with Joe Cunningham.jpg Representative Bradley Byrne.]]
In his first vote as a U.S. Representative, Cunningham declined to back Nancy Pelosi for Speaker of the House. Cunningham instead voted for Rep. Cheri Bustos of Illinois.{{cite news |last1=Lovegrove |first1=Jamie |title=Joe Cunningham votes for Illinois Democrat Cheri Bustos for House Speaker over Pelosi |url=https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/joe-cunningham-votes-for-illinois-democrat-cheri-bustos-for-house/article_e94e093c-0f65-11e9-9090-a72bd28c8b81.html |newspaper=The Post and Courier |location=Summerville, S.C. |date=January 3, 2019}} Cunningham was a member of the Blue Dog Coalition, a group of Democrats who present themselves as moderate to conservative.{{cite news |url=http://abcnews4.com/news/local/blue-dog-democrats-welcome-joe-cunningham|title='Blue Dog' Democrats welcome Joe Cunningham|last=Tripp|first=Drew|date=January 29, 2019|publisher=WCIV |location=Charleston, S.C. |access-date=2019-01-30}}
On March 8, 2019, while National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration assistant administrator for fisheries Chris Oliver was testifying at a Natural Resources Water, Oceans and Wildlife Subcommittee hearing on the effects of seismic testing on right whales, Cunningham blasted an air horn to demonstrate how disruptive commercial air guns were to whales. Cunningham argued that the sound of commercial air guns was up to 16,000 times louder than an air horn.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2019/03/08/trump-official-said-seismic-air-gun-tests-dont-hurt-whales-so-congressman-blasted-him-with-an-air-horn/|title=A Trump official said seismic air gun tests don't hurt whales. So a congressman blasted him with an air horn.|author1=Darryl Fears|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=March 8, 2019}}
Cunningham stopped short of endorsing an impeachment inquiry against President Trump after the Ukraine allegations emerged, stating that a partisan rush to impeach the President would be bad for the country, but that if the allegations against Trump were true, they "represent a clear threat to the Constitution, our national security and the democratic process".{{Cite news|date=2019|title=Ukraine scandal increases calls for Trump's impeachment, but not from SC's Cunningham|work=McClatchy|url=https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/congress/article235422292.html}}{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/us/politics/trump-impeachment-congress-list.html|title=Complete List: Who Supports an Impeachment Inquiry Against Trump?|work=The New York Times|date=May 31, 2019 |access-date=October 13, 2019|last1=Parlapiano |first1=Alicia |last2=Kao |first2=Jason |last3=Cochrane |first3=Emily |last4=Edmondson |first4=Catie }} On October 31, 2019, however, Cunningham voted in favor of a resolution to lay out rules to proceed with an impeachment inquiry of President Trump.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/31/us/politics/trump-impeachment-inquiry-house-vote.html|title=How Democrats and Republicans Voted on Trump Impeachment Rules |work=The New York Times|access-date=October 31, 2019}} On December 16, Cunningham announced that he would support both articles of impeachment pending in the House of Representatives, saying "At the end of day, this is simply about the rule of law, whether we're a country with laws or not and what type of precedent we want to set for future presidents."{{cite news |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2019/12/16/ben-mcadams-vote-to-impeach-trump-086215 |title=Vulnerable Democrats to vote to impeach Trump |last=Ferris |first=Sarah |date=December 16, 2019 |work=Politico |access-date=December 16, 2019}} On December 18, 2019, Cunningham voted for both articles of impeachment against Trump.{{cite news |author= Grace Panetta |date=December 18, 2019 |title = WHIP COUNT: Here's which members of the House voted for and against impeaching Trump |work=Business Insider |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-impeachment-vote-results-house-2019-12}}
In his farewell speech to the House of Representatives in December 2020, Cunningham toasted a can of beer to "the spirit of bipartisanship and cooperation", saying that "for the betterment of this country, we have to come together, we have to sit down and listen to each other, and maybe even have a beer."{{cite news|url=https://www.https/|title=US congressman Joe Cunningham opens beer to toast bipartisanship|publisher=BBC News|access-date=17 December 2020|archive-date=August 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130819141428/http://https/|url-status=dead}} GovTrack reports that during his two years in the U.S. House, Cunningham joined bipartisan bills the second most often and had the fifth least left-leaning voting record compared to other house Democrats.{{cite news|url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/joe_cunningham/412814/report-card/2020|title=Rep. Joe Cunningham's 2020 Report Card|work=GovTrack|access-date=30 January 2021}} Nancy Mace, Cunningham's Republican opponent in his 2020 reelection campaign, alleged that Cunningham voted with Democratic Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi 90% of the time.{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KN-xg8_50X8|title=Better Choice|author=Nancy Mace|date=October 27, 2020 |via=YouTube}}
=Committee assignments=
- Committee on Natural Resources{{Cite web|url=https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/12319-6/|title=Pelosi Announces New Appointments to Committees for the 116th Congress|date=January 24, 2019|website=Speaker Nancy Pelosi|access-date=2019-01-29|archive-date=January 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125183307/https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/12319-6/|url-status=dead}}
- Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
- Subcommittee on Water, Oceans and Wildlife
- Committee on Veterans' Affairs{{Cite web|url=https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/11619-3/|title=Pelosi Announces New Appointments to Committees for the 116th Congress|date=January 17, 2019|website=Speaker Nancy Pelosi|access-date=2019-01-29|archive-date=January 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190129181610/https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/11619-3/|url-status=dead}}
- Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity
- Subcommittee on Technology Modernization
=Caucus memberships=
- Blue Dog Coalition{{Cite web|url=https://bluedogcaucus-costa.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/blue-dogs-welcome-reps-ed-case-joe-cunningham-and-kendra-horn|title=Blue Dogs Welcome Reps. Ed Case, Joe Cunningham, and Kendra Horn|date=January 29, 2019|website=Blue Dog Coalition|access-date=2019-01-30|archive-date=January 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190130110540/https://bluedogcaucus-costa.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/blue-dogs-welcome-reps-ed-case-joe-cunningham-and-kendra-horn|url-status=dead}}
- Future Forum Caucus{{cite web |title=Members |url=https://futureforumpac.com/members/ |website=FutureForumPAC.com}}
- LGBT Equality Caucus{{cite web |title=Members {{!}} LGBT Equality Caucus |url=https://lgbt-cicilline.house.gov/members |website=lgbt-cicilline.house.gov |access-date=May 19, 2019 |archive-date=March 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331154313/https://lgbt-cicilline.house.gov/members |url-status=dead }}
- New Democrat Coalition{{Cite web|url=https://newdemocratcoalition-himes.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/new-democrat-coalition-inducts-9-additional-members|title=New Democrat Coalition Inducts 9 Additional Members|date=January 23, 2019|website=New Democrat Coalition|access-date=2019-02-03|archive-date=February 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203201913/https://newdemocratcoalition-himes.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/new-democrat-coalition-inducts-9-additional-members|url-status=dead}}
- Problem Solvers Caucus{{Cite web |title=Featured Members |website=Problem Solvers Caucus |url=https://problemsolverscaucus-gottheimer.house.gov/members |access-date=2021-03-28 |archive-date=March 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210318093950/https://problemsolverscaucus-gottheimer.house.gov/members |url-status=dead }}
Post-congressional career
=2022 gubernatorial campaign=
{{main|2022 South Carolina gubernatorial election}}
File:Joe Cunningham for Governor logo.webp
Cunningham was the Democratic nominee for South Carolina governor, winning the June 14 primary with 57% of the vote. Cunningham was defeated by incumbent Republican governor Henry McMaster in the November election, 58% to 41%.{{cite web |title=2022 Statewide General Election Election Night Reporting |url=https://www.enr-scvotes.org/SC/115412/Web02-state.307150/#/?undefined |access-date=10 November 2022 |website=scvotes.org}}
=Political consulting and No Labels=
On March 16, 2023, Cunningham announced the launch of Cunningham Consulting, a consulting firm specializing in public affairs, government relations and advocacy.{{Cite news |last=Erickson |first=Joseph |date=March 16, 2023 |title=Former SC gubernatorial nominee Joe Cunningham launches PR firm in Charleston |work=WCIV-TV |url=https://abcnews4.com/news/local/former-sc-gubernatorial-nominee-democratic-party-joe-cunningham-consulting-charleston-sc-pr-firm-public-relations-strategic-communications |access-date=March 17, 2023}} In May 2023, Cunningham penned an op-ed for The Post and Courier in which he expressed support for the centrist political organization No Labels and their controversial efforts to run a "unity ticket" in the 2024 U.S. presidential election; at the end of the piece, it's noted that Cunningham has joined No Labels and serves as the group's national director.{{cite news |last1=Cunningham |first1=Joe |title=Cunningham: With Biden trailing Trump, we need a third option for president in 2024 |url= https://www.postandcourier.com/opinion/commentary/cunningham-with-biden-trailing-trump-we-need-a-third-option-for-president-in-2024/article_f92aca92-efef-11ed-a2ac-5b34910400dc.html |access-date=15 May 2023 |work=The Post and Courier |date=12 May 2023}} No Labels ended their campaign in April 2024 due to a lack of suitable candidates, with Cunningham explaining the group was "looking for a hero and a hero never emerged." He opted to endorse Democratic President Joe Biden.{{cite news|last=Pengelly|first=Martin|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/05/no-labels-biden-vote-director|title=No Labels national director says he will vote for Joe Biden|newspaper=The Guardian|date=April 5, 2024|access-date=April 6, 2024}}
Political positions
Cunningham was voted the 2019 Best Progressive by the Charleston City Paper.{{Cite web |title=Joe Cunningham |via=Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/JoeCunninghamSC/posts/949876085484879 |url-access=registration |access-date=2020-10-24}}
Cunningham supports the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).{{cite news |author=Thomas Novelly |title=In SC 1st Congressional District, Cunningham and Mace differ on Affordable Care Act reform |newspaper=The Post and Courier |location=Summerville, S.C. |url=https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/in-sc-1st-congressional-district-cunningham-and-mace-differ-on-affordable-care-act-reform/article_773d7994-ff2e-11ea-a738-ebfb2169bacf.html|access-date=2020-09-29}}{{cite news |date=June 29, 2020|title=Cunningham votes in favor of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act amid pandemic |publisher=WCBD-TV |location=Charleston, S.C. |url=https://www.counton2.com/news/south-carolina-news/joe-cunningham-working-to-ensure-accessible-affordable-healthcare/|access-date=2020-09-29}} Cunningham accepts the scientific consensus on climate change.{{cite news |author=Thomas Novelly |date=September 28, 2020 |title=Partisan hits fly as Cunningham and Mace share stage in SC congressional race debate |newspaper=The Post and Courier |location=Summerville, S.C. |url=https://www.postandcourier.com/news/partisan-hits-fly-as-cunningham-and-mace-share-stage-in-sc-congressional-race-debate/article_fe6bef72-01c7-11eb-a0d8-47dfbd512ad5.html |access-date=2020-09-29}} He also opposes offshore drilling, which garnered him the endorsement of coastal mayors and is attributed for his upset victory, and sponsored bills to ban offshore drilling while serving in Congress.{{Cite web|url=https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/3-more-coastal-mayors-endorsing-joe-cunningham-over-offshore-drilling/article_bdafb6cc-8383-11e8-800f-b7f1fa703d78.html|title=3 more coastal mayors endorsing Joe Cunningham over offshore drilling|first=Caitlyn|last=Byrd|website=Post and Courier|date=2018-07-09}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/congress/article234963252.html|title=SC's Joe Cunningham scores big win in House vote to ban offshore drilling |website=McClatchy DC|first=Emma|last=Dumain|date=2019-09-11}} He does not support defunding the police.
He would have supported legalizing marijuana and sports betting if he had been elected governor of South Carolina.{{Cite web |date=2022-02-25 |title=In His Run For South Carolina Governor, Cunningham Talks Legalizing Sports Betting |url=https://www.playusa.com/south-carolina-governor-hopeful-talks-legalizing-sports-betting/ |access-date=2022-03-02 |website=Play USA |language=en-US}} His gubernatorial campaign also promised to eliminate South Carolina's state income tax.{{Cite web |last=Adcox |first=Seanna |date=2022-10-02 |title=Cunningham trying to win SC voters by pledging to out-cut Republicans on taxes, spending |url=https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/cunningham-trying-to-win-sc-voters-by-pledging-to-out-cut-republicans-on-taxes-spending/article_d4b667ec-4000-11ed-b485-ab10e0ed9b1a.html |access-date=2023-08-15 |website=Post and Courier |language=en}}
Personal life
Cunningham lives in Charleston, South Carolina, with his son Boone.{{cite web |last1=Haas |first1=Karen |title=Unofficial List Of Members of the House of Representatives of the United States and Their Places of Residence {{!}} One Hundred Sixteenth Congress |url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/ulm-116.pdf |website=clerk.house.gov |publisher=Clerk of the House of Representatives |date=December 13, 2018}}{{cite news |last1=Harrison |first1=Jenna-Ley |title=Party lines continue to cross with Arrington, Cunningham endorsements |website=The Gazette |location=Summerville, S.C. |url=https://www.ourgazette.com/news/party-lines-continue-to-cross-with-arrington-cunningham-endorsements/article_934f1920-c8e0-11e8-b9bf-bf6d747f0193.html}} Cunningham is an Eagle Scout. His father, Bill Cunningham, is a former Kentucky Supreme Court Justice and author of historical fiction.
On March 20, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Cunningham announced that he had tested positive for the virus.{{cite news |last=Davidson|first=Katie|date=April 1, 2020|title=U.S. Rep. Joe Cunningham out of quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19 |publisher=WYFF |location= Greenville, S.C. |url=https://www.wyff4.com/article/us-rep-joe-cunningham-has-tested-positive-for-covid-19/31958438 |access-date=2020-11-17}} In 2021, Cunningham announced his separation from his wife Amanda.{{cite news |last1=Folks |first1=Will |date=March 23, 2021 |title=Joe Cunningham And His Wife Are Splitsville |website=FITSNews |location=South Carolina |url=https://www.fitsnews.com/2021/03/29/joe-cunningham-and-his-wife-are-splitsville/}}
On October 4, 2023, Cunningham announced the birth of son Almon Law, with his wife Ashley.{{Cite web |date=October 4, 2023 |title=Joe Cunningham |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=892551775569298&set=pcb.892551882235954 |access-date=October 4, 2023 |website=Joe Cunningham}}
Electoral history
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2018 South Carolina's 1st congressional district Democratic primary election
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Joe Cunningham
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 23443
| percentage = 71.5
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Toby Smith
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 9342
| percentage = 28.5
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 32785
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2018 South Carolina's 1st congressional district general election
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Joe Cunningham
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 145,455
| percentage = 50.6
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Katie Arrington
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 141,473
| percentage = 49.2
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{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 505
| percentage = 0.2
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 287,433
| percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box gain with party link without swing
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
| loser = Republican Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2020 South Carolina's 1st congressional district general election{{cite web |url=https://www.enr-scvotes.org/SC/106502/Web02-state.264691/ |title=2020 Statewide General Election Night Reporting - Results |work=South Carolina Election Commission |date=November 10, 2020 |access-date=November 11, 2020}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Nancy Mace
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 216,042
| percentage = 50.6
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Joe Cunningham (incumbent)
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 210,627
| percentage = 49.3
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{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 442
| percentage = 0.1
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 427,111
| percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box gain with party link without swing
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
| loser = Democratic Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2022 South Carolina gubernatorial Democratic primary election
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Joe Cunningham
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 102,315
| percentage = 56.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Mia McLeod
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 56,084
| percentage = 31.0
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Carlton Boyd
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 9,526
| percentage = 5.3
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = William Williams
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 6,746
| percentage = 3.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Calvin McMillan
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 6,260
| percentage = 3.5
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{{Election box total no change
|votes = 180,931
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = South Carolina Gubernatorial Election, 2022{{cite web |title=2022 Statewide General Election Election Night Reporting |url=https://www.enr-scvotes.org/SC/115412/Web02-state.307150/#/?undefined |website=scvotes.org |access-date=10 November 2022}}
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Henry McMaster (incumbent)
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 988,501
| percentage = 58.04
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Joe Cunningham
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 692,691
| percentage = 40.67
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Bruce Reeves
| party = Libertarian Party (United States)
| votes = 20,826
| percentage = 1.22
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 1,703,192
|percentage = 100.0
}}
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- [https://www.joeforsouthcarolina.com/ Joe Cunningham for Governor] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426125136/https://www.joeforsouthcarolina.com/ |date=April 26, 2021 }} campaign website
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