Scott, a Republican, defeated his black Democratic challenger, Joyce Dickerson of Columbia, and Tega Cay's Jill Bossi, a candidate in the newly formed American Party, according to The Associated Press.
Date: Nov 04, 2014
Category: U.S.
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Also seeking the seat are Democratic nominee Richland County Councilwoman Joyce Dickerson and American Party candidate Jill Bossi of Tega Cay. Novembers special election is to fill the two years left on the six-year term of Jim DeMint, who resigned, leading to Scotts appointment.
Scott's singular candidacy aside, the November election itself has historic implications. Scott's Democratic challenger, Richland County Council member Joyce Dickerson, is also black. That means the general election will mark South Carolina's first-ever U.S. Senate contest between two black major-pa