The 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. The primary elections were held on June 8. The composition of the state delegation before the election was four Republicans and two Democrats. After the general election, the composition of the state delegation entering the 112th Congress was five Republicans and just one Democrat. All seats were rated safe for their incumbent parties except for district 5. Overview By district Results of the 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina by district: District 1 Incumbent Republican Congressman Henry E. Brown Jr. has been in office since 2001 and is retiring. The open seat was contested by Democrat Ben Frasier, Republican Tim Scott, Green Robert Dobbs, Libertarian Keith Blandford, Working Families Rob Groce, United Citizens Milton Elmer "Mac" McCullough Jr. and Independence Party Jimmy Wood. Scott defeated Paul Thurmond in the primary runoff election. ! style="background:#111; width:2px;"| | Working Families | Rob Groce | align="right" |4,148 | align="right" |1.77 |- ! style="background-color:#DDDDDD; width: 2px" | | Independence |Jimmy Wood | align="right" |2,489 | align="right" |1.07 |- ! style="background:#f09; width:2px;"| | United Citizens |Milton Elmer "Mac" McCullough Jr. | align="right" |1,013 | align="right" |0.43 |- South Carolina District 1 race from OurCampaigns.com Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets 2010 South Carolina - 1st District from CQ Politics Race profile at The New York Times District 2 Incumbent Republican Congressman Joe Wilson has been in office since 2001. Wilson defeated Democratic nominee Iraq War Veteran Rob Miller, Libertarian Eddie McCain, and the Constitution Party's Marc Beaman. South Carolina District 2 race from OurCampaigns.com Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets 2010 South Carolina - 2nd District from CQ Politics Race profile at The New York Times District 3 Incumbent Republican Congressman J. Gresham Barrett had been in office since 2003, but decided to retire to run for Governor. The open seat was contested by Republican nominee Jeff Duncan, Democratic / Working Families nominee Jane Ballard Dyer, and Constitution Party nominee John Dalen. Duncan had come in second in the Republican Primary at 25%, but beat Richard Cash in the runoff 51% to 49%. South Carolina District 3 race from OurCampaigns.com Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets 2010 South Carolina - 3rd District from CQ Politics Race profile at The New York Times District 4 This was an open seat. Incumbent Republican Congressman Bob Inglis had been in office since