Election Results

Well, we knew that Bennett was out, because he didn't make his primary runoff. But Rep Inglis DID make the runoff... and was soundly defeated by his challenger.
http://blogs.ajc.com/jamie-dupree-washington-insider/2010/06/23/one-more-down/

As expected, Tuesday night's election results brought down another sitting member of Congress, as Rep. Bob Inglis (R-SC) became the third member of the House, along with two Senators, to be booted in this election year.

While very few people in Washington really thought Inglis would win, the depth of his defeat was frankly stunning, as Inglis lost 71-29%. That's not a typo. A sitting member of Congress can't get one out of three votes from a district where he was re-elected less than two years ago.

Don't you just LOVE the sound of an incumbent biting the dust? Oh, and Scott and Haley won, too.

Scott will also be the favorite in November. Backed by some tea party activists, Scott would be the first black Republican in the Congress since Rep. J.C. Watts (R-OK) left the House after the 2002 elections.

The irony of a black man with strong Tea Party support defeating a Thurmond is frankly, just crazy, considering the history of that state. South Carolina has not had a black Republican Congressman in more than a century - probably back to Reconstruction.

Finally, we should also note the size of the win in the South Carolina Governor's runoff on the GOP side, as Nikki Haley defeated another GOP Congressman, Rep. Gresham Barrett, 65-35%.