 At the time, Mulvaney represented South Carolina's 5th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives.Shortly after this nomination, and in anticipation that Mulvaney's seat in Congress would be vacated once he was confirmed to the OMB by the United States Senate, Norman announced his intention to resign from the South Carolina House of Representatives to run for U.S. Congress.On May 16, 2017, Norman won a Republican primary runoff election against Tommy Pope by a margin of 0.62%, triggering an automatic recount per South Carolina state law.