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A general election was held in the U.S. state of South Carolina on November 6, 2018. All of South Carolina's executive officers were up for election as well as all of South Carolina's seven seats in the United States House of Representatives.
All of South Carolina's seven seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2018.
Beginning with the 2018 gubernatorial election, the offices of governor and lieutenant governor were elected jointly as a ticket instead of being elected separately as in prior years. [1]
Former incumbent Republican governor Nikki Haley was term-limited and could not run for re-election to a third consecutive term. Haley was selected as United States Ambassador to the United Nations in the Donald Trump administration. [2] Haley's nomination was confirmed. [3] Former lieutenant governor Henry McMaster became governor on January 24, 2017, for the remainder of the term. [4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Henry McMaster (incumbent) | 921,342 | 53.96% | −1.94% | |
| Democratic | James Smith | 784,182 | 45.92% | +4.50% | |
| Write-in | 2,045 | 0.12% | +0.05% | ||
| Total votes | 1,707,569 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
Incumbent Republican attorney general Alan Wilson won for re-election to a third term. [5] [6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Alan Wilson (incumbent) | 938,032 | 55.05% | ||
| Democratic | Constance Anastopoulo [7] | 764,806 | 44.89% | ||
| Write-in | 996 | 0.06% | |||
| Total votes | 1,703,834 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
Incumbent Republican secretary of state Mark Hammond won for re-election to a fifth term in office. [8] Governing magazine had projected the race as "safe Republican". [9] [6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |
| 970,576 | 57.11% | ||
| Democratic | Melvin T Whittenburg | 727,952 | 42.83% | ||
| Write-in | 968 | 0.06% | |||
| Total votes | 1,699,496 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
Incumbent Republican Treasurer Curtis Loftis won re-election to a third term in office. [6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Curtis Loftis (incumbent) | 952,233 | 55.95% | ||
| Democratic | Rosalyn Glenn [10] | 722,977 | 42.48% | ||
| American | Sarah Work | 25,979 | 1.53% | ||
| Write-in | 711 | 0.04% | |||
| Total votes | 1,701,900 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
Incumbent Republican Richard Eckstrom won re-election to a fifth term in office. [6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Richard Eckstrom (incumbent) | 1,136,932 | 97.76% | ||
| Write-ins | Write-in | 26,028 | 2.24% | ||
| Total votes | 1,162,960 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
Incumbent Republican Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman won re-election to a second term. [6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Molly Spearman (incumbent) | 998,057 | 98.14% | ||
| Write-ins | Write-in | 18,866 | 1.86% | ||
| Total votes | 1,016,923 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
Incumbent Republican Commissioner of Agriculture Hugh Weathers, who was appointed to the position in September 2004, won re-election to a fourth full term in office. [6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Hugh Weathers (incumbent) | 1,015,366 | 75.70% | ||
| Green | David Edmond | 202,238 | 15.08% | ||
| United Citizens | Chris Nelums | 118,671 | 8.85% | ||
| Write-in | 5,025 | 0.37% | |||
| Total votes | 1,341,300 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
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Official State Treasurer campaign websites
Official Superintendent of Education campaign websites
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