2018 South Carolina elections

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2018 South Carolina elections
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  2016 November 6, 2018 2020  

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.

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United States Congress

All of South Carolina's seven seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2018.

Governor and lieutenant governor

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]

2018 South Carolina gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Henry McMaster (incumbent) 921,342 53.96% -1.94%
Democratic James Smith 784,18245.92%+4.50%
Write-in 2,0450.12%+0.05%
Total votes1,707,569 100.00% N/A
Republican hold

Attorney general

Incumbent Republican attorney general Alan Wilson won for re-election to a third term. [5] [6]

Final results by county:
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Wilson
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
Anastopoulo
50-60%
60-70%
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Final results by county:
  Wilson
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Anastopoulo
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
2018 South Carolina Attorney General election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Alan Wilson (incumbent) 938,032 55.05%
Democratic Constance Anastopoulo [7] 764,80644.89%
Write-in 9960.06%
Total votes1,703,834 100.00%
Republican hold

Secretary of state

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]

Final results by county:
Hammond
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
Whittenburg
50-60%
60-70%
70-80% 2018 South Carolina Secretary of State election.svg
Final results by county:
  Hammond
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Whittenburg
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
2018 South Carolina Secretary of State election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican
970,576 57.11%
Democratic Melvin T Whittenburg727,95242.83%
Write-in 9680.06%
Total votes1,699,496 100.00%
Republican hold

Treasurer

Incumbent Republican Treasurer Curtis Loftis won re-election to a third term in office. [6]

Final results by county:
Loftis
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
Glenn
50-60%
60-70%
70-80% 2018 South Carolina State Treasurer election.svg
Final results by county:
  Loftis
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Glenn
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
2018 South Carolina State Treasurer election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Curtis Loftis (incumbent) 952,233 55.95%
Democratic Rosalyn Glenn [10] 722,97742.48%
American Sarah Work25,9791.53%
Write-in 7110.04%
Total votes1,701,900 100.00%
Republican hold

Comptroller general

Incumbent Republican Richard Eckstrom won re-election to a fifth term in office. [6]

Final results by county:
Eckstrom
>90% South Carolina GOP Sweep.svg
Final results by county:
  Eckstrom
  •   >90%
2018 South Carolina Camptroller General election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Richard Eckstrom (incumbent) 1,136,932 97.76%
Write-ins Write-in 26,0282.24%
Total votes1,162,960 100.00%
Republican hold

Superintendent of Education

Incumbent Republican Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman won re-election to a second term. [6]

Final results by county:
Spearman
>90% South Carolina GOP Sweep.svg
Final results by county:
  Spearman
  •   >90%
2018 South Carolina Superintendent of Education election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Molly Spearman (incumbent) 998,057 98.14%
Write-ins Write-in 18,8661.86%
Total votes1,016,923 100.00%
Republican hold

Commissioner of Agriculture

Final results by county:
Weathers
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90% 2018 South Carolina Agriculture Commissioner election results map by county.svg
Final results by county:
  Weathers
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%

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]

2018 South Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Hugh Weathers (incumbent) 1,015,366 75.70%
Green David Edmond202,23815.08%
United Citizens Chris Nelums118,6718.85%
Write-in 5,0250.37%
Total votes1,341,300 100.00%
Republican hold

State legislature

All 124 seats in the South Carolina House of Representatives were up for election in 2018. On election day 2018, Republicans controlled 80 seats as compared to the Democrats' 44. Although four seats flipped party, there was no net change in the composition of the state House because Republicans flipped Districts 42 and 97 while Democrats flipped Districts 15 and 117. Republicans maintained their 80-to-44-seat majority in the South Carolina House following the 2018 election.

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