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The 2018 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the governor of South Carolina. Incumbent Republican governor Henry McMaster, who took office after Nikki Haley resigned to become U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, ran for election to a full term. The primary was held on June 12, with the Democrats nominating State Representative James E. Smith Jr. McMaster failed to win a majority of the vote, and then defeated John Warren in the Republican runoff on June 26. In the general election, McMaster defeated Smith, winning election to a full term. [1]
Republicans won their fifth straight gubernatorial election in the state, their longest such streak in history.
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Henry McMaster | Kevin Bryant | Yancey McGill | Catherine Templeton | John Warren | Other | Undecided |
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Fabrizio, Lee and Associates (R-Warren) [33] | May 29–31, 2018 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 33% | 5% | 2% | 17% | 19% | – | 24% |
Target-Insyght [34] | May 29–31, 2018 | 400 | ± 5.0% | 37% | 4% | 3% | 25% | 20% | – | 11% |
Target-Insyght [35] | April 3–5, 2018 | 400 | ± 5.0% | 46% | 6% | 4% | 22% | 1% | – | 22% |
TargetPoint/GQR [36] | March 10–17, 2018 | 397 | – | 41% | 5% | 3% | 10% | 2% | – | 35% |
The Trafalgar Group (R) [37] | November 29 – December 30, 2017 | 2,223 | ± 2.1% | 40% | 11% | 3% | 8% | – | 10% | 28% |
Mason-Dixon [38] | December 6–10, 2017 | 400 | ± 5.0% | 51% | 8% | 1% | 21% | – | – | 19% |
South Carolina Public Affairs [39] | October 10–11, 2017 | 633 | ± 4.0% | 33% | 5% | 5% | 7% | – | – | 50% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Henry McMaster (incumbent) | 155,723 | 42.32% | |
Republican | John Warren | 102,390 | 27.82% | |
Republican | Catherine Templeton | 78,705 | 21.39% | |
Republican | Kevin Bryant | 24,790 | 6.74% | |
Republican | Yancey McGill | 6,375 | 1.73% | |
Total votes | 367,983 | 100.00% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Henry McMaster | John Warren | Undecided |
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The Trafalgar Group (R) [41] | June 19–21, 2018 | 1,650 | ± 3.0% | 54% | 37% | 9% |
Fabrizio, Lee and Associates (R-Warren) [42] | June 19–20, 2018 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 42% | 46% | 13% |
The Trafalgar Group (R) [43] | June 13–14, 2018 | 1,000 | ± 3.0% | 60% | 31% | 9% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Henry McMaster (incumbent) | 184,286 | 53.63% | |
Republican | John Warren | 159,349 | 46.37% | |
Total votes | 343,635 | 100.00% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Phil Noble | James Smith | Marguerite Willis | Other | Undecided |
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Target-Insyght [35] | April 3–5, 2018 | 400 | ± 5.0% | 27% | 27% | 21% | – | 25% |
TargetPoint/GQR [36] | March 10–17, 2018 | 296 | – | 7% | 18% | 11% | – | 57% |
The Trafalgar Group (R) [37] | November 29 – December 30, 2017 | 2,223 | ± 2.1% | 25% | 20% | – | 21% | 34% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | James Smith | 148,633 | 61.81% | |
Democratic | Marguerite Willis | 66,248 | 27.55% | |
Democratic | Phil Noble | 25,587 | 10.64% | |
Total votes | 240,468 | 100.00% |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report [60] | Likely R | October 26, 2018 |
The Washington Post [61] | Likely R | November 5, 2018 |
FiveThirtyEight [62] | Safe R | November 5, 2018 |
Rothenberg Political Report [63] | Safe R | November 1, 2018 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball [64] | Safe R | November 5, 2018 |
RealClearPolitics [65] | Safe R | November 4, 2018 |
Daily Kos [66] | Safe R | November 5, 2018 |
Fox News [67] [a] | Likely R | November 5, 2018 |
Politico [68] | Likely R | November 5, 2018 |
Governing [69] | Likely R | November 5, 2018 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Henry McMaster (R) | James Smith (D) | Undecided |
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The Trafalgar Group (R) [90] | October 29–31, 2018 | 3,792 | ± 1.6% | 54% | 38% | 8% |
The Trafalgar Group (R) [91] | October 12–14, 2018 | 4,830 | ± 2.1% | 56% | 32% | 12% |
The Trafalgar Group (R) [92] | September 24 – October 2, 2018 | 2,692 | ± 1.9% | 51% | 37% | 13% |
The Tarrance Group (R-RGA) [93] | August 11–13, 2018 | 601 | ± 4.1% | 52% | 41% | 7% |
Garin-Hart-Yang (D-Smith) [94] | August 6–9, 2018 | 605 | ± 4.1% | 47% | 43% | 10% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
McMaster won six of seven congressional districts, including one that elected a Democratic representative. [95]
District | McMaster | Smith | Representative |
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1st | 52% | 48% | Mark Sanford |
Joe Cunningham | |||
2nd | 54% | 46% | Joe Wilson |
3rd | 67% | 33% | Jeff Duncan |
4th | 59% | 41% | Trey Gowdy |
William Timmons | |||
5th | 57% | 43% | Ralph Norman |
6th | 30% | 70% | Jim Clyburn |
7th | 57% | 43% | Tom Rice |
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