2018 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

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2018 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
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  2016 November 6, 2018 (2018-11-06) 2020  

All 7 South Carolina seats to the United States House of Representatives
Turnout55.03%
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election61
Seats won52
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote927,494758,340
Percentage54.29%44.37%
SwingDecrease2.svg 6.24%Increase2.svg 4.90%

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina results map by winner.svg
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The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 6, 2018, to elect the seven U.S. representatives from the state of South Carolina, one from each of the state's seven congressional districts. The elections coincided with a gubernatorial election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

Contents

This was the first time that the Democrats picked up a seat in South Carolina since 1986. The state congressional delegation changed from 6–1 for Republicans to 5–2 for Republicans. This is the only time since 2008 that Democrats won more than one U.S. House seat in South Carolina.

Results summary

Statewide

PartyCandi-
dates
VotesSeats
No. %No.+/– %
Republican Party 7927,49454.29%5Decrease2.svg171.43%
Democratic Party 7758,34044.37%2Increase2.svg128.57%
American Party 315,0110.88%0Steady2.svg0.00%
Constitution Party 13,4430.20%0Steady2.svg0.00%
Green Party 13,2140.19%0Steady2.svg0.00%
Write-in 71,7900.10%0Steady2.svg0.00%
Total261,709,292100.00%7Steady2.svg100.00%
Popular vote
Republican
54.29%
Democratic
44.37%
Other
1.37%
House seats
Republican
71.43%
Democratic
28.57%

District

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina by district: [1]

District Republican Democratic OthersTotalResult
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
District 1 141,47349.22%145,45550.60%5050.18%287,433100.00%Democratic gain
District 2 144,64256.25%109,19942.47%3,2981.28%257,139100.00%Republican hold
District 3 153,33867.79%70,04630.97%2,8201.25%226,204100.00%Republican hold
District 4 145,32159.57%89,18236.56%9,4473.87%243,950100.00%Republican hold
District 5 141,75757.03%103,12941.49%3,6931.49%248,579100.00%Republican hold
District 6 58,28228.23%144,76570.13%3,3861.64%206,433100.00%Democratic hold
District 7 142,68159.56%96,56440.31%3090.13%239,554100.00%Republican hold
Total927,49454.26%758,34044.37%23,4581.37%1,709,292100.00%.

District 1

2018 South Carolina's 1st congressional district election
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Nominee Joe Cunningham Katie Arrington
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote145,455141,473
Percentage50.6%49.2%

2018 South Carolina's 1st congressional district election results map by county.svg
County Results
Cunningham:     50–60%
Arrington:     50–60%     70–80%

U.S. Representative before election

Mark Sanford
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Joe Cunningham
Democratic

The 1st district is located in the Low Country, on the Atlantic coastal plain from Hilton Head to the border of Georgetown County, it includes most of the Charleston area. The incumbent was Republican Mark Sanford, who had represented the district since 2013. Sanford was defeated by Republican Katie Arrington in the primary. Arrington went on to lose the general election to Democrat Joe Cunningham.

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joe Cunningham 23,443 71.5
Democratic Toby Smith9,34228.5
Total votes32,785 100.0

Republican primary

Sanford defeated State Representative Jenny Horne in the 2016 primary by only a 56-44 percent margin. [2] The closer than expected result led to speculation that Sanford could be vulnerable to another primary challenge in 2018. [3] Former director of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Catherine Templeton was reportedly being recruited to challenge Sanford, but decided instead to run for governor. [4] [5]

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Katie
Arrington
Mark
Sanford
Undecided
Palmetto Politics [6] May 13–14, 2018315± 4.5%39%40%21%

Results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Katie Arrington 33,089 50.6
Republican Mark Sanford (incumbent)30,42846.5
Republican Dimitri Cherny1,9302.9
Total votes65,447 100.0

Endorsements

Katie Arrington (R)

Executive branch officials

State figures

Mark Sanford (R)

U.S. Representatives

Organizations

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
538 [14] Likely RNovember 6, 2018
Daily Kos [15] Lean RNovember 5, 2018
RCP [16] Lean RNovember 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball [17] Lean RNovember 5, 2018
Inside Elections [18] Likely RNovember 5, 2018
The Cook Political Report [19] Lean RNovember 5, 2018

Debates

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Katie
Arrington (R)
Joe
Cunningham (D)
Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D) [20] August 30–31, 2018628± 3.9%49%42%9%

Results

South Carolina's 1st congressional district, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joe Cunningham 145,455 50.6
Republican Katie Arrington 141,47349.2
n/a Write-ins5050.2
Total votes287,433 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 2

2018 South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election
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Nominee Joe Wilson Sean Carrigan
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote144,642109,199
Percentage56.2%42.5%

2018 South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election results map by county.svg
County results
Wilson:     50–60%     60–70%
Carrigan:     50–60%

U.S. Representative before election

Joe Wilson
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Joe Wilson
Republican

The 2nd district is located in central South Carolina and spans from Columbia to the South Carolina side of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area. The incumbent was Republican Joe Wilson, who had represented the district since 2001. Wilson was re-elected with 60% of the vote in 2016 and ran unopposed in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Annabelle Robertson 14,109 41.8
Democratic Sean Carrigan 13,469 39.9
Democratic Phil Black6,20018.4
Total votes33,778 100.0

Runoff results

Democratic primary runoff results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sean Carrigan 5,726 53.36
Democratic Annabelle Robertson5,00446.64
Total votes10,730 100.0

General election

Results

South Carolina's 2nd congressional district, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Joe Wilson (incumbent) 144,642 56.2
Democratic Sean Carrigan109,19942.5
American Sonny Narang3,1111.2
n/a Write-ins1870.1
Total votes257,139 100.0
Republican hold

District 3

2018 South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election
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Nominee Jeff Duncan Mary Geren
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote153,33870,046
Percentage67.8%31.0%

2018 South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election results map by county.svg
County results
Duncan:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

U.S. Representative before election

Jeff Duncan
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Jeff Duncan
Republican

The 3rd district is located in northwestern South Carolina. The incumbent was Republican Jeff Duncan, who had represented the district since 2011. Duncan was re-elected with 73% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mary Geren 12,929 69.7
Democratic Hosea Cleveland5,61530.3
Total votes18,544 100.0

General election

Results

South Carolina's 3rd congressional district, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jeff Duncan (incumbent) 153,338 67.8
Democratic Mary Geren70,04631.0
American Dave Moore2,6971.2
n/a Write-ins1230.0
Total votes226,204 100.0
Republican hold

District 4

2018 South Carolina's 4th congressional district election
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Nominee William Timmons Brandon Brown
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote145,32189,182
Percentage59.6%36.6%

2018 South Carolina's 4th congressional district election results map by county.svg
County results
Timmons:     50–60%     60–70%

U.S. Representative before election

Trey Gowdy
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

William Timmons
Republican

The 4th district is located in Upstate South Carolina. The incumbent was Republican Trey Gowdy, who had represented the district since 2011. Gowdy was re-elected with 67% of the vote in 2016. Gowdy announced in January 2018 that he would not run for re-election in 2018. [21]

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Doris Lee Turner 7,021 29.5
Democratic Brandon P Brown 6,787 28.5
Democratic Eric Graben6,12625.7
Democratic Will Morin2,1729.1
Democratic J.T. Davis1,7157.2
Total votes23,821 100.0

Runoff results

Democratic primary runoff results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Brandon P Brown 7,085 62.11
Democratic Doris Lee Turner4,32337.89
Total votes11,408 100.0

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lee Bright 16,641 24.9
Republican William Timmons 12,818 19.2
Republican Dan Hamilton 12,44518.6
Republican Josh Kimbrell 7,42211.1
Republican James Epley5,3658.0
Republican Stephen Brown5,0577.6
Republican Shannon Pierce2,4363.6
Republican Mark Burns 1,6502.5
Republican Claude Schmid1,4052.1
Republican Dan Albert5100.8
Republican John Marshall Mosser4540.7
Republican Justin David Sanders3520.5
Republican Barry Bell1990.3
Total votes66,754 100.0

Runoff results

Republican primary runoff results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican William Timmons 37,014 54.29
Republican Lee Bright 31,17045.71
Total votes68,184 100.0

General election

Results

South Carolina's 4th congressional district, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican William Timmons 145,321 59.6
Democratic Brandon Brown89,18236.6
American Guy Furay9,2033.8
n/a Write-ins2440.1
Total votes243,950 100.0
Republican hold

District 5

2018 South Carolina's 5th congressional district election
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Nominee Ralph Norman Archie Parnell
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote141,757103,129
Percentage57.0%41.5%

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County results
Norman:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Parnell:     50–60%     60–70%

U.S. Representative before election

Ralph Norman
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Ralph Norman
Republican

The 5th district is located in northern South Carolina. The incumbent was Republican Ralph Norman, who had represented the district since 2017. Norman was elected with 51% of the vote in a 2017 special election to replace Mick Mulvaney. Norman's challenger in the special election, Archie Parnell, announced on the 9th of October that he would seek the Democratic nomination for the 2018 election for District 5. The primaries were held on June 12, 2018. Incumbent Ralph Norman was unopposed for the Republican nomination.

Democratic primary

Special election candidate and former Goldman Sachs employee Parnell had the most fundraising of the four Democratic candidates as of June 9. [22] He was opposed by former York County Councilwoman Sidney Moore, [23] professional clown Steven Lough, [24] and Mark Ali, a former undocumented immigrant. [25] Parnell's campaign was overshadowed by the resignation of many of his campaign staff after the discovery of allegations of domestic violence committed by him in 1973. [26] However, he refused to drop out of the race, and won the primary with 60% of the vote.

Results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Archie Parnell 16,610 60.0
Democratic Sidney Moore4,75317.2
Democratic Mark Ali3,71013.4
Democratic Steve Lough2,6209.5
Total votes27,693 100.0

General election

Results

South Carolina's 5th congressional district, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ralph Norman (incumbent) 141,757 57.0
Democratic Archie Parnell 103,12941.5
Constitution Michael Chandler3,4431.4
n/a Write-ins2500.1
Total votes248,579 100.0
Republican hold

District 6

2018 South Carolina's 6th congressional district election
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Nominee Jim Clyburn Gerhard Gressmann
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote144,76558,282
Percentage70.1%28.2%

2018 South Carolina's 6th congressional district election results map by county.svg
County results
Clyburn:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

U.S. Representative before election

Jim Clyburn
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Jim Clyburn
Democratic

The 6th district is located in central and southern South Carolina. The incumbent was Democrat Jim Clyburn, who had represented the district since 1993. Clyburn was re-elected with 70% of the vote in 2016.

General election

Results

South Carolina's 6th congressional district, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Clyburn (incumbent) 144,765 70.1
Republican Gerhard Gressmann58,28228.2
Green Bryan Pugh3,2141.6
n/a Write-ins1720.1
Total votes206,433 100.0
Democratic hold

District 7

2018 South Carolina's 7th congressional district election
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Nominee Tom Rice Robert Q. Williams
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote142,68196,564
Percentage59.6%40.3%

2018 South Carolina's 7th congressional district election results map by county.svg
County results
Rice:     50–60%     60–70%
Williams:     50–60%

U.S. Representative before election

Tom Rice
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Tom Rice
Republican

The 7th district is located in northeastern South Carolina. The incumbent was Republican Tom Rice, who had represented the district since 2013. Rice was re-elected with 61% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Robert Q. Williams 14,087 41.3
Democratic Mal Hyman 10,122 29.7
Democratic Bill Hopkins6,06617.8
Democratic Bruce Fischer3,81111.2
Total votes34,086 100.0

Runoff results

Democratic primary runoff results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Robert Q. Williams 7,702 51.40
Democratic Mal Hyman7,28248.60
Total votes14,984 100.0

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom Rice (incumbent) 37,926 83.6
Republican Larry Guy Hammond7,43816.4
Total votes45,364 100.0

General election

Results

South Carolina's 7th congressional district, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom Rice (incumbent) 142,681 59.6
Democratic Robert Q. Williams 96,56440.3
n/a Write-ins3090.1
Total votes239,554 100.0
Republican hold

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