Background
Race of registered voters in House District 50 as of May 20, 2025, per the South Carolina Election Commission
- White (47.1%)
- Black (50.5%)
- All others (2.4%)
After the 2024 general election, Republicans held a supermajority in the South Carolina House of Representatives, outnumbering Democrats 88 to 36.
The special election was made necessary by the resignation of incumbent Democratic representative Will Wheeler on January 16, 2025, to become eligible for a judicial seat in the 12th Circuit Court in 2026. Under South Carolina, judicial candidates must be out of the legislature at least a year out from the election. [1]
The general election is scheduled for June 3, 2025. A primary was held on April 1, 2025, with a runoff primary election additionally scheduled for April 15, 2025, but was not necessary. [2]
As of May 20, 2025, there were 25,815 registered voters in HD 50. It is majority-minority, with 51% of the district's registered voters being Black. [3]
Previous general election results
This table shows every general election in HD 50 won by the previous incumbent, Democrat Will Wheeler, and the election immediately preceding. Until this special election, Republicans had only contested this seat one time since 2014. Wheeler had not faced any primary opposition from any fellow Democrats since 2016.
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