South Carolina

Results

Size of Lead

Change from ‘08

State Highlights

By Steven Greenhouse

South Carolina is reliably Republican, and its residents voted true to form, giving Mitt Romney nearly 55 percent of the vote. Four of the state’s House members, Jeff Duncan, Tim Scott, Mick Mulvaney and Trey Gowdy, were freshmen Republicans, and all of them easily won re-election. Joe Wilson, a six-term Republican representative, ran unopposed.

A new Congressional district was captured by the Republican candidate, Tom Rice, an accountant who is chairman of the Horry County Council. His Democratic opponent was Gloria Bromell Tinubu, an economist.

South Carolina’s only Democratic House member, James E. Clyburn, who has served since 1993, also won. Mr. Clyburn, a leader of the Congressional Black Caucus, faced a Green Party challenger but no Republican challenger.

President 100% reporting
	Candidate	Party	Votes	Pct.	Change from ‘08	Electoral Votes
	Mitt Romney	Rep.	1,049,507	54.6%	+0.8%	9
	Barack Obama	Dem.	845,756	44.0%	-0.9%	0
	Gary Johnson	Lib.	16,060	0.8%	–	0
	Jill Stein	Green	5,331	0.3%	–	0
	Virgil Goode	Con.	4,709	0.2%	–	0
President Map \| President Big Board \| Exit Polls

House of Representatives
District	Democrat	Republican	Other	Reporting
1	35.4%Rose	62.4%Scott*	2.2% Other	100%
2		0.0%Wilson*		Uncontested
3	33.3%Doyle	66.7%Duncan*		100%
4	33.8%Morrow	65.0%Gowdy*	1.3% Other	100%
5	44.4%Knott	55.6%Mulvaney*		100%
6	94.4%Clyburn*		5.6% Other	100%
7	45.1%Tinubu	54.9%Rice		100%
* Incumbent House Map \| House Big Board \| Exit Polls

Major Ballot Initiatives
Measure		Yes	No	Reporting
1 Amend Constitution to require Lieutenant Governor to be elected on the same ticket as governor?		55.5%	44.5%	100%