South Carolina Election Results: Live Updates

Gov. Henry McMaster, who succeeded Nikki R. Haley when she resigned to become President Trump’s envoy to the United Nations, survived first the Republican primary and now the general election to win a full term of his own. His Democratic rival, James Smith, struggled to gain traction in the polls, despite the public support of some of his party’s most powerful figures, including former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.

The state is a Republican stronghold in the South — five of South Carolina’s six most recent governors have been Republicans — and voters in the state have shown few signs of discontent this year.

U.S. House
Dem. 2 won (+1 seat) 0 lead
Rep. 5 won 0 lead
Ind. 0 won 0 lead

Dem. 2 won (+1 seat) 0 lead
Rep. 5 won 0 lead
Ind. 0 won 0 lead

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Rep. Lead Win Flip

Other Lead Win Flip

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Key House Races

U.S. House District 1 ›

CandidatePartyVotesPct.
Cunningham Joe CunninghamDemocrat Dem.145,45550.7%
Arrington Katie ArringtonRepublican Rep.141,47349.3%

286,928 votes, 100% reporting (352 of 352 precincts)

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Katie Arrington engineered one of the major upsets of the Republican primary season when she defeated Representative Mark Sanford, a former South Carolina governor, in June. But Democrats and their nominee, Joe Cunningham, turned the tables on her, winning the general election, by persuading voters that Ms. Arrington’s politics are too far right for a district whose outgoing congressman has been a persistent critic of President Trump.

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Governor

CandidatePartyVotesPct.
McMaster* Henry McMaster*Republican Rep.921,34254.0%
Smith James SmithDemocrat Dem.784,18246.0%

1,705,524 votes, 100% reporting (2,261 of 2,261 precincts)

* Incumbent

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Results Map

Vote share

Dem. 50 60 70
Rep. 50 60 70
No results
CountyMcMasterSmithRpt.
Greenville
102,195
74,007
100%
Charleston
62,642
84,634
100%
Richland
41,793
99,476
100%
Horry
71,985
38,574
100%
Lexington
62,544
36,854
100%
York
55,905
39,571
100%
Spartanburg
58,442
36,264
100%
Beaufort
38,399
31,971
100%
Berkeley
35,107
30,452
100%
Anderson
43,412
19,386
100%
Aiken
36,801
22,754
100%
Dorchester
27,563
23,275
100%
Florence
22,947
22,533
100%
Pickens
28,139
10,393
100%
Sumter
14,578
19,830
100%
Lancaster
19,554
13,297
100%
Orangeburg
9,222
21,402
100%
Oconee
19,599
7,945
100%
Georgetown
14,083
11,760
100%
Kershaw
13,881
9,588
100%
Darlington
11,871
11,436
100%
Greenwood
13,973
9,140
100%
Laurens
12,899
7,415
100%
Cherokee
11,730
4,964
100%
Colleton
6,891
6,321
100%
Newberry
7,644
5,374
100%
Clarendon
5,722
6,365
100%
Chesterfield
6,730
5,241
100%
Williamsburg
3,774
7,769
100%
Chester
5,665
5,195
100%
Marion
3,963
6,450
100%
Edgefield
5,636
3,747
100%
Jasper
4,346
5,002
100%
Fairfield
3,409
5,865
100%
Union
5,208
3,728
100%
Abbeville
5,451
3,113
100%
Dillon
4,052
4,141
100%
Marlboro
3,166
4,594
100%
Barnwell
3,734
3,549
100%
Saluda
4,516
2,356
100%
Hampton
2,558
4,051
100%
Lee
2,174
4,190
100%
Calhoun
2,952
2,990
100%
McCormick
2,327
2,103
100%
Bamberg
1,552
2,828
100%
Allendale
608
2,289
100%
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Attorney General

CandidatePartyVotesPct.
Wilson* Alan Wilson*Republican Rep.932,66855.1%
Anastopoulo Constance AnastopouloDemocrat Dem.761,41544.9%

1,694,083 votes, 100% reporting (2,261 of 2,261 precincts)

* Incumbent

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Results Map

Vote share

Dem. 50 60 70
Rep. 50 60 70
No results
CountyWilsonAnastopouloRpt.
Greenville
106,069
69,351
100%
Charleston
62,383
83,813
100%
Richland
44,449
97,276
100%
Horry
70,644
37,414
100%
Lexington
64,218
34,746
100%
Spartanburg
59,740
34,796
100%
York
54,767
38,279
100%
Beaufort
39,366
30,460
100%
Berkeley
34,970
29,929
100%
Anderson
44,201
18,292
100%
Aiken
37,492
21,991
100%
Dorchester
27,331
23,288
100%
Florence
23,150
22,209
100%
Pickens
28,645
9,520
100%
Sumter
14,640
19,735
100%
Lancaster
20,101
12,572
100%
Orangeburg
9,143
21,445
100%
Oconee
19,834
7,344
100%
Georgetown
14,263
11,472
100%
Kershaw
14,097
9,306
100%
Darlington
11,881
11,336
100%
Greenwood
14,196
8,859
100%
Laurens
13,121
7,128
100%
Cherokee
11,797
4,907
100%
Colleton
6,904
6,274
100%
Newberry
7,772
5,160
100%
Clarendon
5,784
6,535
100%
Chesterfield
6,640
5,108
100%
Williamsburg
3,536
7,368
100%
Chester
5,691
5,167
100%
Marion
3,906
6,516
100%
Edgefield
5,719
3,674
100%
Jasper
4,388
4,923
100%
Fairfield
3,426
5,830
100%
Union
5,209
3,729
100%
Abbeville
5,529
2,978
100%
Dillon
4,010
4,164
100%
Marlboro
3,060
4,631
100%
Barnwell
3,877
3,413
100%
Saluda
4,530
2,332
100%
Hampton
2,574
3,977
100%
Lee
2,169
4,180
100%
Calhoun
2,953
2,991
100%
Bamberg
1,642
2,852
100%
McCormick
2,310
2,089
100%
Allendale
541
2,056
100%
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State Senate Special Election
Dem. 1 won 0 lead
Rep. 0 won 0 lead
Ind. 0 won 0 lead

Dem. 1 won 0 lead
Rep. 0 won 0 lead
Ind. 0 won 0 lead
District Dist.CandidateRpt.
20 † 52%Harpootlian Dem. 48%Dunn Rep.100%

  † Special Election

State House
Dem. 44 won 0 lead
Rep. 80 won 0 lead
Ind. 0 won 0 lead

Dem. 44 won 0 lead
Rep. 80 won 0 lead
Ind. 0 won 0 lead
District Dist.CandidateRpt.
1 0%Whitmire* Rep.Uncontested
2 64%Sandifer* Rep. 36%Gaulin Dem.100%
3 0%Clary* Rep.Uncontested
4 0%Hiott* Rep.Uncontested
5 0%Collins* Rep.Uncontested
6 83%White* Rep. 17%Cowsert Oth.100%
7 0%West* Rep.Uncontested
8 0%Hill* Rep.Uncontested
9 0%Thayer* Rep.Uncontested
10 77%Cox Rep. 23%Hoffman Dem.100%
11 66%Gagnon* Rep. 34%Smith Dem.100%
12 0%Parks* Dem.Uncontested
13 72%McCravy* Rep. 28%Gaskin Dem.100%
14 0%Pitts* Rep.Uncontested
15 53%Moore Dem. 48%Rivers* Rep.100%
16 0%Willis* Rep.Uncontested
17 76%Burns* Rep. 24%Buckley Dem.100%
18 0%Stringer* Rep.Uncontested
19 61%Loftis* Rep. 39%Counton Dem.100%
20 0%Morgan Rep.Uncontested
21 0%Cox Rep.Uncontested
22 64%Elliott* Rep. 36%Brown Dem.100%
23 0%Dillard* Dem.Uncontested
24 0%Bannister* Rep.Uncontested
25 82%Robinson-Simpson* Dem. 18%Boyce Indep.100%
26 57%Felder* Rep. 43%Kraljevich Dem.100%
27 0%Smith* Rep.Uncontested
28 0%Trantham* Rep.Uncontested
29 0%Moss* Rep.Uncontested
30 0%Moss* Rep.Uncontested
31 0%Henderson-Myers* Dem.Uncontested
32 0%Hyde Rep.Uncontested
33 0%Tallon* Rep.Uncontested
34 0%Forrester* Rep.Uncontested
35 65%Chumley* Rep. 35%Pendarvis Dem.100%
36 0%Allison* Rep.Uncontested
37 0%Long* Rep.Uncontested
38 0%Magnuson* Rep.Uncontested
39 0%Forrest* Rep.Uncontested
40 0%Martin* Rep.Uncontested
41 79%McDaniel Dem. 21%Kennedy UCz100%
42 0%Gilliam Rep.Uncontested
43 66%Ligon Rep. 34%Hawk Dem.100%
44 0%Powers Norrell* Dem.Uncontested
45 63%Newton* Rep. 38%Buskey Dem.100%
46 61%Simrill* Rep. 39%Dicks Dem.100%
47 72%Pope* Rep. 28%Cotton Dem.100%
48 61%Bryant* Rep. 39%Holt Dem.100%
49 82%King* Dem. 18%Walker Oth.100%
50 0%Wheeler* Dem.Uncontested
51 0%Weeks* Dem.Uncontested
52 57%Funderburk* Dem. 43%Gustafson Rep.100%
53 0%Yow* Rep.Uncontested
54 0%Henegan* Dem.Uncontested
55 0%Hayes* Dem.Uncontested
56 0%McGinnis* Rep.Uncontested
57 0%Atkinson* Dem.Uncontested
58 0%Johnson* Rep.Uncontested
59 0%Alexander* Dem.Uncontested
60 61%Lowe* Rep. 39%Long Dem.100%
61 0%Kirby* Dem.Uncontested
62 63%Williams* Dem. 37%Baldwin Rep.100%
63 65%Jordan* Rep. 35%Brank Dem.100%
64 0%Ridgeway* Dem.Uncontested
65 0%Lucas* Rep.Uncontested
66 72%Cobb-Hunter* Dem. 28%Connor Rep.100%
67 83%Smith* Rep. 17%Humphries Lib.100%
68 80%Crawford* Rep. 20%Ventura Lib.100%
69 65%Wooten* Rep. 33%Rocheleau Dem.100%
70 0%Brawley* Dem.Uncontested
71 0%Ballentine* Rep.Uncontested
72 0%Rose Dem.Uncontested
73 78%Hart* Dem. 22%Bell Rep.100%
74 90%Rutherford* Dem. 10%Block UCz100%
75 58%Finlay* Rep. 42%Crangle Dem.100%
76 0%Howard* Dem.Uncontested
77 85%Garvin Dem. 15%Bishop Lib.100%
78 0%Bernstein* Dem.Uncontested
79 88%Thigpen* Dem. 12%Kocher Lib.100%
80 0%Bales* Dem.Uncontested
81 63%Blackwell* Rep. 37%Fox Dem.100%
82 0%Clyburn* Dem.Uncontested
83 81%Hixon* Rep. 19%Weikle Lib.100%
84 65%Young* Rep. 35%Lariscey Dem.100%
85 66%Huggins* Rep. 34%Edwards Dem.100%
86 0%Taylor* Rep.Uncontested
87 74%Calhoon Rep. 26%Summers Dem.100%
88 0%Toole* Rep.Uncontested
89 0%Caskey* Rep.Uncontested
90 0%Bamberg* Dem.Uncontested
91 0%Hosey* Dem.Uncontested
92 0%Daning* Rep.Uncontested
93 66%Ott* Dem. 34%Kiser Rep.100%
94 63%Chellis Rep. 37%Daly Dem.100%
95 73%Govan* Dem. 28%Palmer Rep.100%
96 72%Spires* Rep. 28%Vanlue Dem.100%
97 54%Kimmons Rep. 46%Knight* Dem.100%
98 0%Murphy* Rep.Uncontested
99 61%Mace* Rep. 39%Gibson Dem.100%
100 63%Davis* Rep. 37%Yates Dem.100%
101 0%McKnight* Dem.Uncontested
102 61%Jefferson* Dem. 39%Hardesty Rep.100%
103 0%Anderson* Dem.Uncontested
104 0%Bailey Rep.Uncontested
105 0%Hardee* Rep.Uncontested
106 69%Fry* Rep. 32%Gause Dem.100%
107 0%Clemmons* Rep.Uncontested
108 0%Hewitt* Rep.Uncontested
109 88%Mack* Dem. 12%Travis Lib.100%
110 55%Cogswell* Rep. 45%Pogue Dem.100%
111 0%Gilliard* Dem.Uncontested
112 57%Sottile* Rep. 43%Preston Dem.100%
113 0%Pendarvis* Dem.Uncontested
114 53%Bennett* Rep. 44%Jones Dem.100%
115 52%McCoy* Rep. 49%Tempel Dem.100%
116 56%Brown* Dem. 44%O'Neal Rep.100%
117 54%Simmons Dem. 46%Crosby* Rep.100%
118 0%Herbkersman* Rep.Uncontested
119 65%Stavrinakis* Dem. 35%Sizemore Rep.100%
120 64%Newton* Rep. 36%Martz Dem.100%
121 0%Rivers* Dem.Uncontested
122 0%Williams Dem.Uncontested
123 62%Bradley* Rep. 38%Martinez Dem.100%
124 0%Erickson* Rep.Uncontested
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* Incumbent 

Ballot Measures

Amendment 1Appointment of State Superintendent of Education

AnswerVotesPct.
No No981,98460.1%
Yes Yes651,68939.9%

1,633,673 votes, 100% reporting (2,261 of 2,261 precincts)

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Secretary of State

CandidatePartyVotesPct.
Hammond* Mark Hammond*Republican Rep.965,05957.1%
Whittenburg Melvin WhittenburgDemocrat Dem.724,71642.9%

1,689,775 votes, 100% reporting (2,261 of 2,261 precincts)

* Incumbent

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Treasurer

CandidatePartyVotesPct.
Loftis Jr.* Curtis M. Loftis Jr.*Republican Rep.946,45055.9%
Glenn Rosalyn GlennDemocrat Dem.719,77142.5%
Work Sarah WorkAmerican Party Oth.25,8271.5%

1,692,048 votes, 100% reporting (2,261 of 2,261 precincts)

* Incumbent

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Agriculture Commissioner

CandidatePartyVotesPct.
Weathers* Hugh Weathers*Republican Rep.1,009,76176.0%
Edmond David EdmondGreen Green201,22115.1%
Nelums Chris NelumsUCz UCz118,1088.9%

1,329,090 votes, 100% reporting (2,261 of 2,261 precincts)

* Incumbent

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Source: Election results and race calls from The Associated Press

By Sarah Almukhtar, Mike Andre, Wilson Andrews, Matthew Bloch, Jeremy Bowers, Larry Buchanan, Nate Cohn, Alastair Coote, Annie Daniel, Tiff Fehr, Samuel Jacoby, Josh Katz, Josh Keller, Aaron Krolik, Jasmine C. Lee, Rebecca Lieberman, Blacki Migliozzi, Paul Murray, Kevin Quealy, Jaymin Patel, Adam Pearce, Rachel Shorey, Michael Strickland, Rumsey Taylor, Isaac White, Maxine Whitely, and Josh Williams.

Alan Blinder, Lauretta Charlton, Emily Cochrane, Catie Edmondson, Elisabeth Goodridge, Pat Lyons, John Schwartz, Mitch Smith, Liam Stack and Jamie Stockwell contributed reporting.

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