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South Carolina Election Results

South Carolina Election Results

Senator Lindsey Graham, a Republican and the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has won a fourth term. He faced a surprisingly strong challenge from Jaime Harrison, a Democrat and former lobbyist who also served as chairman of the state Democratic Party. Read more

Mr. Graham recently presided over the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett, and in recent years, he has remade himself into a vocal defender of Mr. Trump. And Mr. Harrison’s financial support has been eye-popping: From July through September, he raised a staggering $57 million, the largest quarterly haul for a Senate candidate in U.S. history.

President Trump also won the state and its nine electoral votes in South Carolina. — THOMAS KAPLAN Read less

President

Winner

Donald J. Trump wins South Carolina.

Race called by The Associated Press.

Updated March 6, 2021
100% reported
Candidate Party Votes Pct. Electoral votes E.V.
Trump* Donald J. Trump* Winner Republican Rep. 1,385,103 55.1% 9
Biden Joseph R. Biden Jr. Democrat Dem. 1,091,541 43.4%
Jorgensen Jo Jorgensen Libertarian Lib. 27,916 1.1%
Hawkins Howie Hawkins Green Green 6,907 0.3%
De La Fuente Rocky De La Fuente Other Other 1,862 0.1%
Total reported Total reported 2,513,329
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* Incumbent

Vote reporting is effectively complete in South Carolina.

Biden
Trump
2.5 million votes reported

Presidential results by county

County Margin 2016 margin Est. votes reported Total votes Absentee
Allendale Biden +52 D+54.2
99%
3,593 2,409
Greenville Trump +18 R+24.8
100%
258,155 93,850
Charleston Biden +13 D+7.9
100%
218,857 161,272
Richland Biden +38 D+32.9
100%
193,822
Horry Trump +33 R+37.5
100%
179,744 100,347
Spartanburg Trump +27 R+30
100%
148,655 63,900
Lexington Trump +30 R+36.7
100%
144,568 58,329
York Trump +16 R+22
100%
144,050 69,783
Berkeley Trump +12 R+17.5
100%
104,458 57,080
Beaufort Trump +10 R+13.7
100%
97,835 56,391
Anderson Trump +42 R+43.7
100%
96,093 31,178
Aiken Trump +23 R+27.5
100%
85,185 44,596
Dorchester Trump +10 R+17.5
100%
77,278 46,641
Florence Trump +2 R+4.9
100%
64,510 35,728
Pickens Trump +51 R+52.8
100%
57,546 24,482
Lancaster Trump +23 R+25.4
100%
49,868 27,850
Sumter Biden +13 D+12
100%
48,920 31,851
Orangeburg Biden +33 D+37
100%
41,205 25,673
Oconee Trump +47 R+48.1
100%
40,668 19,684
Georgetown Trump +13 R+12.9
100%
36,668 21,530
Kershaw Trump +23 R+24.9
100%
33,629 18,395
Darlington Trump +5 R+3.7
100%
32,417 18,687
Greenwood Trump +23 R+21.7
100%
32,006 15,370
Laurens Trump +32 R+29.8
100%
30,488 10,721
Cherokee Trump +44 R+41.7
100%
25,270 10,578
Colleton Trump +10 R+8.5
100%
19,283 10,106
Chesterfield Trump +20 R+14.8
100%
18,876 8,896
Newberry Trump +24 R+22.6
100%
18,631 9,281
Clarendon Trump +0.66 D+2.2
100%
16,733 10,227
Williamsburg Biden +30 D+33.8
100%
15,985 9,398
Chester Trump +11 R+4.8
100%
15,757 8,200
Marion Biden +21 D+21.9
100%
14,704 8,791
Jasper Biden +0.74 D+6.7
100%
14,394 7,524
Edgefield Trump +24 R+20.2
100%
13,304 7,081
Union Trump +25 R+19.3
100%
13,257 5,678
Dillon Trump +1.1 D+1.7
100%
13,101 5,996
Abbeville Trump +33 R+28
100%
12,433 6,829
Fairfield Biden +23 D+25.9
100%
12,136 6,796
Marlboro Biden +11 D+16.2
100%
11,446 7,722
Barnwell Trump +7 R+5.2
100%
10,321 5,617
Hampton Biden +15 D+19.1
100%
9,305 4,796
Saluda Trump +35 R+31.7
100%
9,274 3,902
Lee Biden +28 D+29.4
100%
8,431 4,455
Calhoun Trump +5 R+2.8
100%
8,291 4,327
Bamberg Biden +25 D+27.3
100%
6,482 3,657
McCormick Trump +5 R+3.3
100%
5,697 3,848
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Absentee votes for presidential candidates

Some states and counties will report candidate vote totals for mail-in ballots, but some places may not report comprehensive vote type data.

Candidate Absentee/early votesVotes Pct.
Biden 618,615 52.0%
Trump 558,173 46.9%
Jorgensen 9,347 0.8%
Hawkins 2,578 0.2%
De La Fuente 739 0.1%
Total reported 1,189,452
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98% of counties (45 of 46) have reported absentee votes. Data for absentee votes may not be available in some places.

Latest updates

Maggie Astor Jan. 7, 2021

Vice President Mike Pence affirms Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Kamala Harris as the next president and vice president.

U.S. Senate

Senator Lindsey Graham, a Republican and the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, has been a vigorous defender of President Trump. He is facing a surprisingly strong challenge from Jaime Harrison, a former lobbyist and state Democratic Party chairman.

Winner

Lindsay Graham (Rep.) re-elected to U.S. Senate in South Carolina, defeating Jaime Harrison.

Race called by The Associated Press.

Updated March 6, 2021
100% reported
Candidate Party Votes Pct.
Graham* Lindsey Graham* Winner Republican Rep. 1,369,137 54.5%
Harrison Jaime Harrison Democrat Dem. 1,110,828 44.2%
Bledsoe Bill Bledsoe Constitution Const. 32,845 1.3%
Total reported Total reported 2,512,810

* Incumbent

U.S. House

State Senate

Rep. 30 won
Dem. 16 won
District Dist. Candidates
1 Alexander* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
2 Rice* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
3 Cash* Rep. 74% Winner Polson Dem. 26%
4 Gambrell* Rep. 73% Winner Villa Dem. 27%
5 Corbin* Rep. 76% Winner McCord Dem. 24%
6 Loftis* Rep. 65% Winner Wu Dem. 35%
7 Allen* Dem. 63% Winner Logan Rep. 37%
8 Turner* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
9 Verdin* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
10 Garrett Rep. 56% Winner Nicholson* Dem. 44%
11 Kimbrell Rep. 55% Winner Reese* Dem. 45%
12 Talley* Rep. 65% Winner Bingham Dem. 35%
13 Martin* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
14 Peeler* Rep. 84% Winner Work Other 16%
15 Climer* Rep. 60% Winner Holt Dem. 40%
16 Johnson Rep. 63% Winner Mammadov Dem. 37%
17 Fanning* Dem. 52% Winner Mosley Rep. 48%
18 Cromer* Rep. 72% Winner Thibault Dem. 28%
19 Scott* Dem. 0% Winner Uncontested
20 Harpootlian* Dem. 53% Winner Dunn Rep. 47%
21 Jackson* Dem. 0% Winner Uncontested
22 McLeod* Dem. 62% Winner Blatt Rep. 38%
23 Shealy* Rep. 73% Winner Brown Dem. 27%
24 Young* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
25 Massey* Rep. 70% Winner Green Fayson Dem. 30%
26 Setzler* Dem. 55% Winner Smith Rep. 46%
27 Gustafson Rep. 51% Winner Sheheen* Dem. 49%
28 Hembree* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
29 Malloy* Dem. 54% Winner Chaplin Rep. 46%
30 Williams* Dem. 0% Winner Uncontested
31 Leatherman* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
32 Sabb* Dem. 61% Winner Ellison Rep. 39%
33 Rankin* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
34 Goldfinch* Rep. 67% Winner Cegledy Dem. 33%
35 McElveen* Dem. 0% Winner Uncontested
36 Johnson* Dem. 58% Winner Winn Rep. 43%
37 Grooms* Rep. 59% Winner Whitaker Dem. 39%
38 Bennett* Rep. 59% Winner Lowe Dem. 41%
39 Stephens Dem. 57% Winner Connor Rep. 44%
40 Hutto* Dem. 0% Winner Uncontested
41 Senn* Rep. 51% Winner Skardon Dem. 49%
42 Kimpson* Dem. 0% Winner Uncontested
43 Campsen* Rep. 56% Winner Hricik Dem. 44%
44 Adams Rep. 57% Winner Bryant Dem. 43%
45 Matthews* Dem. 60% Winner Buncum Rep. 41%
46 Davis* Rep. 66% Winner Campbell Dem. 34%
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State House

Rep. 81 won
Dem. 42 won
District Dist. Candidates
1 Whitmire* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
2 Sandifer* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
3 Carter Rep. 66% Winner Lehmacher Dem. 34%
4 Hiott* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
5 Collins* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
6 White* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
7 West* Rep. 76% Winner Bejarana-Robinson Dem. 24%
8 Hill* Rep. 81% Winner Todd Other 19%
9 Thayer* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
10 Cox* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
11 Gagnon* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
12 Parks* Dem. 58% Winner Pearman Rep. 40%
13 McCravy* Rep. 72% Winner Waldrep Dem. 28%
14 Jones* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
15 Moore* Dem. 52% Winner Rivers Rep. 48%
16 Willis* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
17 Burns* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
18 Stringer* Rep. 74% Winner Smith Dem. 26%
19 Haddon* Rep. 61% Winner Howard Dem. 39%
20 Morgan* Rep. 68% Winner Dreyfus Dem. 32%
21 Cox* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
22 Elliott* Rep. 64% Winner Brown Dem. 36%
23 Dillard* Dem. 0% Winner Uncontested
24 Bannister* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
25 Simpson* Dem. 68% Winner Mackie Rep. 29%
26 Felder* Rep. 60% Winner Danneman Dem. 40%
27 Smith* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
28 Trantham* Rep. 65% Winner Washington Dem. 35%
29 Moss* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
30 Moss* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
31 Henderson-Myers* Dem. 0% Winner Uncontested
32 Hyde* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
33 Moore Rep. 89% Winner Riddle Const. 11%
34 Nutt Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
35 Chumley* Rep. 68% Winner Pendarvis Dem. 32%
36 Allison* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
37 Long* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
38 Magnuson* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
39 Forrest* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
40 Martin* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
41 McDaniel* Dem. 65% Winner Brecheisen Rep. 35%
42 Gilliam* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
43 Ligon* Rep. 68% Winner Carrico Dem. 32%
44 McGarry Rep. 55% Winner Powers Norrell* Dem. 45%
45 Newton* Rep. 64% Winner Grey Dem. 36%
46 Simrill* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
47 Pope* Rep. 73% Winner Arioli Dem. 27%
48 Bryant* Rep. 61% Winner Roberts Dem. 39%
49 King* Dem. 64% Winner Walker Rep. 37%
50 Wheeler* Dem. 0% Winner Uncontested
51 Weeks* Dem. 0% Winner Uncontested
52 Dabney Rep. 52% Winner Funderburk* Dem. 48%
53 Yow* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
54 Henegan* Dem. 55% Winner McDiarmid Rep. 45%
55 Hayes* Dem. 0% Winner Uncontested
56 McGinnis* Rep. 66% Winner Fischer Dem. 35%
57 Atkinson* Dem. 0% Winner Uncontested
58 Johnson* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
59 Alexander* Dem. 0% Winner Uncontested
60 Lowe* Rep. 61% Winner Cain Dem. 39%
61 Kirby* Dem. 0% Winner Uncontested
62 Williams* Dem. 0% Winner Uncontested
63 Jordan* Rep. 65% Winner Wilson Dem. 35%
64 Johnson Dem. 54% Winner Risher Rep. 46%
65 Lucas* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
66 Cobb-Hunter* Dem. 70% Winner Cila Rep. 30%
67 Smith* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
68 Crawford* Rep. 85% Winner Childs Other 15%
69 Wooten* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
70 Brawley* Dem. 0% Winner Uncontested
71 Ballentine* Rep. 65% Winner Seawright Dem. 32%
72 Rose* Dem. 0% Winner Uncontested
73 Hart* Dem. 78% Winner Samuels Rep. 22%
74 Rutherford* Dem. 83% Winner Jariwala Rep. 17%
75 Finlay* Rep. 51% Winner Bailey Dem. 49%
76 Howard* Dem. 0% Winner Uncontested
77 Garvin* Dem. 84% Winner Bishop Lib. 16%
78 Bernstein* Dem. 66% Winner Sinha Rep. 34%
79 Thigpen* Dem. 87% Winner Kocher Lib. 13%
80 Johnson Dem. 61% Winner Wilson Rep. 40%
81 Blackwell* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
82 Clyburn* Dem. 0% Winner Uncontested
83 Hixon* Rep. 70% Winner Robinson Dem. 30%
84 Oremus* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
85 Huggins* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
86 Taylor* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
87 Calhoon* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
88 May Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
89 Caskey* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
90 Bamberg* Dem. 50.2% Posey Rep. 49.8%
91 Hosey* Dem. 0% Winner Uncontested
92 Daning* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
93 Ott* Dem. 0% Winner Uncontested
94 Gatch Rep. 61% Winner Cannon Dem. 39%
95 Govan* Dem. 88% Winner Legette Other 12%
96 McCabe Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
97 Kimmons* Rep. 62% Winner De Canio Dem. 38%
98 Murphy* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
99 Smith Rep. 64% Winner Gibson Dem. 36%
100 Davis* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
101 McKnight* Dem. 0% Winner Uncontested
102 Jefferson* Dem. 0% Winner Uncontested
103 Anderson* Dem. 0% Winner Uncontested
104 Bailey* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
105 Hardee* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
106 Fry* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
107 Brittain Rep. 66% Winner Cahill Dem. 33%
108 Hewitt* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
109 Tedder Dem. 81% Winner Travis Lib. 19%
110 Cogswell* Rep. 61% Winner Cingolani Dem. 39%
111 Gilliard* Dem. 79% Winner Vining Rep. 21%
112 Bustos Rep. 58% Winner Brownstein Dem. 43%
113 Pendarvis* Dem. 0% Winner Uncontested
114 Bennett* Rep. 53% Winner Sutton Dem. 44%
115 Wetmore* Dem. 51% Winner Stokes Rep. 49%
116 Murray Dem. 51% Winner O'Neal Rep. 49%
117 Matthews* Dem. 53% Winner Pace Rep. 47%
118 Herbkersman* Rep. 62% Winner Siegel Dem. 38%
119 Stavrinakis* Dem. 70% Winner Thornton Lib. 30%
120 Newton* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
121 Rivers* Dem. 63% Winner Erickson Rep. 37%
122 Williams* Dem. 57% Winner Lawton Rep. 43%
123 Bradley* Rep. 63% Winner deVries Dem. 38%
124 Erickson* Rep. 63% Winner Nash Dem. 37%
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Latest updates

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Maggie Astor Jan. 7, 2021

Vice President Mike Pence affirms Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Kamala Harris as the next president and vice president.

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Winner Democrats have won the Senate ›

Jonathan Martin, in Atlanta Jan. 6, 2021

Democrats have now captured control of the Senate as Jon Ossoff has defeated David Perdue, following the Rev. Raphael Warnock’s victory over Senator Kelly Loeffler. See live results ›

The New York Times Jan. 6, 2021

A mob of people loyal to President Trump stormed the Capitol, halting Congress’s counting of the electoral votes to confirm President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s victory. Read more ›

Trip Gabriel Dec. 14, 2020

Joseph R. Biden Jr. has received a majority of votes from the Electoral College, formally securing the presidency in the manner set out in the Constitution. Read more ›

Isabella Grullón Paz Dec. 14, 2020

The 538 members of the Electoral College are meeting to cast ballots for president based on the election results in their states, formalizing Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s victory. Track the Electoral College results ›

The New York Times Dec. 5, 2020

California has certified its electors for the 2020 election, officially giving Joseph R. Biden Jr. more than the 270 pledged electors needed to become president. Read more ›

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Reid Epstein, in Washington Nov. 30, 2020

The chairwoman of the Wisconsin Elections Commission has certified Biden as the winner in Wisconsin, formalizing his narrow victory in a state Trump carried four years ago. Read more ›

Glenn Thrush, in Washington Nov. 30, 2020

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