South Carolina 2026 General Election Results

Education Superintendent used to be a tough slog for Republicans, but then came Barbara Neilsen, Mick Zais, and Molly Spearman. Ellen Weaver holds the record with a whopping 55.52% in her first campaign in 2022.

Republican candidates for United States Senate usually do better than Republican candidates for Governor. Not this year. Jim DeMint received 61.48% versus Alvin Greene in 2010. Tim Scott won the remaining years of DeMint’s term with 61.12% (2014), a full term (2016) with 60.57%, and 62.88% in 2022. Lindsey Graham almost always received exactly 54%.

This is obviously one of the most watched races in the country. Mace won it in 2020-2024 by 51%, 56% and 58%, respectively. Democrat Joe Cunningham won it in 2018 with 51% against Katie Arrington, who defeated incumbent Mark Sanford in the Primary that year.

Bill Whitmire returns to the seat he first won in 2022.

Adam Duncan is elected to a second term in the House.

Phillip Bowers is elected to a second term in the House.

Clay Counts is elected to the seat formerly held by 11-term State Representative Davey Hiott, who retired from the House.

Neal Collins is elected to a seventh term in the House.

Freedom Caucus leader elected to a third term.

Gilreath elected to a second term in the House.

Chapman survives a primary challenge, a runoff, and a general election to be elected to a third term.

Sanders is back for a second term.

Beach is back for a third term.

Gagnon turns back what was expected to be a strong challenge to the seat he first won in 2012.

Democrats have been targeting this seat since Gibson defeated a 24-year Democrat incumbent in 2024.

John McCravy returns to the seat he first won in 2016.

Shealy defeated incumbent Luke Rankin in the primary in June and goes on to win the general election in this Laurens-Greenwood district.

Moore is re-elected to the seat he first won in 2018.

Mark Willis was first elected in 2008.

Burns returns for an eighth term.

Alan Morgan, originally elected in a Special Election in 2022, returns to the House.

Haddon returns to the seat he also first won in a Special Election in 2019.

Frank wins a second term in the House.

Another Special Election winner (2025) is back for a full term.

Wickensimer is officially a sophomore.

Dillard wins without opposition to the seat she first won in 2008.

House Ways & Means Chairman Bannister turns back another stiff general election challenge.

Jones is back for a third term after facing no Republican opposition.

Martin is back for a second term after turning back strong primary and general election challenges.

Vaughan wins a third term.

Huff is re-elected to the seat he first won in 2024.

Moss is re-elected to the seat he first won 20 years ago.

Lawson is re-elected to a third term in the House.

Dr. Myers returns to the seat she first won in 2016.

Montgomery is elected to a second term in the House.

Travis Moore is elected to a fourth term in the House.

Edgerton is elected to a second term.

Chumley was first elected in 2010.

Harris won the Primary by 35 votes and won the General by a large margin, securing a second term.

Long was first elected to the House ten years ago.

Magnuson wins big in both the Primary and the General to come back for a tenth year in the House.

Forrest also won both the Primary and the General by large margins to return for a tenth year.

White was elected in 2022. He fends off a Primary and a General Election challenge as well.

McDaniel was first elected in 2018. She wins commandingly in this Chester, Fairfield, and Richland County district.

Gilham, first elected in 2020, returns for a third term.

Colonel easily wins a fifth term.

Neese survived a tight Primary and a serious general election challenge to return to the seat he first won in 2022.

Newton, a leader in the Republican Caucus, is re-elected to the seat he won ten years ago.

Sessions is back for a third term.

SC House Pro Tempore Pope returns for his eighth term in the House.

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Guffey is elected to a third term.

Rep. King re-elected to the seat he first won in 2008.

Scott was originally elected in a Special Election June 3, 2025, to fulfill the unexpired term of William W. Wheeler III, who resigned.

Rep. David Weeks (elected 2000) had no Republican opponent and is re-elected.

Malcolm Taylor won the Democratic Primary against two challengers and avoided a runoff. He will hold the office being vacated by Rep. Jermaine Johnson (elected 2020) who gave up his seat to run in the Democratic Primary for Governor.

Yow is re-elected to the seat he first won in 2014.

Luck comes back for a second term in the House.

Coach won by 350 votes over a Republican in 2022 and hasn’t looked back since. He was first elected in 1998.

Higher education chairman McGinnis has been serving since January 2018.

Ford pulls ahead and wins this race.

Johnson was originally elected in 2014.

Alexander was first elected to the House 20 years ago.

Lowe easily turns back his Democratic challenger to return to the seat to which he was elected to 20 years ago.

New District 61 is in its second cycle, as Schuessler is elected to a second term.

Williams was first elected 20 years ago as well.

Rep. Jordan wins re-election to the seat he first won in a Special Election in 2015.

This one was closely watched.

Mitchell is back for a third term.

Hart wins this race, pulling ahead of Terribile after her first term.

The Speaker of the House survives a strong challenge to hold the seat to which he was first elected in 2000.

Crawford returns for another term to the seat she first won in a Special Election in 2012.

Rep. Chris Wooten (elected 2018) turns back two parties to win re-election.

Rep. Robert Reese (elected 2024) beat back two Primary challengers and was unopposed in the General.

Ballentine is back for a twelfth term.

Rose was first elected in 2018.

Rep. Chris Hart (elected 2006) survived a Primary and a General this year.

Rutherford was first elected in 1998.

This is the seat formerly held by Republican Rep. Kirkman Finlay, who was unseated by Bauer in 2022 by about 200 votes.

Howard was first elected in 1994.

Rep. Garvin re-elected to the seat he first won in 2018.

Bernstein turns back two challengers to keep the seat she first won in 2012.

Rep. Grant elected to a second term.

Landing has won all three elections for the new District 80 in Mount Pleasant.

Clyburn was first elected to this now Aiken, Edgefield, and Saluda seat in 1994.

Rep. Hixon wins re-election to seat he first won in 2010.

Oremus was first elected in a Special Election in 2019.

Kilmartin with a third term.

Paradise is elected to the seat vacated by Rep. Bill Taylor. Taylor has gone on to serve on the Board of Directors of Palmetto Promise Institute.

Calhoon was first elected in 2018.

Lastinger was originally elected in a Special Election to fill the term of Rep. R. J. May (resigned).

Joe Madge wins this race by a tight margin.

This is clearly no longer a Swing district. Bamberg wins a seventh term.

Hosey was first elected in 1998.

Walters wins this race which has been on the watch list and is flipped to the Democrats.

Govan was first elected to the House in 1992. This is his second term in this newly drawn seat.

Rep. Gatch re-elected to seat he first won in 2020.

The House’s most senior member is re-elected. She first won in a 1992 Special Election.

Hunter Hackett will fill the Lexington area seat formerly held by Rep. Ryan McCabe.

Robbins was originally elected in 2022 to fill the seat formerly held by Rep. Mandy Kimmons.

This is the seat formerly held by the late Rep. Chris Murphy.

This is the seat formerly held by Rep. Mark Smith, who ran for Congress in 2026.

House “3-M” chair Davis is elected to a seventh term.

Kirby survives a Primary and a General to keep the seat he first won in 2014.

This seat was written off early. Aiken won a tight primary for the chance to face Holman.

Anderson won a Primary commandingly and had no Republican opposition in this Berkeley, Georgetown, and Horry seat.

Bailey was first elected to the House in 2018.

Hardee was first elected to the House in 2012.

This is Congressman Russell Fry’s former seat. Guest was elected in 2022.

Brittain is elected to a fourth term.

Hewitt was first elected ten years ago.

Spann-Wilder was first elected in a Special Election in 2024.

This was also a closely watched race. But Hartnett gets a third term.

Gilliard was first elected in 2008.

Rep. Joe Bustos (elected 2020) won a three-way primary and the General this year.

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Waters was first elected in a Special Election in 2025 to fill the seat formerly held by Rep. Marvin Pendarvis (resigned).

Brewer is elected to a third term in the House.

This was the #1 target of the Republicans for picking up a seat in the House. It was most recently held by Rep. Spencer Wetmore (D). Wetmore won the seat in a Special Election when Republican Rep. Peter McCoy was appointed United States Attorney.

This was one of the #1 targets of the Democrats.

Freedom Caucus leader elected to a third term.

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Labor, Commerce, and Industry Committee Chair Herbkersman was first elected in 2002.

Rep. Stavrinakis re-elected to the seat he first won in 2006.

House Judiciary Chairman Weston Newton has represented Beaufort since 2013.

Shannon DeLoach is elected to fill the seat formerly held by Rep. Michael Rivers, who retired from the House.

This was a hotly contested seat. Hager won in what was considered a fluke in 2022.

Regulations and Administrative Procedures chairman Bradley easily defeats Shippy. Bradley was first elected in 2014.

Education Chair Shannon Erickson was first elected in a Special Election in 2007.