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.
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Key House Races
U.S. House District 1 ›
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|
| CunninghamJoe Cunningham | DemocratDem. | 145,455 | 50.7% |
| ArringtonKatie Arrington | RepublicanRep. | 141,473 | 49.3% |
286,928 votes,100% reporting(352 of 352 precincts)
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.
Governor
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|
| McMaster*Henry McMaster* | RepublicanRep. | 921,342 | 54.0% |
| SmithJames Smith | DemocratDem. | 784,182 | 46.0% |
1,705,524 votes,100% reporting(2,261 of 2,261 precincts)
* Incumbent
Results Map
Vote share
| County | McMaster | Smith | Rpt. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson*Alan Wilson* | RepublicanRep. | 932,668 | 55.1% |
| AnastopouloConstance Anastopoulo | DemocratDem. | 761,415 | 44.9% |
1,694,083 votes,100% reporting(2,261 of 2,261 precincts)
* Incumbent
Results Map
Vote share
| County | Wilson | Anastopoulo | Rpt. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 ElectionDem.1 won0 leadRep.0 won0 leadInd.0 won0 lead
| DistrictDist. | Candidate | Rpt. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20† | 52%Harpootlian Dem. | 48%Dunn Rep. | 100% |
† Special Election
State HouseDem.44 won0 leadRep.80 won0 leadInd.0 won0 lead
| DistrictDist. | Candidate | Rpt. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 UCz | 100% |
| 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 UCz | 100% |
| 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
| Answer | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| NoNo | 981,984 | 60.1% |
| YesYes | 651,689 | 39.9% |
1,633,673 votes,100% reporting(2,261 of 2,261 precincts)
Secretary of State
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hammond*Mark Hammond* | RepublicanRep. | 965,059 | 57.1% |
| WhittenburgMelvin Whittenburg | DemocratDem. | 724,716 | 42.9% |
1,689,775 votes,100% reporting(2,261 of 2,261 precincts)
* Incumbent
Treasurer
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loftis Jr.*Curtis M. Loftis Jr.* | RepublicanRep. | 946,450 | 55.9% |
| GlennRosalyn Glenn | DemocratDem. | 719,771 | 42.5% |
| WorkSarah Work | American PartyOth. | 25,827 | 1.5% |
1,692,048 votes,100% reporting(2,261 of 2,261 precincts)
* Incumbent
Agriculture Commissioner
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weathers*Hugh Weathers* | RepublicanRep. | 1,009,761 | 76.0% |
| EdmondDavid Edmond | GreenGreen | 201,221 | 15.1% |
| NelumsChris Nelums | UCzUCz | 118,108 | 8.9% |
1,329,090 votes,100% reporting(2,261 of 2,261 precincts)
* Incumbent
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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