2020 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

November 3, 2020
All 7 South Carolina seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 5 2 Seats won 6 1 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 1,412,684 1,076,799 Percentage 56.38% 42.98% Swing 2.09% 1.39%
Party gains District results County results Republican   50–60%   60–70%   70–80% Democratic   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80% Winners   Republican hold   Republican gain   Democratic hold

The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 3, 2020, to elect the seven U.S. representatives from the state of South Carolina, one from each of the state's seven congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

Overview

District	Republican		Democratic		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	216,042	50.58%	210,627	49.31%	442	0.10%	427,111	100.0%	Republican gain
District 2	202,715	55.66%	155,118	42.59%	6,382	1.75%	364,215	100.0%	Republican hold
District 3	237,544	71.21%	95,712	28.69%	308	0.09%	333,564	100.0%	Republican hold
District 4	222,126	61.61%	133,023	36.89%	5,401	1.50%	360,550	100.0%	Republican hold
District 5	220,006	60.07%	145,979	39.86%	273	0.07%	366,258	100.0%	Republican hold
District 6	89,258	30.81%	197,477	68.18%	2,918	1.01%	289,653	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 7	224,993	61.80%	138,863	38.14%	235	0.06%	364,091	100.0%	Republican hold
Total	1,412,684	56.38%	1,076,799	42.98%	15,959	0.64%	2,505,442	100.0%

Popular vote

Republican			56.38%
Democratic			42.98%
Other			0.64%

House seats

Republican			85.71%
Democratic			14.29%

District 1

2020 South Carolina's 1st congressional district election

Nominee Nancy Mace Joe Cunningham Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 216,042 210,627 Percentage 50.6% 49.3%

Results by county Results by precinct Mace   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90% Cunningham   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   >90% Tie   50% No vote   0%

U.S. Representative before election Joe Cunningham Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Nancy Mace Republican

The 1st district straddles the Atlantic coast of the state, and includes most of Charleston. The incumbent was Democrat Joe Cunningham, who flipped the district and was first elected with 50.6% of the vote in 2018.^[1] Cunningham narrowly lost his seat to Republican state Representative Nancy Mace in 2020. Once a solidly Republican district, the 1st district has become competitive in recent elections due to the realignment of Charleston's suburban population to the Democratic Party. However, increased turnout in the heavily conservative Beaufort area undermined this trend, allowing Mace to overcome Cunningham's margin in Charleston County.^[2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Joe Cunningham, incumbent U.S. representative^[3]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Nancy Mace, state representative and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2014^[4]

Eliminated in primary

• Chris Cox, founder of Bikers for Trump^[5]
• Kathy Landing, Mount Pleasant councilwoman^[6]
• Brad Mole, Bluffton housing official^[7]

Withdrawn

• Mike Covert, Beaufort County councilman^[8]
• Logan Cunningham, teacher^[9]

Declined

• Katie Arrington, former state representative and nominee for this district in 2018^[10]
• Chip Campsen, state senator^[10]
• Tom Davis, state senator^[10]
• Larry Grooms, state senator^[10]
• Larry Kobrovsky, chair of the Charleston County Republican Party^[10]
• Sam McCown, doctor^[11]
• Peter McCoy, state representative and candidate for this district in 2013^[12]
• Weston J. Newton, state representative^[13]
• Samuel Rivers Jr., former state representative^[13]
• Mark Sanford, former U.S. representative, former governor of South Carolina, and candidate for president in 2020^[14]
• Mike Seekings, Charleston city councilman^[10]
• Elliott Summey, Charleston County councilman^[10]
• Catherine Templeton, attorney and candidate for governor in 2018^[13]
• Teddy Turner, teacher, entrepreneur, and candidate for this district in 2013^[13]

Endorsements

Kathy Landing

Federal officials

• Jim DeMint, former U.S. senator from South Carolina (2005–13), U.S. representative for South Carolina's 4th congressional district (1999–2005)^[15]
• Sue Myrick, former U.S. representative for North Carolina's 9th congressional district (1995–2013)^[16]
• Randy Neugebauer, former U.S. representative for Texas's 19th congressional district (2003–2017)^[16]

Organizations

• House Freedom Fund^[17]
• Republican Main Street Partnership PAC^[18]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Mike Covert	Chris Cox	Kathy Landing	Nancy Mace	Other	Undecided
WPAi/Club for Growth[19]	April 20–21, 2020	401 (LV)	± 4.4%	–	8%	13%	42%	3%[b]	34%
Club For Growth[20]	October 15–16, 2019	400 (V)	–	8%	8%	5%	23%	–	57%
First Tuesday Strategies[21]	October 4–7, 2019	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	3%	3%	3%	19%	–	60%

Hypothetical polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Katie Arrington	Tom Davis	Larry Grooms	Nancy Mace	Peter McCoy	Weston Newton	Mark Sanford	Elliott Summey	Catherine Templeton	Teddy Turner	Maria Walls	Undecided
The Trafalgar Group[22]	January 28 – February 1, 2019	2,479 (LV)	± 2.0%	26%	7%	6%	5%	2%	3%	23%	1%	3%	1%	1%	22%
				31%	8%	7%	7%	2%	3%	–	3%	5%	2%	1%	32%
				–	8%	7%	5%	6%	4%	37%	3%	6%	2%	1%	22%
PMI/Ivory Tusk Consulting[23]	November 8–10, 2018	2,291 (LV)	± 2.0%	32%	9%	4%	7%	–	3%	26%	–	3%	–	1%	15%

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nancy Mace	48,411	57.5
	Republican	Kathy Landing	21,835	25.9
	Republican	Chris Cox	8,179	9.7
	Republican	Brad Mole	5,800	6.9
Total votes			84,225	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[25]	Lean D	November 2, 2020
Inside Elections[26]	Lean D	October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[27]	Lean D	November 2, 2020
Daily Kos[28]	Lean D	November 2, 2020
RCP[29]	Tossup	November 2, 2020
DDHQ[30]	Tossup	November 3, 2020
538[31]	Lean D	November 3, 2020
Politico[32]	Lean D	November 2, 2020
Niskanen[33]	Lean D	July 26, 2020

Debate

2020 South Carolina's 1st congressional district election debate
No.	Date & time	Host	Location	Moderators	Participants
Key:  P  Participant    N  Non-invitee					Democratic	Republican
					U.S. representative Joe Cunningham	State representative Nancy Mace
1	September 29, 2020 7:00 p.m. EDT	South Carolina ETV	Beaufort, South Carolina	Gavin Jackson Jamie Lovegrove	P	P

• Complete video of debate Archive

Endorsements

Joe Cunningham (D)

Executive branch officials

• Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States (2009–2017), former U.S. senator from Illinois (2005–2008)^[34]

Federal officials

• Amy Klobuchar, U.S. senator from Minnesota (2007–present)^[35]

Individuals

• Alex Hirsch, animator, writer, and artist^[36]

Organizations

• 314 Action^[37]
• Black Economic Alliance^[38]
• End Citizens United^[39]
• Human Rights Campaign^[40]
• Humane Society of the United States Legislative Fund^[41]
• League of Conservation Voters Action Fund^[42]
• Planned Parenthood^[43]
• Sierra Club^[44]

Nancy Mace (R)

Executive branch officials

• Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States (2017–2021)^[45]

Federal officials

• Kevin McCarthy, U.S. representative for California's 23rd congressional district (2007–present), former House Majority Leader (2014–2019), and House Minority Leader (2019–2023)^[46]
• Rand Paul, U.S. senator from Kentucky (2011–present)^[47]
• Elise Stefanik, U.S. representative for New York's 21st congressional district (2015–present)^[48]

Organizations

• EPAC^[49]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2020
Candidate (party)	Total receipts	Total disbursements	Cash on hand
Joe Cunningham (D)	$7,085,878	$7,138,095	$6,371
Nancy Mace (R)	$5,873,153	$5,813,666	$59,487
Source: Federal Election Commission[50]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Joe Cunningham (D)	Nancy Mace (R)	Other	Undecided
Strategic National (R)[51][A]	October 14–16, 2020	400 (LV)	–	45%	47%	–	–
GQR Research (D)[52][B]	October 5–7, 2020[c]	400 (LV)	–	55%	42%	–	–
First Tuesday Strategies (R)[53]	May 15–18, 2020	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	44%	45%	2%[d]	9%

Hypothetical polling

with Joe Cunningham and Kathy Landing

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Joe Cunningham (D)	Kathy Landing (R)	Other	Undecided
First Tuesday Strategies (R)[53]	May 15–18, 2020	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	43%	45%	4%[e]	8%

with Generic Democrat and Generic Republican

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Generic Democrat	Generic Republican	Other	Undecided
First Tuesday Strategies (R)[53]	May 15–18, 2020	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	31%	50%	4%[f]	16%[g]

Results

South Carolina's 1st congressional district, 2020^[54]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nancy Mace	216,042	50.6
	Democratic	Joe Cunningham (incumbent)	210,627	49.3
	Write-in		442	0.1
Total votes			427,111	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

By county

County Nancy Mace Republican Joe Cunningham Democratic Write-in Margin Total votes # % # % # % # % Beaufort (part) 50,358 54.60 41,809 45.33 66 0.07 8,549 9.27 92,233 Berkeley (part) 50,944 55.44 40,823 44.42 130 0.14 10,121 11.02 91,897 Charleston (part) 78,962 45.05 96,142 54.85 162 0.09 −17,180 −9.80 175,266 Colleton (part) 682 71.26 275 28.74 0 0.00 407 42.52 957 Dorchester (part) 35,096 52.57 31,578 47.30 84 0.13 3,518 5.27 66,758 Totals 216,042 50.58 210,627 49.31 442 0.10 5,415 1.27 427,111

District 2

2020 South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election

Nominee Joe Wilson Adair Boroughs Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 202,715 155,118 Percentage 55.7% 42.6%

Results by county Results by precinct Wilson   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   >90% Boroughs   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90% No vote   0%

U.S. Representative before election Joe Wilson Republican Elected U.S. Representative Joe Wilson Republican

The 2nd district is located in central South Carolina and spans from Columbia to the South Carolina side of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area, including North Augusta. The incumbent was Republican Joe Wilson, who was re-elected with 56.3% of the vote in 2018.^[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Joe Wilson, incumbent U.S. representative^[55]

Eliminated in primary

• Michael Bishop

Primary results

Republican primary results^[56]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Wilson (incumbent)	55,557	74.1
	Republican	Michael Bishop	19,397	25.9
Total votes			74,954	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Adair Boroughs, attorney^[57]

Withdrawn

• Lawrence Nathaniel, activist^[58][59]

Declined

• Brenda K. Sanders, former judge for Michigan's 36th District Court^[60]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[25]	Solid R	November 2, 2020
Inside Elections[26]	Solid R	October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[27]	Likely R	November 2, 2020
Daily Kos[28]	Likely R	November 2, 2020
RCP[29]	Safe R	November 2, 2020
DDHQ[30]	Likely R	November 3, 2020
538[31]	Solid R	November 3, 2020
Politico[32]	Likely R	November 2, 2020
Niskanen[33]	Safe R	July 26, 2020

Debate

2020 South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election debate
No.	Date & time	Host	Location	Moderators	Participants
Key:  P  Participant    N  Non-invitee					Republican	Democratic
					U.S. representative Joe Wilson	Attorney Adair Boroughs
1	October 20, 2020 7:00 p.m. EDT	River Bluff High School	Lexington, South Carolina	Judi Gatson Avery Wilks	P	P

• Complete video of debate

Endorsements

Adair Boroughs

Executive branch officials

• Richard Riley, former United States Secretary of Education (1993–2001), governor of South Carolina (1979–1987)^[61]
• Inez Tenenbaum, former chair of the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (2009–2013), South Carolina Superintendent of Education (1999–2007)^[61]

Federal officials

• Jim Clyburn, U.S. representative for South Carolina's 6th congressional district (1993–present), House Majority Whip (2007–2011, 2019–2023)^[61]

State officials

• Justin Bamberg, state representative (2014–present)^[61]
• Jim Hodges, former governor of South Carolina (1999–2003)^[61]
• Lonnie Hosey, state representative (1999–present)^[61]
• Brad Hutto, state senator (1996–present), nominee for U.S. Senate in 2014^[61]
• Mia McLeod, state senator (2016–present)^[61]
• Russell Ott, state representative (2013–present)^[61]
• Seth Rose, state representative (2018–present)^[61]
• Todd Rutherford, state representative (1998–present), Minority Leader of the South Carolina House of Representatives (2013–present)^[61]
• Ivory Thigpen, state representative (2016–present)^[61]

Local officials

• Steve Benjamin, mayor of Columbia (2010–2022)^[62]

Individuals

• Rachel Hodges, former First Lady of South Carolina (1999–2003)^[61]

Organizations

• EMILY's List^[61]
• End Citizens United^[63]
• Ironworkers Local 846^[61]
• National Organization for Women PAC^[61]
• National Women's Political Caucus^[61]
• Sierra Club^[44]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2020
Candidate (party)	Total receipts	Total disbursements	Cash on hand
Joe Wilson (R)	$1,686,288	$1,762,180	$74,366
Adair Boroughs (D)	$2,537,935	$2,535,073	$2,862
Source: Federal Election Commission[64]

Results

South Carolina's 2nd congressional district, 2020^[54]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Wilson (incumbent)	202,715	55.7
	Democratic	Adair Boroughs	155,118	42.6
	Constitution	Kathleen Wright	6,163	1.7
	Write-in		219	0.1
Total votes			364,215	100.0
	Republican hold

By county

County Joe Wilson Republican Adair Ford Boroughs Democratic Kathleen Wright Constitution Write-in Margin Total votes # % # % # % # % # % Aiken 52,331 61.54 31,367 36.89 1,288 1.51 51 0.06 20,964 24.65 85,037 Barnwell 5,386 52.24 4,807 46.62 117 1.13 1 0.01 579 5.62 10,311 Lexington 92,872 64.37 48,515 33.63 2,806 1.94 86 0.06 44,357 30.74 144,279 Orangeburg (part) 4,494 49.71 4,464 49.38 83 0.92 0 0.00 30 0.33 9,041 Richland (part) 47,632 41.22 65,965 57.09 1,869 1.62 81 0.07 −18,333 −15.87 115,547 Totals 202,715 55.66 155,118 42.59 6,163 1.69 219 0.06 47,597 13.07 364,215 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Orangeburg (largest municipality: Orangeburg)

District 3

2020 South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election

Nominee Jeff Duncan Hosea Cleveland Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 237,544 95,712 Percentage 71.2% 28.7%

Results by county Results by precinct Duncan   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   >90% Cleveland   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   >90% No vote   0%

U.S. Representative before election Jeff Duncan Republican Elected U.S. Representative Jeff Duncan Republican

The 3rd district takes in the Piedmont area in northwestern South Carolina, including Anderson and Greenwood. The incumbent was Republican Jeff Duncan, who was re-elected with 67.8% of the vote in 2018.^[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jeff Duncan, incumbent U.S. representative^[55]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Hosea Cleveland, veteran and candidate for this district in 2014 and 2016^[65]

Eliminated in primary

• Mark Welch^[65]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[66]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hosea Cleveland	11,769	57.3
	Democratic	Mark D. Welch	8,753	42.7
Total votes			20,522	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[25]	Solid R	November 2, 2020
Inside Elections[26]	Solid R	October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[27]	Safe R	November 2, 2020
Daily Kos[28]	Safe R	November 2, 2020
RCP[29]	Safe R	November 2, 2020
DDHQ[30]	Safe R	November 3, 2020
538[31]	Solid R	November 3, 2020
Politico[32]	Solid R	November 2, 2020
Niskanen[33]	Safe R	July 26, 2020

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2020
Candidate (party)	Total receipts	Total disbursements	Cash on hand
Jeff Duncan (R)	$1,527,352	$1,289,577	$482,411
Hosea Cleveland (D)	$43,214	$45,106	$0
Source: Federal Election Commission[67]

Results

South Carolina's 3rd congressional district, 2020^[54]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Duncan (incumbent)	237,544	71.2
	Democratic	Hosea Cleveland	95,712	28.7
	Write-in		308	0.1
Total votes			333,564	100.0
	Republican hold

By county

County Jeff Duncan Republican Hosea Cleveland Democratic Write-in Margin Total votes # % # % # % # % Abbeville 8,437 68.11 3,938 31.79 12 0.10 4,499 36.32 12,387 Anderson 70,455 73.67 25,106 26.25 73 0.08 45349 47.42 95,634 Edgefield 8,428 63.41 4,859 36.56 4 0.03 3,569 26.85 13,291 Greenville (part) 21,453 63.25 12,437 36.67 26 0.08 9,016 26.58 33,916 Greenwood 20,416 64.09 11,410 35.82 30 0.09 9,006 28.27 31,856 Laurens 20,692 68.00 9,702 31.89 34 0.11 10,990 36.11 30,428 McCormick 3,092 54.24 2,607 45.73 2 0.04 485 8.51 5,701 Newberry (part) 2,458 71.75 968 28.25 0 0.00 1,490 43.50 3,426 Oconee 30,983 76.58 9,426 23.30 50 0.12 21,557 53.28 40,459 Pickens 44,754 78.18 12,416 21.69 72 0.13 32,338 56.49 57,242 Saluda 6,376 69.12 2,843 30.82 5 0.05 3,533 38.30 9,224 Totals 237,544 71.21 95,712 28.69 308 0.09 141,832 42.52 333,564

District 4

2020 South Carolina's 4th congressional district election

Nominee William Timmons Kim Nelson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 222,126 133,023 Percentage 61.6% 36.9%

Results by county Results by precinct Timmons   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90% Nelson   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   >90%

U.S. Representative before election William Timmons Republican Elected U.S. Representative William Timmons Republican

The 4th district is located in Upstate South Carolina, taking in Greenville and Spartanburg. The incumbent was Republican William Timmons, who was first elected with 59.6% of the vote in 2018.^[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• William Timmons, incumbent U.S. representative^[55]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kim Nelson, public health advocate^[68]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[25]	Solid R	November 2, 2020
Inside Elections[26]	Solid R	October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[27]	Safe R	November 2, 2020
Daily Kos[28]	Safe R	November 2, 2020
RCP[29]	Safe R	November 2, 2020
DDHQ[30]	Safe R	November 3, 2020
538[31]	Solid R	November 3, 2020
Politico[32]	Solid R	November 2, 2020
Niskanen[33]	Safe R	July 26, 2020

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2020
Candidate (party)	Total receipts	Total disbursements	Cash on hand
William Timmons (R)	$1,363,583	$1,368,033	$8,690
Kim Nelson (D)	$168,860	$168,543	$317
Source: Federal Election Commission[69]

Results

South Carolina's 4th congressional district, 2020^[54]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William Timmons (incumbent)	222,126	61.6
	Democratic	Kim Nelson	133,023	36.9
	Constitution	Michael Chandler	5,090	1.4
	Write-in		311	0.1
Total votes			360,550	100.0
	Republican hold

By county
County William Timmons Republican Kim Nelson Democratic Michael Chandler Constitution Write-in Margin Total votes # % # % # % # % # % Greenville (part) 135,460 60.82 83,995 37.72 3,061 1.37 190 0.09 51,465 23.10 222,706 Spartanburg (part) 86,666 62.87 49,028 35.57 2,029 1.47 121 0.09 37,638 27.30 137,844 Totals 222,126 61.61 133,023 36.89 5,090 1.41 311 0.09 89,103 24.72 360,550

District 5

2020 South Carolina's 5th congressional district election

Nominee Ralph Norman Moe Brown Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 220,006 145,979 Percentage 60.1% 39.9%

Results by county Results by precinct Norman   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   >90% Brown   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   >90% Tie   50%

U.S. Representative before election Ralph Norman Republican Elected U.S. Representative Ralph Norman Republican

The 5th district is located in northern South Carolina and encompasses the southern suburbs and exurbs of Charlotte, including Rock Hill. The incumbent was Republican Ralph Norman, who was re-elected with 57.0% of the vote in 2018.^[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ralph Norman, incumbent U.S. representative^[55]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Moe Brown, former University of South Carolina football player^[70]

Eliminated in primary

• Sidney A. Moore, former York County councilmember^[71]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[72]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Moe Brown	32,018	67.9
	Democratic	Sidney A. Moore	15,127	32.1
Total votes			47,145	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[25]	Solid R	November 2, 2020
Inside Elections[26]	Solid R	October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[27]	Safe R	November 2, 2020
Daily Kos[28]	Safe R	November 2, 2020
RCP[29]	Safe R	November 2, 2020
DDHQ[30]	Safe R	November 3, 2020
538[31]	Solid R	November 3, 2020
Politico[32]	Solid R	November 2, 2020
Niskanen[33]	Safe R	July 26, 2020

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2020
Candidate (party)	Total receipts	Total disbursements	Cash on hand
Ralph Norman (R)	$1,041,650	$910,151	$727,939
Moe Brown (D)	$487,658	$484,305	$3,353
Source: Federal Election Commission[73]

Results

South Carolina's 5th congressional district, 2020^[54]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ralph Norman (incumbent)	220,006	60.1
	Democratic	Moe Brown	145,979	39.9
	Write-in		273	0.1
Total votes			366,258	100.0
	Republican hold

By county

County Ralph Norman Republican Moe Brown Democratic Write-in Margin Total votes # % # % # % # % Cherokee 18,232 72.45 6,914 27.48 18 0.07 11,318 44.97 25,164 Chester 8,798 56.03 6,898 43.93 7 0.04 1,900 12.10 15,703 Fairfield 4,770 39.43 7,315 60.47 12 0.10 −2,545 −21.04 12,097 Kershaw 21,212 63.43 12,207 36.50 24 0.07 9,005 26.93 33,443 Lancaster 31,493 63.40 18,161 36.56 22 0.04 13,332 26.84 49,676 Lee 3,056 36.27 5,359 63.60 11 0.13 −2,303 −27.33 8,426 Newberry (part) 9,433 62.52 5,650 37.45 5 0.03 3,783 25.07 15,088 Richland (part)[note 1] 1 4.55 21 95.45 0 0.00 −20 −90.90 22 Spartanburg (part) 7,932 80.35 1,935 19.60 5 0.05 5,997 60.75 9,872 Sumter (part) 19,844 49.44 20,251 50.45 42 0.10 −407 −1.01 40,137 Union 8,191 62.19 4,963 37.68 16 0.12 3,228 24.51 13,170 York 87,044 60.67 56,305 39.25 111 0.08 30,739 21.42 143,460 Totals 220,006 60.07 145,979 39.86 273 0.07 74,027 20.21 366,258

District 6

2020 South Carolina's 6th congressional district election

Nominee Jim Clyburn John McCollum Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 197,477 89,258 Percentage 68.2% 30.8%

Results by county Results by precinct Clyburn   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   >90% McCollum   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   >90% No vote   0%

U.S. Representative before election Jim Clyburn Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Jim Clyburn Democratic

The 6th district runs through the Black Belt and takes in Columbia and North Charleston. The incumbent was Democrat Jim Clyburn, who was re-elected with 70.1% of the vote in 2018.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jim Clyburn, incumbent U.S. representative^[55]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John McCollum, veteran^[74][75]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[25]	Solid D	November 2, 2020
Inside Elections[26]	Solid D	October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[27]	Safe D	November 2, 2020
Daily Kos[28]	Safe D	November 2, 2020
RCP[29]	Safe D	November 2, 2020
DDHQ[30]	Safe D	November 3, 2020
538[31]	Solid D	November 3, 2020
Politico[32]	Solid D	November 2, 2020
Niskanen[33]	Safe D	July 26, 2020

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2020
Candidate (party)	Total receipts	Total disbursements	Cash on hand
Jim Clyburn (D)	$3,447,751	$2,372,934	$1,980,495
John McCollum (R)	$0	$0	$0
Source: Federal Election Commission[76]

Results

South Carolina's 6th congressional district, 2020^[54]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Clyburn (incumbent)	197,477	68.2
	Republican	John McCollum	89,258	30.8
	Constitution	Mark Hackett	2,646	0.9
	Write-in		272	0.1
Total votes			289,653	100.0
	Democratic hold

By county

County Jim Clyburn Democratic John McCollum Republican Mark Hackett Constitution Write-in Margin Total votes # % # % # % # % # % Allendale 2,778 76.83 812 22.46 24 0.66 2 0.06 1,966 54.37 3,616 Bamberg 4,159 64.18 2,274 35.09 43 0.66 4 0.06 1,885 29.09 6,480 Beaufort (part) 3,370 61.70 2,034 37.24 53 0.97 5 0.09 1,336 24.46 5,462 Berkeley (part) 7,439 60.25 4,762 38.57 132 1.07 14 0.11 2,677 21.68 12,347 Calhoun 4,016 48.52 4,177 50.47 80 0.97 4 0.05 −161 −1.95 8,277 Charleston (part) 31,477 72.48 11,403 26.26 496 1.14 55 0.13 20,074 46.22 43,431 Clarendon 8,465 50.70 8,110 48.57 113 0.68 9 0.05 355 2.13 16,697 Colleton (part) 8,602 47.03 9,435 51.58 243 1.33 11 0.06 −833 −4.55 18,291 Dorchester (part) 4,846 46.93 5,331 51.63 122 1.18 27 0.26 −485 −4.70 10,326 Florence (part) 3,750 58.71 2,578 40.36 58 0.91 1 0.02 1,172 18.35 6,387 Hampton 5,513 59.50 3,676 39.67 73 0.79 4 0.04 1,837 19.83 9,266 Jasper 7,123 49.69 7,059 49.25 146 1.02 6 0.04 64 0.44 14,334 Orangeburg (part) 23,346 72.57 8,611 26.77 184 0.57 30 0.09 14,735 45.80 32,171 Richland (part) 65,124 83.64 11,940 15.33 718 0.92 81 0.10 53,184 68.31 77,863 Sumter (part) 6,925 79.47 1,726 19.81 58 0.67 5 0.06 5,199 59.66 8,714 Williamsburg 10,544 65.94 5,330 33.33 103 0.64 14 0.09 5,214 32.61 15,991 Totals 197,477 68.18 89,258 30.82 2,646 0.91 272 0.09 108,219 37.36 289,653 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Calhoun (largest municipality: St. Matthews) Colleton (largest municipality: Walterboro) Dorchester (largest municipality: North Charleston)

District 7

2020 South Carolina's 7th congressional district election

Nominee Tom Rice Melissa Watson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 224,993 138,863 Percentage 61.8% 38.1%

Rice   50–60%   60–70% Watson   50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Tom Rice Republican Elected U.S. Representative Tom Rice Republican

The 7th district is located in northeastern South Carolina, taking in Myrtle Beach and Florence. The incumbent was Republican Tom Rice, who was re-elected with 59.6% of the vote in 2018.^[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tom Rice, incumbent U.S. representative^[55]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Melissa Watson, nonprofit executive^[77]

Eliminated in primary

• Robert Williams, state representative and nominee for this district in 2018^[77]
• William H. Williams^[77]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[78]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Melissa Watson	27,200	51.2
	Democratic	Robert Williams	21,923	41.3
	Democratic	William H. Williams	3,965	7.5
Total votes			53,088	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[25]	Solid R	November 2, 2020
Inside Elections[26]	Solid R	October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[27]	Safe R	November 2, 2020
Daily Kos[28]	Safe R	November 2, 2020
RCP[29]	Safe R	November 2, 2020
DDHQ[30]	Safe R	November 3, 2020
538[31]	Solid R	November 3, 2020
Politico[32]	Solid R	November 2, 2020
Niskanen[33]	Safe R	July 26, 2020

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2020
Candidate (party)	Total receipts	Total disbursements	Cash on hand
Tom Rice (R)	$1,415,987	$1,252,457	$1,121,353
Melissa Watson (D)	$150,747	$150,747	$0
Source: Federal Election Commission[79]

Results

South Carolina's 7th congressional district, 2020^[54]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Rice (incumbent)	224,993	61.8
	Democratic	Melissa Watson	138,863	38.1
	Write-in		235	0.1
Total votes			364,091	100.0
	Republican hold

By county

County Tom Rice Republican Melissa Watson Democratic Write-in Margin Total votes # % # % # % # % Chesterfield 11,456 60.82 7,371 39.13 10 0.05 4,085 21.69 18,837 Darlington 17,502 54.05 14,850 45.86 27 0.08 2,652 8.19 32,379 Dillon 6,710 51.40 6,337 48.54 7 0.05 373 2.86 13,054 Florence (part) 31,732 54.56 26,400 45.39 30 0.05 5,332 9.17 58,162 Georgetown 21,740 59.45 14,812 40.50 19 0.05 6,928 18.95 36,571 Horry 124,568 69.61 54,244 30.31 133 0.07 70,324 39.30 178,945 Marion 6,072 41.32 8,617 58.64 5 0.03 −2,545 −17.32 14,694 Marlboro 5,213 45.53 6,232 54.43 4 0.03 −1,019 −8.90 11,449 Totals 224,993 61.80 138,863 38.14 235 0.06 86,130 23.66 364,091

See also

• 2020 South Carolina elections

Notes

1. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear
2. Brad Mole with 3%
3. Additional data sourced from FiveThirtyEight
4. "Someone else" with 2%
5. "Someone else" with 4%
6. "Other party" with 4%
7. "Depends on the candidate" with 14%; "not sure" with 1%

Partisan clients

1. Poll sponsored by Mace's campaign.
2. Poll sponsored by the DCCC.

Footnotes

1. 2020 is the only election in which Richland County was included as part of this iteration of the 5th district; the returns from a small portion of a single precinct (Pontiac 2) make up the entirety of ballots cast by Richland voters in the district's election for U.S. representative. As such, its presence is not reflected in either the county or precinct result maps.

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• Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "South Carolina", Voting & Elections Toolkits
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Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates

• Joe Cunningham (D) for Congress Archived April 22, 2019, at the Wayback Machine Archived
• Nancy Mace (R) for Congress Archived

Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates

• Adair Boroughs (D) for Congress Archived April 22, 2019, at the Wayback Machine Archived
• Sonny Narang (A) for Congress Archived
• Joe Wilson (R) for Congress Archived

Official campaign websites for 3rd district candidates

• Hosea Cleveland (D) for Congress Archived November 8, 2020, at the Wayback Machine Archived
• Jeff Duncan (R) for Congress Archived

Official campaign websites for 4th district candidates

• Kim Nelson (D) for Congress Archived May 21, 2020, at the Wayback Machine Archived
• William Timmons (R) for Congress Archived

Official campaign websites for 5th district candidates

• Moe Brown (D) for Congress Archived September 5, 2020, at the Wayback Machine Archived
• Ralph Norman (R) for Congress Archived

Official campaign websites for 6th district candidates

• Jim Clyburn (D) for Congress Archived
• John McCollum (R) for Congress Archived September 28, 2020, at the Wayback Machine Archived

Official campaign websites for 7th district candidates

• Tom Rice (R) for Congress Archived December 3, 2019, at the Wayback Machine Archived
• Melissa Watson (D) for Congress Archived June 21, 2020, at the Wayback Machine Archived