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

The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina was 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

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]

Nominee

Joe Cunningham, incumbent U.S. representative[2]

Nominee

Nancy Mace, state representative and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2014[3]

Eliminated in primary

Chris Cox, founder of Bikers for Trump[4]
Kathy Landing, Mount Pleasant councilwoman[5]
Brad Mole, Bluffton housing official[6]

Withdrawn

Mike Covert, Beaufort County councilman[7]
Logan Cunningham, teacher[8]

Declined

Katie Arrington, former state representative and nominee for this district in 2018[9]
Chip Campsen, state senator[9]
Tom Davis, state senator[9]
Larry Grooms, state senator[9]
Larry Kobrovsky, chair of the Charleston County Republican Party[9]
Sam McCown, doctor[10]
Peter McCoy, state representative and candidate for this district in 2013[11]
Weston J. Newton, state representative[12]
Samuel Rivers Jr., former state representative[12]
Mark Sanford, former U.S. representative, former governor of South Carolina, and candidate for president in 2020[13]
Mike Seekings, Charleston city councilman[9]
Elliott Summey, Charleston County councilman[9]
Catherine Templeton, attorney and candidate for governor in 2018[12]
Teddy Turner, teacher, entrepreneur, and candidate for this district in 2013[12]

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)[14]
Sue Myrick, former U.S. representative for North Carolina's 9th congressional district (1995–2013)[15]
Randy Neugebauer, former U.S. representative for Texas's 19th congressional district (2003–2017)[15]

Organizations

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Mike Covert	Chris Cox	Kathy Landing	Nancy Mace	Other	Undecided
WPAi/Club for Growth Archived May 16, 2020, at the Wayback Machine	April 20–21, 2020	401 (LV)	± 4.4%	–	8%	13%	42%	3%[lower-alpha 2]	34%
Club For Growth	October 15–16, 2019	400 (V)	–	8%	8%	5%	23%	–	57%
First Tuesday Strategies	October 4–7, 2019	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	3%	3%	3%	19%	–	60%

Hypothetical polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[lower-alpha 1]	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	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	November 8–10, 2018	2,291 (LV)	± 2.0%	32%	9%	4%	7%	–	3%	26%	–	3%	–	1%	15%

Primary results

Republican primary results [18]
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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[19]	Lean D	November 2, 2020
Inside Elections[20]	Lean D	October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[21]	Lean D	November 2, 2020
Daily Kos[22]	Lean D	November 2, 2020
RCP[23]	Tossup	November 2, 2020
DDHQ[24]	Tossup	November 3, 2020
538[25]	Lean D	November 3, 2020
Politico[26]	Lean D	November 2, 2020
Niskanen[27]	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
Key: P Participant. N Non-invitee.					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)[28]

Federal officials

Amy Klobuchar, U.S. senator from Minnesota (2007–present)[29]

Individuals

Alex Hirsch, animator, writer, and artist[30]

Organizations

314 Action[31]
Black Economic Alliance[32]
End Citizens United[33]
Human Rights Campaign[34]
Humane Society of the United States Legislative Fund[35]
League of Conservation Voters Action Fund[36]
Planned Parenthood[37]
Sierra Club[38]

Nancy Mace (R)

Executive branch officials

Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States (2017–2021)[39]

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)[40]
Rand Paul, U.S. senator from Kentucky (2011–present)[41]
Elise Stefanik, U.S. representative for New York's 21st congressional district (2015–present)[42]

Organizations

EPAC[43]

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[44]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Joe Cunningham (D)	Nancy Mace (R)	Other	Undecided
Strategic National (R)[upper-alpha 1]	October 14–16, 2020	400 (LV)	–	45%	47%	–	–
GQR Research (D)[upper-alpha 2]	October 5–7, 2020[lower-alpha 3]	400 (LV)	–	55%	42%	–	–
First Tuesday Strategies (R)	May 15–18, 2020	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	44%	45%	2%[lower-alpha 4]	9%

Hypothetical polling

with Joe Cunningham and Kathy Landing

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Joe Cunningham (D)	Kathy Landing (R)	Other	Undecided
First Tuesday Strategies (R)	May 15–18, 2020	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	43%	45%	4%[lower-alpha 5]	8%

with Generic Democrat and Generic Republican

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Generic Democrat	Generic Republican	Other	Undecided
First Tuesday Strategies (R)	May 15–18, 2020	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	31%	50%	4%[lower-alpha 6]	16%[lower-alpha 7]

Results

South Carolina's 1st congressional district, 2020[45]
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
County	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	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

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]

Nominee

Joe Wilson, incumbent U.S. representative[46]

Eliminated in primary

Michael Bishop

Primary results

Republican primary results[47]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Wilson (incumbent)	55,557	74.1
	Republican	Michael Bishop	19,397	25.9
Total votes			74,954	100.0

Nominee

Adair Boroughs, attorney[48]

Withdrawn

Lawrence Nathaniel, activist[49][50]

Declined

Brenda K. Sanders, former judge for Michigan's 36th District Court[51]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[19]	Solid R	November 2, 2020
Inside Elections[20]	Solid R	October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[21]	Likely R	November 2, 2020
Daily Kos[22]	Likely R	November 2, 2020
RCP[23]	Safe R	November 2, 2020
DDHQ[24]	Likely R	November 3, 2020
538[25]	Solid R	November 3, 2020
Politico[26]	Likely R	November 2, 2020
Niskanen[27]	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
Key: P Participant. N Non-invitee.					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)[52]
Inez Tenenbaum, former chair of the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (2009–2013), South Carolina Superintendent of Education (1999–2007)[52]

Federal officials

Jim Clyburn, U.S. representative for South Carolina's 6th congressional district (1993–present), House Majority Whip (2007–2011, 2019–2023)[52]

State officials

Justin Bamberg, state representative (2014–present)[52]
Jim Hodges, former governor of South Carolina (1999–2003)[52]
Lonnie Hosey, state representative (1999–present)[52]
Brad Hutto, state senator (1996–present), nominee for U.S. Senate in 2014[52]
Mia McLeod, state senator (2016–present)[52]
Russell Ott, state representative (2013–present)[52]
Seth Rose, state representative (2018–present)[52]
Todd Rutherford, state representative (1998–present), Minority Leader of the South Carolina House of Representatives (2013–present)[52]
Ivory Thigpen, state representative (2016–present)[52]

Local officials

Steve Benjamin, mayor of Columbia (2010–2022)[53]

Individuals

Rachel Hodges, former First Lady of South Carolina (1999–2003)[52]

Organizations

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[55]

Results

South Carolina's 2nd congressional district, 2020[45]
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
County	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	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%

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]

Nominee

Jeff Duncan, incumbent U.S. representative[46]

Nominee

Hosea Cleveland, veteran and candidate for this district in 2014 and 2016[56]

Eliminated in primary

Mark Welch[56]

Primary results

Democratic primary results[57]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hosea Cleveland	11,769	57.3
	Democratic	Mark D. Welch	8,753	42.7
Total votes			20,522	100.0

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[19]	Solid R	November 2, 2020
Inside Elections[20]	Solid R	October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[21]	Safe R	November 2, 2020
Daily Kos[22]	Safe R	November 2, 2020
RCP[23]	Safe R	November 2, 2020
DDHQ[24]	Safe R	November 3, 2020
538[25]	Solid R	November 3, 2020
Politico[26]	Solid R	November 2, 2020
Niskanen[27]	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[58]

Results

South Carolina's 3rd congressional district, 2020[45]
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
County	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	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%

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]

Nominee

William Timmons, incumbent U.S. representative[46]

Nominee

Kim Nelson, public health advocate[59]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[19]	Solid R	November 2, 2020
Inside Elections[20]	Solid R	October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[21]	Safe R	November 2, 2020
Daily Kos[22]	Safe R	November 2, 2020
RCP[23]	Safe R	November 2, 2020
DDHQ[24]	Safe R	November 3, 2020
538[25]	Solid R	November 3, 2020
Politico[26]	Solid R	November 2, 2020
Niskanen[27]	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[60]

Results

South Carolina's 4th congressional district, 2020[45]
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
County	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	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%

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]

Nominee

Ralph Norman, incumbent U.S. representative[46]

Nominee

Moe Brown, former University of South Carolina football player[61]

Eliminated in primary

Sidney A. Moore, former York County councilmember[62]

Primary results

Democratic primary results[63]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Moe Brown	32,018	67.9
	Democratic	Sidney A. Moore	15,127	32.1
Total votes			47,145	100.0

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[19]	Solid R	November 2, 2020
Inside Elections[20]	Solid R	October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[21]	Safe R	November 2, 2020
Daily Kos[22]	Safe R	November 2, 2020
RCP[23]	Safe R	November 2, 2020
DDHQ[24]	Safe R	November 3, 2020
538[25]	Solid R	November 3, 2020
Politico[26]	Solid R	November 2, 2020
Niskanen[27]	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[64]

Results

South Carolina's 5th congressional district, 2020[45]
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
County	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	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%

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]

Nominee

Jim Clyburn, incumbent U.S. representative[46]

Nominee

John McCollum, veteran[65][66]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[19]	Solid D	November 2, 2020
Inside Elections[20]	Solid D	October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[21]	Safe D	November 2, 2020
Daily Kos[22]	Safe D	November 2, 2020
RCP[23]	Safe D	November 2, 2020
DDHQ[24]	Safe D	November 3, 2020
538[25]	Solid D	November 3, 2020
Politico[26]	Solid D	November 2, 2020
Niskanen[27]	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[67]

Results

South Carolina's 6th congressional district, 2020[45]
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
County	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	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]

Nominee

Tom Rice, incumbent U.S. representative[46]

Nominee

Melissa Watson, nonprofit executive[68]

Eliminated in primary

Robert Williams, state representative and nominee for this district in 2018[68]
William H. Williams[68]

Primary results

Democratic primary results[69]
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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[19]	Solid R	November 2, 2020
Inside Elections[20]	Solid R	October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[21]	Safe R	November 2, 2020
Daily Kos[22]	Safe R	November 2, 2020
RCP[23]	Safe R	November 2, 2020
DDHQ[24]	Safe R	November 3, 2020
538[25]	Solid R	November 3, 2020
Politico[26]	Solid R	November 2, 2020
Niskanen[27]	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[70]

Results

South Carolina's 7th congressional district, 2020[45]
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
County	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	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

Notes

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

Partisan clients

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

Footnotes

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.

References

Wasserman, David; Flinn, Ally (November 7, 2018). "2018 House Popular Vote Tracker". Cook Political Report. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
Byrd, Caitlin. "He's not in Congress yet but Joe Cunningham already raising 2020 campaign cash". The Post and Courier.
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Byrd, Caitlin (July 8, 2019). "Bikers for Trump founder planning SC congressional race against Democrat Joe Cunningham". The Post and Courier. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
"Mt. Pleasant councilwoman to run for first district congressional seat in 2020". WCSC. June 7, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
Byrd, Caitlin (May 23, 2020). "The high stakes in South Carolina's 1st Congressional District: Can Republicans answer?". The Post and Courier. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
Livingston, Wade (January 11, 2019). "A Bluffton man takes early aim at U.S. Rep. Joe Cunningham's seat in Congress". The Island Packet. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
Bayliss, Kathleen (September 17, 2019). "Bluffton man withdraws congressional bid to run for County Council". Island Packet News. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
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External links

Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "South Carolina", Voting & Elections Toolkits
"South Carolina: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
"League of Women Voters of South Carolina". (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
South Carolina at Ballotpedia

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

Official campaign websites for 3rd district candidates

Official campaign websites for 4th district candidates

Official campaign websites for 5th district candidates

Official campaign websites for 6th district candidates

Official campaign websites for 7th district candidates

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[key-18] Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear

[19] Brad Mole with 3%

[49] Additional data sourced from FiveThirtyEight

[50] "Someone else" with 2%

[51] "Someone else" with 4%

[52] "Other party" with 4%

[53] "Depends on the candidate" with 14%; "not sure" with 1%

[47] Poll sponsored by Mace's campaign.

[DCCC-48] Poll sponsored by the DCCC.

[74] 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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[4] Byrd, Caitlin (July 8, 2019). "Bikers for Trump founder planning SC congressional race against Democrat Joe Cunningham". The Post and Courier. Retrieved July 8, 2019.

[5] "Mt. Pleasant councilwoman to run for first district congressional seat in 2020". WCSC. June 7, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2019.

[6] Byrd, Caitlin (May 23, 2020). "The high stakes in South Carolina's 1st Congressional District: Can Republicans answer?". The Post and Courier. Retrieved May 23, 2020.

[7] Livingston, Wade (January 11, 2019). "A Bluffton man takes early aim at U.S. Rep. Joe Cunningham's seat in Congress". The Island Packet. Retrieved February 15, 2019.

[8] Bayliss, Kathleen (September 17, 2019). "Bluffton man withdraws congressional bid to run for County Council". Island Packet News. Retrieved November 28, 2019.

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[11] Kropf, Schuyler (February 6, 2019). "Mark Sanford vs. Katie Arrington would be a competitive SC rematch, poll shows". The Post and Courier. Retrieved February 15, 2019.

[SC01FITS-12] "SC1: Catherine Templeton Rules Out Running For Congress". FITSNews. February 5, 2019. Retrieved February 15, 2019.

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[37] "2020 Endorsements". Humane Society Legislative Fund.

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U.S. House	1788 1790 1793 1794 5th sp 1795 2nd sp 1796 1797 1st sp 1798 1800 1802 4th sp 1803 1804 1805 8th sp 1806 1807 6th sp 1808 1810 1st sp 1810 1812 1814 1816 9th sp 1818 6th sp 1820 1821 9th sp 1822 2nd sp 4th sp 9th sp 1823 1824 1825 1st sp 1826 1828 1830 1833 1834 8th sp 1836 4th sp 8th sp 1838 1840 1843 1844 1846 1848 1st sp 1850 1853 1854 1856 1858 1860 1868 1870 1st sp 1872 1874 1876 2nd sp 1878 1880 1882 1884 7th sp 1886 1888 1890 1892 6th sp 1894 1st sp 4th sp 1896 7th sp 1897 6th sp 1898 1900 1901 7th sp 1902 1904 2nd sp 1906 1908 1910 1912 1913 1st sp 1914 1915 4th sp 1916 1917 5th sp 1918 1919 6th sp 7th sp 1920 1922 1924 1926 1928 1930 1932 1934 1936 1938 6th sp 1940 1942 1944 2nd sp 1946 1948 1950 1952 1953 4th sp 1954 1956 1958 1960 1962 2nd sp 1964 1965 2nd sp 1966 1968 1970 1971 1st sp 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2001 2nd sp 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2013 1st sp 2014 2016 2017 5th sp 2018 2020 2022 Special
See also: Political party strength in South Carolina

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U.S. President	Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Guam (straw poll)
U.S. Senate	Alabama Alaska Arizona (special) Arkansas Colorado Delaware District of Columbia (shadow) Georgia Georgia (special) Idaho Illinois Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Montana Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico North Carolina Oklahoma Oregon Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Virginia West Virginia Wyoming
U.S. House (election ratings)	Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas California 25th sp Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia delegate shadow Florida Georgia 5th sp Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland 7th sp Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York 22nd 27th sp North Carolina 11th North Dakota Northern Mariana Islands Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia U.S. Virgin Islands Washington West Virginia Wisconsin 7th sp Wyoming
Governors	American Samoa Delaware Lt. Gov Indiana Missouri Lt. Gov Montana New Hampshire North Carolina Lt. Gov North Dakota Puerto Rico Utah Vermont Washington Lt. Gov West Virginia
Attorneys general	Indiana Missouri Montana North Carolina Oregon Pennsylvania Utah Vermont Washington West Virginia
Secretaries of state	Missouri Montana Oregon Washington
State legislatures	Alaska House Senate Arizona House Senate Arkansas House Senate California Assembly Senate Colorado House Senate Connecticut House Senate Delaware House Senate District of Columbia Florida House Senate Georgia House Senate Hawaii House Senate Idaho House Senate Illinois House Senate Indiana House Senate Iowa House Senate Kansas House Senate Kentucky House Senate Maine House Senate Massachusetts House Senate Michigan House 34th sp Minnesota House Senate Missouri House Senate Montana House Senate Nebraska Nevada Assembly Senate New Hampshire House Senate New Mexico House Senate New York Assembly Senate North Carolina House Senate North Dakota House Senate Ohio House Senate Oklahoma House Senate Oregon House Senate Pennsylvania House Senate Puerto Rico House Senate Rhode Island House Senate South Carolina House Senate South Dakota House Senate Tennessee House Senate Texas House Senate Utah House Senate Vermont House Senate Washington House Senate West Virginia House Senate Wisconsin Assembly Senate Wyoming House Senate
Mayors	Bakersfield, CA Baltimore, MD Baton Rouge, LA Clearwater, FL Corpus Christi, TX El Paso, TX Fresno, CA Honolulu, HI Irvine, CA Lubbock, TX Mesa, AZ Miami-Dade County, FL Milwaukee, WI Phoenix, AZ Portland, OR Richmond, VA Riverside, CA Sacramento, CA Salt Lake County, UT San Diego, CA San Juan, PR Santa Ana, CA Stockton, CA Tulsa, OK Virginia Beach, VA Wilmington, DE Winston-Salem, NC
Local	Clearwater, FL Cook County, IL Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles County, CA Board of Supervisors Orange County, CA Portland, OR San Diego, CA City Attorney San Diego County, CA San Francisco, CA Washington, DC
State-wide	Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas U.S. Virgin Islands Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
Related	Gerrymandering Postal voting Russian interference Voter suppression

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

Overview

District 1

Nominee

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Withdrawn

Declined

Endorsements

Polling

Primary results

Predictions

Debate

Endorsements

Fundraising

Polling

Results

District 2

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Primary results

Nominee

Withdrawn

Declined

Predictions

Debate

Endorsements

Fundraising

Results

District 3

Nominee

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Primary results

Predictions

Fundraising

Results

District 4

Nominee

Nominee

Predictions

Fundraising

Results

District 5

Nominee

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Primary results

Predictions

Fundraising

Results

District 6

Nominee

Nominee

Predictions

Fundraising

Results

District 7

Nominee

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Primary results

Predictions

Fundraising

Results

See also

Notes

References

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