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2020 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
← 2018 November 3, 2020 2022 →
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 Increase 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 1,412,684 1,076,799
Percentage 56.38% 42.98%
Swing Increase 2.09% Decrease 1.39%
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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

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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

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2020 South Carolina's 1st congressional district election
← 2018
2022 →
 
Nominee Nancy Mace Joe Cunningham
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 216,042 210,627
Percentage 50.6% 49.3%
U.S. Representative before election

Joe Cunningham
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Nancy Mace
Republican

See also: South Carolina's 1st congressional district

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]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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Withdrawn
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Declined
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Endorsements

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Kathy Landing

Federal officials

Organizations

Polling

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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[18] April 20–21, 2020 401 (LV) ± 4.4% – 8% 13% 42% 3%[b] 34%
Club For Growth[19] October 15–16, 2019 400 (V) – 8% 8% 5% 23% – 57%
First Tuesday Strategies[20] 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[21] 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[22] November 8–10, 2018 2,291 (LV) ± 2.0% 32% 9% 4% 7% – 3% 26% – 3% – 1% 15%

Primary results

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Republican primary results [23]
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

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[24] Lean D November 2, 2020
Inside Elections[25] Lean D October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[26] Lean D November 2, 2020
Daily Kos[27] Lean D November 2, 2020
RCP[28] Tossup November 2, 2020
DDHQ[29] Tossup November 3, 2020
538[30] Lean D November 3, 2020
Politico[31] Lean D November 2, 2020
Niskanen[32] Lean D July 26, 2020

Debate

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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
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Endorsements

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Joe Cunningham (D)

Executive branch officials

Federal officials

Individuals

Organizations

Nancy Mace (R)

Executive branch officials

Federal officials

Organizations

Fundraising

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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[49]

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Joe
Cunningham (D) 		Nancy
Mace (R) 		Other Undecided
Strategic National (R)[50][A] October 14–16, 2020 400 (LV) – 45% 47% – –
GQR Research (D)[51][B] October 5–7, 2020[c] 400 (LV) – 55% 42% – –
First Tuesday Strategies (R)[52] 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)[52] 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)[52] May 15–18, 2020 500 (LV) ± 4.4% 31% 50% 4%[f] 16%[g]

Results

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South Carolina's 1st congressional district, 2020[53]
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

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2020 South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election
← 2018
2022 →
 
Nominee Joe Wilson Adair Boroughs
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 202,715 155,118
Percentage 55.7% 42.6%
U.S. Representative before election

Joe Wilson
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Joe Wilson
Republican

See also: South Carolina's 2nd congressional district

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

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Nominee
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  • Michael Bishop

Primary results

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Republican primary results[55]
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

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Nominee
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Declined
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  • Brenda K. Sanders, former judge for Michigan's 36th District Court[59]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[24] Solid R November 2, 2020
Inside Elections[25] Solid R October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[26] Likely R November 2, 2020
Daily Kos[27] Likely R November 2, 2020
RCP[28] Safe R November 2, 2020
DDHQ[29] Likely R November 3, 2020
538[30] Solid R November 3, 2020
Politico[31] Likely R November 2, 2020
Niskanen[32] Safe R July 26, 2020

Debate

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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
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Endorsements

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Adair Boroughs

Executive branch officials

Federal officials

State officials

Local officials

Individuals

  • Rachel Hodges, former First Lady of South Carolina (1999–2003)[60]

Organizations

Fundraising

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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[63]

Results

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South Carolina's 2nd congressional district, 2020[53]
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

District 3

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2020 South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election
← 2018
2022 →
 
Nominee Jeff Duncan Hosea Cleveland
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 237,544 95,712
Percentage 71.2% 28.7%
U.S. Representative before election

Jeff Duncan
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Jeff Duncan
Republican

See also: South Carolina's 3rd congressional district

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

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Nominee
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Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Hosea Cleveland, veteran and candidate for this district in 2014 and 2016[64]
Eliminated in primary
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Primary results

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Democratic primary results[65]
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

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[24] Solid R November 2, 2020
Inside Elections[25] Solid R October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[26] Safe R November 2, 2020
Daily Kos[27] Safe R November 2, 2020
RCP[28] Safe R November 2, 2020
DDHQ[29] Safe R November 3, 2020
538[30] Solid R November 3, 2020
Politico[31] Solid R November 2, 2020
Niskanen[32] Safe R July 26, 2020

Fundraising

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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[66]

Results

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South Carolina's 3rd congressional district, 2020[53]
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

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2020 South Carolina's 4th congressional district election
← 2018
2022 →
 
Nominee William Timmons Kim Nelson
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 222,126 133,023
Percentage 61.6% 36.9%
U.S. Representative before election

William Timmons
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

William Timmons
Republican

See also: South Carolina's 4th congressional district

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

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Kim Nelson, public health advocate[67]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[24] Solid R November 2, 2020
Inside Elections[25] Solid R October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[26] Safe R November 2, 2020
Daily Kos[27] Safe R November 2, 2020
RCP[28] Safe R November 2, 2020
DDHQ[29] Safe R November 3, 2020
538[30] Solid R November 3, 2020
Politico[31] Solid R November 2, 2020
Niskanen[32] Safe R July 26, 2020

Fundraising

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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[68]

Results

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South Carolina's 4th congressional district, 2020[53]
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

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2020 South Carolina's 5th congressional district election
← 2018
2022 →
 
Nominee Ralph Norman Moe Brown
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 220,006 145,979
Percentage 60.1% 39.9%
U.S. Representative before election

Ralph Norman
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Ralph Norman
Republican

See also: South Carolina's 5th congressional district

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

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Primary results

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Democratic primary results[71]
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

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[24] Solid R November 2, 2020
Inside Elections[25] Solid R October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[26] Safe R November 2, 2020
Daily Kos[27] Safe R November 2, 2020
RCP[28] Safe R November 2, 2020
DDHQ[29] Safe R November 3, 2020
538[30] Solid R November 3, 2020
Politico[31] Solid R November 2, 2020
Niskanen[32] Safe R July 26, 2020

Fundraising

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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[72]

Results

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South Carolina's 5th congressional district, 2020[53]
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

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2020 South Carolina's 6th congressional district election
← 2018
2022 →
 
Nominee Jim Clyburn John McCollum
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 197,477 89,258
Percentage 68.2% 30.8%
U.S. Representative before election

Jim Clyburn
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Jim Clyburn
Democratic

See also: South Carolina's 6th congressional district

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

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Nominee
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Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[24] Solid D November 2, 2020
Inside Elections[25] Solid D October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[26] Safe D November 2, 2020
Daily Kos[27] Safe D November 2, 2020
RCP[28] Safe D November 2, 2020
DDHQ[29] Safe D November 3, 2020
538[30] Solid D November 3, 2020
Politico[31] Solid D November 2, 2020
Niskanen[32] Safe D July 26, 2020

Fundraising

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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[75]

Results

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South Carolina's 6th congressional district, 2020[53]
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

District 7

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2020 South Carolina's 7th congressional district election
← 2018
2022 →
 
Nominee Tom Rice Melissa Watson
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 224,993 138,863
Percentage 61.8% 38.1%
U.S. Representative before election

Tom Rice
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Tom Rice
Republican

See also: South Carolina's 7th congressional district

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

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Democratic primary

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Nominee
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  • Melissa Watson, nonprofit executive[76]
Eliminated in primary
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Primary results

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Democratic primary results[77]
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

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[24] Solid R November 2, 2020
Inside Elections[25] Solid R October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[26] Safe R November 2, 2020
Daily Kos[27] Safe R November 2, 2020
RCP[28] Safe R November 2, 2020
DDHQ[29] Safe R November 3, 2020
538[30] Solid R November 3, 2020
Politico[31] Solid R November 2, 2020
Niskanen[32] Safe R July 26, 2020

Fundraising

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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[78]

Results

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South Carolina's 7th congressional district, 2020[53]
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

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e 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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