2018 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

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The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 6, 2018, 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 a gubernatorial election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

Quick facts All 7 South Carolina seats to the United States House of Representatives, Turnout ...
2018 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
← 2016
November 6, 2018 (2018-11-06)
2020 →
All 7 South Carolina seats to the United States House of Representatives
Turnout55.03%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 6 1
Seats won 5 2
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 927,494 758,340
Percentage 54.29% 44.37%
Swing Decrease 6.24% Increase 4.90%
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This was the first time that the Democrats picked up a seat in South Carolina since 1986. The state congressional delegation changed from 6–1 for Republicans to 5–2 for Republicans. This is the only time since 2008 that Democrats had won more than one U.S. House seat in South Carolina.

Results summary

Statewide

More information Party, Candi-dates ...
PartyCandi-
dates		VotesSeats
No.%No.+/–%
Republican Party7927,49454.29%5Decrease171.43%
Democratic Party7758,34044.37%2Increase128.57%
American Party315,0110.88%0Steady0.00%
Constitution Party13,4430.20%0Steady0.00%
Green Party13,2140.19%0Steady0.00%
Write-in71,7900.10%0Steady0.00%
Total261,709,292100.00%7Steady100.00%
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Popular vote
Republican
 
 54.29%
Democratic
 
 44.37%
Other
 
 1.37%
House seats
Republican
 
 71.43%
Democratic
 
 28.57%

District

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina by district:[1]

More information District, Republican ...
District Republican Democratic Others Total Result
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
District 1141,47349.22%145,45550.60%5050.18%287,433100.00%Democratic gain
District 2144,64256.25%109,19942.47%3,2981.28%257,139100.00%Republican hold
District 3153,33867.79%70,04630.97%2,8201.25%226,204100.00%Republican hold
District 4145,32159.57%89,18236.56%9,4473.87%243,950100.00%Republican hold
District 5141,75757.03%103,12941.49%3,6931.49%248,579100.00%Republican hold
District 658,28228.23%144,76570.13%3,3861.64%206,433100.00%Democratic hold
District 7142,68159.56%96,56440.31%3090.13%239,554100.00%Republican hold
Total927,49454.26%758,34044.37%23,4581.37%1,709,292100.00%.
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District 1

Quick facts Nominee, Party ...
2018 South Carolina's 1st congressional district election
← 2016
November 6, 2018
2020 →
 
Nominee Joe Cunningham Katie Arrington
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 145,455 141,473
Percentage 50.6% 49.2%
County results
Cunningham:      50–60%
Arrington:      50–60%      70–80%
U.S. Representative before election

Mark Sanford
Republican

 Elected U.S. Representative

Joe Cunningham
Democratic

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See also: South Carolina's 1st congressional district

The 1st district is located in the Low Country, on the Atlantic coastal plain from Hilton Head to the border of Georgetown County, it includes most of the Charleston area. The incumbent was Republican Mark Sanford, who had represented the district since 2013. Sanford was defeated by Republican Katie Arrington in the primary. Arrington lost the general election to Democrat Joe Cunningham.

Democratic primary

Results

More information Party, Candidate ...
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Cunningham 23,443 71.5
Democratic Toby Smith 9,342 28.5
Total votes 32,785 100.0
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Republican primary

Sanford defeated State Representative Jenny Horne in the 2016 primary by only a 56-44 percent margin.[2] The closer than expected result led to speculation that Sanford could be vulnerable to another primary challenge in 2018.[3] Former director of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Catherine Templeton was reportedly being recruited to challenge Sanford, but decided instead to run for governor.[4][5]

Polling

More information Poll source, Date(s) administered ...
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Katie
Arrington		 Mark
Sanford		 Undecided
Palmetto Politics[6] May 13–14, 2018 315 ± 4.5% 39% 40% 21%
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Results

More information Party, Candidate ...
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Katie Arrington 33,089 50.6
Republican Mark Sanford (incumbent) 30,428 46.5
Republican Dimitri Cherny 1,930 2.9
Total votes 65,447 100.0
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Endorsements

Katie Arrington (R)

Executive branch officials

State figures

Mark Sanford (R)

U.S. representatives

Organizations

General election

Predictions

More information Source, Ranking ...
Source Ranking As of
538[14] Likely R November 6, 2018
Daily Kos[15] Lean R November 5, 2018
RCP[16] Lean R November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17] Lean R November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[18] Likely R November 5, 2018
The Cook Political Report[19] Lean R November 5, 2018
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Debates

Polling

More information Poll source, Date(s) administered ...
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Katie
Arrington (R)		 Joe
Cunningham (D)		 Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D)[20] August 30–31, 2018 628 ± 3.9% 49% 42% 9%
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Results

More information Party, Candidate ...
South Carolina's 1st congressional district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Cunningham 145,455 50.6
Republican Katie Arrington 141,473 49.2
n/a Write-ins 505 0.2
Total votes 287,433 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican
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District 2

Quick facts Nominee, Party ...
2018 South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election
← 2016
2020 →
 
Nominee Joe Wilson Sean Carrigan
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 144,642 109,199
Percentage 56.2% 42.5%
County results
Wilson:      50–60%      60–70%
Carrigan:      50–60%
U.S. Representative before election

Joe Wilson
Republican

 Elected U.S. Representative

Joe Wilson
Republican

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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. The incumbent was Republican Joe Wilson, who had represented the district since 2001. Wilson was re-elected with 60% of the vote in 2016 and ran unopposed in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary

Results

More information Party, Candidate ...
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Annabelle Robertson 14,109 41.8
Democratic Sean Carrigan 13,469 39.9
Democratic Phil Black 6,200 18.4
Total votes 33,778 100.0
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Runoff results

More information Party, Candidate ...
Democratic primary runoff results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sean Carrigan 5,726 53.36
Democratic Annabelle Robertson 5,004 46.64
Total votes 10,730 100.0
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General election

Predictions

More information Source, Ranking ...
Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[19] Safe R November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[18] Safe R November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17] Safe R November 5, 2018
RCP[16] Safe R November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[15] Safe R November 5, 2018
538[14] Safe R November 7, 2018
CNN[21] Safe R October 31, 2018
Politico[22] Safe R November 4, 2018
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Results

More information Party, Candidate ...
South Carolina's 2nd congressional district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Wilson (incumbent) 144,642 56.2
Democratic Sean Carrigan 109,199 42.5
American Sonny Narang 3,111 1.2
n/a Write-ins 187 0.1
Total votes 257,139 100.0
Republican hold
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District 3

Quick facts Nominee, Party ...
2018 South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election
← 2016
2020 →
 
Nominee Jeff Duncan Mary Geren
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 153,338 70,046
Percentage 67.8% 31.0%
County results
Duncan:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
U.S. Representative before election

Jeff Duncan
Republican

 Elected U.S. Representative

Jeff Duncan
Republican

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See also: South Carolina's 3rd congressional district

The 3rd district is located in northwestern South Carolina. The incumbent was Republican Jeff Duncan, who had represented the district since 2011. Duncan was re-elected with 73% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

Results

More information Party, Candidate ...
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mary Geren 12,929 69.7
Democratic Hosea Cleveland 5,615 30.3
Total votes 18,544 100.0
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General election

Predictions

More information Source, Ranking ...
Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[19] Safe R November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[18] Safe R November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17] Safe R November 5, 2018
RCP[16] Safe R November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[15] Safe R November 5, 2018
538[14] Safe R November 7, 2018
CNN[21] Safe R October 31, 2018
Politico[22] Safe R November 4, 2018
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Results

More information Party, Candidate ...
South Carolina's 3rd congressional district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeff Duncan (incumbent) 153,338 67.8
Democratic Mary Geren 70,046 31.0
American Dave Moore 2,697 1.2
n/a Write-ins 123 0.0
Total votes 226,204 100.0
Republican hold
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District 4

Quick facts Nominee, Party ...
2018 South Carolina's 4th congressional district election
← 2016
2020 →
 
Nominee William Timmons Brandon Brown
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 145,321 89,182
Percentage 59.6% 36.6%
County results
Timmons:      50–60%      60–70%
U.S. Representative before election

Trey Gowdy
Republican

 Elected U.S. Representative

William Timmons
Republican

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See also: South Carolina's 4th congressional district

The 4th district is located in Upstate South Carolina. The incumbent was Republican Trey Gowdy, who had represented the district since 2011. Gowdy was re-elected with 67% of the vote in 2016. Gowdy announced in January 2018 that he would not run for re-election in 2018.[23]

Democratic primary

Results

More information Party, Candidate ...
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Doris Lee Turner 7,021 29.5
Democratic Brandon P Brown 6,787 28.5
Democratic Eric Graben 6,126 25.7
Democratic Will Morin 2,172 9.1
Democratic J.T. Davis 1,715 7.2
Total votes 23,821 100.0
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Runoff results

More information Party, Candidate ...
Democratic primary runoff results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brandon P Brown 7,085 62.11
Democratic Doris Lee Turner 4,323 37.89
Total votes 11,408 100.0
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Republican primary

Results

More information Party, Candidate ...
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lee Bright 16,641 24.9
Republican William Timmons 12,818 19.2
Republican Dan Hamilton 12,445 18.6
Republican Josh Kimbrell 7,422 11.1
Republican James Epley 5,365 8.0
Republican Stephen Brown 5,057 7.6
Republican Shannon Pierce 2,436 3.6
Republican Mark Burns 1,650 2.5
Republican Claude Schmid 1,405 2.1
Republican Dan Albert 510 0.8
Republican John Marshall Mosser 454 0.7
Republican Justin David Sanders 352 0.5
Republican Barry Bell 199 0.3
Total votes 66,754 100.0
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More information No., Date ...
Runoff debate
No. Date Host Moderator Link Republican Republican
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Lee Bright William Timmons
1 Jun. 18, 2018 First Monday in Greenville
Greenville County Republican Party
South Carolina Republican Party
WGTK (AM)		 Deb Sofield [24] P P
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Runoff results

More information Party, Candidate ...
Republican primary runoff results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William Timmons 37,014 54.29
Republican Lee Bright 31,170 45.71
Total votes 68,184 100.0
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General election

Predictions

More information Source, Ranking ...
Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[19] Safe R November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[18] Safe R November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17] Safe R November 5, 2018
RCP[16] Safe R November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[15] Safe R November 5, 2018
538[14] Safe R November 7, 2018
CNN[21] Safe R October 31, 2018
Politico[22] Safe R November 4, 2018
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Results

More information Party, Candidate ...
South Carolina's 4th congressional district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William Timmons 145,321 59.6
Democratic Brandon Brown 89,182 36.6
American Guy Furay 9,203 3.8
n/a Write-ins 244 0.1
Total votes 243,950 100.0
Republican hold
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District 5

Quick facts Nominee, Party ...
2018 South Carolina's 5th congressional district election
 
Nominee Ralph Norman Archie Parnell
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 141,757 103,129
Percentage 57.0% 41.5%
County results
Norman:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Parnell:      50–60%      60–70%
U.S. Representative before election

Ralph Norman
Republican

 Elected U.S. Representative

Ralph Norman
Republican

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See also: South Carolina's 5th congressional district

The 5th district is located in northern South Carolina. The incumbent was Republican Ralph Norman, who had represented the district since 2017. Norman was elected with 51% of the vote in a 2017 special election to replace Mick Mulvaney. Norman's challenger in the special election, Archie Parnell, announced on the 9th of October that he would seek the Democratic nomination for the 2018 election for District 5. The primaries were held on June 12, 2018. Incumbent Ralph Norman was unopposed for the Republican nomination.

Democratic primary

Special election candidate and former Goldman Sachs employee Parnell had the most fundraising of the four Democratic candidates as of June 9.[25] He was opposed by former York County Councilwoman Sidney Moore,[26] professional clown Steven Lough,[27] and Mark Ali, a formerly illegal immigrant.[28] Parnell's campaign was overshadowed by the resignation of many of his campaign staff after the discovery of allegations of domestic violence committed by him in 1973.[29] However, he refused to drop out of the race, and won the primary with 60% of the vote.

Results

More information Party, Candidate ...
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Archie Parnell 16,610 60.0
Democratic Sidney Moore 4,753 17.2
Democratic Mark Ali 3,710 13.4
Democratic Steve Lough 2,620 9.5
Total votes 27,693 100.0
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General election

Predictions

More information Source, Ranking ...
Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[19] Safe R November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[18] Safe R November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17] Safe R November 5, 2018
RCP[16] Safe R November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[15] Safe R November 5, 2018
538[14] Safe R November 7, 2018
CNN[21] Safe R October 31, 2018
Politico[22] Safe R November 4, 2018
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Results

More information Party, Candidate ...
South Carolina's 5th congressional district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ralph Norman (incumbent) 141,757 57.0
Democratic Archie Parnell 103,129 41.5
Constitution Michael Chandler 3,443 1.4
n/a Write-ins 250 0.1
Total votes 248,579 100.0
Republican hold
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District 6

Quick facts Nominee, Party ...
2018 South Carolina's 6th congressional district election
← 2016
2020 →
 
Nominee Jim Clyburn Gerhard Gressmann
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 144,765 58,282
Percentage 70.1% 28.2%
County results
Clyburn:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
U.S. Representative before election

Jim Clyburn
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Representative

Jim Clyburn
Democratic

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See also: South Carolina's 6th congressional district

The 6th district is located in central and southern South Carolina. The incumbent was Democrat Jim Clyburn, who had represented the district since 1993. Clyburn was re-elected with 70% of the vote in 2016.

General election

Predictions

More information Source, Ranking ...
Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[19] Safe D November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[18] Safe D November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17] Safe D November 5, 2018
RCP[16] Safe D November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[15] Safe D November 5, 2018
538[14] Safe D November 7, 2018
CNN[21] Safe D October 31, 2018
Politico[22] Safe D November 4, 2018
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Results

More information Party, Candidate ...
South Carolina's 6th congressional district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Clyburn (incumbent) 144,765 70.1
Republican Gerhard Gressmann 58,282 28.2
Green Bryan Pugh 3,214 1.6
n/a Write-ins 172 0.1
Total votes 206,433 100.0
Democratic hold
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District 7

Quick facts Nominee, Party ...
2018 South Carolina's 7th congressional district election
← 2016
2020 →
 
Nominee Tom Rice Robert Q. Williams
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 142,681 96,564
Percentage 59.6% 40.3%
County results
Rice:      50–60%      60–70%
Williams:      50–60%
U.S. Representative before election

Tom Rice
Republican

 Elected U.S. Representative

Tom Rice
Republican

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See also: South Carolina's 7th congressional district

The 7th district is located in northeastern South Carolina. The incumbent was Republican Tom Rice, who had represented the district since 2013. Rice was re-elected with 61% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

Results

More information Party, Candidate ...
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert Q. Williams 14,087 41.3
Democratic Mal Hyman 10,122 29.7
Democratic Bill Hopkins 6,066 17.8
Democratic Bruce Fischer 3,811 11.2
Total votes 34,086 100.0
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Runoff results

More information Party, Candidate ...
Democratic primary runoff results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert Q. Williams 7,702 51.40
Democratic Mal Hyman 7,282 48.60
Total votes 14,984 100.0
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Republican primary

Results

More information Party, Candidate ...
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Rice (incumbent) 37,926 83.6
Republican Larry Guy Hammond 7,438 16.4
Total votes 45,364 100.0
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General election

Predictions

More information Source, Ranking ...
Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[19] Safe R November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[18] Safe R November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17] Safe R November 5, 2018
RCP[16] Safe R November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[15] Safe R November 5, 2018
538[14] Safe R November 7, 2018
CNN[21] Safe R October 31, 2018
Politico[22] Safe R November 4, 2018
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Results

More information Party, Candidate ...
South Carolina's 7th congressional district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Rice (incumbent) 142,681 59.6
Democratic Robert Q. Williams 96,564 40.3
n/a Write-ins 309 0.1
Total votes 239,554 100.0
Republican hold
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