2018 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

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.

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 Party Candi-dates Votes Seats No. % No. +/– % Republican Party 7 927,494 54.29% 5 1 71.43% Democratic Party 7 758,340 44.37% 2 1 28.57% American Party 3 15,011 0.88% 0 0.00% Constitution Party 1 3,443 0.20% 0 0.00% Green Party 1 3,214 0.19% 0 0.00% Write-in 7 1,790 0.10% 0 0.00%Total 26 1,709,292 100.00% 7 100.00%

District Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina by district:

DistrictRepublicanDemocraticOthersTotalResult Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %District 1 141,473 49.22% 145,455 50.60% 505 0.18% 287,433 100.00% Democratic gainDistrict 2 144,642 56.25% 109,199 42.47% 3,298 1.28% 257,139 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 3 153,338 67.79% 70,046 30.97% 2,820 1.25% 226,204 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 4 145,321 59.57% 89,182 36.56% 9,447 3.87% 243,950 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 5 141,757 57.03% 103,129 41.49% 3,693 1.49% 248,579 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 6 58,282 28.23% 144,765 70.13% 3,386 1.64% 206,433 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 7 142,681 59.56% 96,564 40.31% 309 0.13% 239,554 100.00% Republican holdTotal 927,494 54.26% 758,340 44.37% 23,458 1.37% 1,709,292 100.00% .

District 1

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

Republican primary Sanford defeated State Representative Jenny Horne in the 2016 primary by only a 56-44 percent margin. The closer than expected result led to speculation that Sanford could be vulnerable to another primary challenge in 2018. 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.

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error KatieArrington MarkSanford UndecidedPalmetto PoliticsPalmetto Politics May 13–14, 2018 315 ± 4.5% 39% 40% 21%

Results

Endorsements

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of538November 6, 2018Daily KosNovember 5, 2018RCPNovember 5, 2018Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 5, 2018Inside ElectionsNovember 5, 2018The Cook Political ReportNovember 5, 2018

Debates Complete video of debate, October 16, 2018

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error KatieArrington (R) Joe UndecidedPublic Policy Polling (D)Public Policy Polling (D) August 30–31, 2018 628 ± 3.9% 49% 42% 9%

Results

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. 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

Runoff results

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 5, 2018 Inside ElectionsNovember 5, 2018 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 5, 2018RCPNovember 5, 2018Daily KosNovember 5, 2018538November 7, 2018CNNOctober 31, 2018PoliticoNovember 4, 2018

Results

District 3

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

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 5, 2018 Inside ElectionsNovember 5, 2018 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 5, 2018RCPNovember 5, 2018Daily KosNovember 5, 2018538November 7, 2018CNNOctober 31, 2018PoliticoNovember 4, 2018

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District 4

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.

Democratic primary Results

Runoff results

Republican primary Results

+ Runoff debate Date Host Moderator Link Republican RepublicanKey: Participant  Absent  Not invited  Invited Withdrawn Lee Bright William Timmons1 Jun. 18, 2018 First Monday in GreenvilleGreenville County Republican PartySouth Carolina Republican PartyWGTK (AM) Deb SofieldYouTube

Runoff results

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 5, 2018 Inside ElectionsNovember 5, 2018 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 5, 2018RCPNovember 5, 2018Daily KosNovember 5, 2018538November 7, 2018CNNOctober 31, 2018PoliticoNovember 4, 2018

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District 5

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.FEC.gov. (2018). PARNELL, ARCHIE - Candidate overview - FEC.gov. [online] Available at: https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H8SC05174/ [Accessed 9 Jun. 2018]. He was opposed by former York County Councilwoman Sidney Moore,Greenvilleonline.com. (2018). Sidney Moore, Democrat candidate for U.S. Senate. [online] Available at: https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/politics/2014/05/30/sidney-moore/9782759/ [Accessed 9 Jun. 2018]. professional clown Steven Lough, and Mark Ali, a formerly illegal immigrant.Andrews, B. (2018). This South Carolina primary will test whether Democrats are willing to overlook domestic violence. [online] Mother Jones. Available at: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/06/south-carolina-archie-parnell-domestic-violence/ [Accessed 9 Jun. 2018]. 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. However, he refused to drop out of the race, and won the primary with 60% of the vote. Results

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 5, 2018 Inside ElectionsNovember 5, 2018 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 5, 2018RCPNovember 5, 2018Daily KosNovember 5, 2018538November 7, 2018CNNOctober 31, 2018PoliticoNovember 4, 2018

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District 6

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 SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 5, 2018 Inside ElectionsNovember 5, 2018 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 5, 2018RCPNovember 5, 2018Daily KosNovember 5, 2018538November 7, 2018CNNOctober 31, 2018PoliticoNovember 4, 2018

Results

District 7

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

Runoff results

Republican primary Results

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 5, 2018 Inside ElectionsNovember 5, 2018 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 5, 2018RCPNovember 5, 2018Daily KosNovember 5, 2018538November 7, 2018CNNOctober 31, 2018PoliticoNovember 4, 2018

Results

References

External links Candidates at Vote Smart Candidates at Ballotpedia Campaign finance at FEC Campaign finance at OpenSecrets

Official campaign websites of first district candidates

Joe Cunningham (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites of second district candidates Sean Carrigan (D) for Congress Joe Wilson (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites of third district candidates Jeff Duncan (R) for Congress Mary Geren (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites of fourth district candidates Brandon Brown (D) for Congress William Timmons (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites of fifth district candidates Ralph Norman (R) for Congress Archie Parnell (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites of sixth district candidates Jim Clyburn (D) for Congress Gerhard Gressmann (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites of seventh district candidates Tom Rice (R) for Congress