The 2018 midterm elections brought large crowds to polling locations across the State where over 54% of the electorate cast their ballots for candidates in various statewide, Congressional, and local races. Governor Henry McMaster (R-Richland) defeated James Smith (D-Richland) to secure his first full term as Governor after he assumed the governorship in 2017. A special election for the vacant seat in South Carolina Senate District 20, formerly held by Senator John Courson (R-Richland), also took place where Democrat Dick Harpootlian defeated Republican Benjamin Dunn. Democrats also gained a Congressional seat in the Lowcountry where Joe Cunningham (D-Charleston) defeated Katie Arrington (R-Dorchester) in the 1st District. Three incumbents of the South Carolina House of Representatives were also defeated Tuesday night: Representative Patsy Knight (D-Dorchester), Representative Samuel Rivers (R-Berkeley) and Representative Bill Crosby (R-Charleston).
Below are the “unofficial results” of the statewide and congressional races from the 2018 South Carolina General Election that took place on Tuesday, November 6, 2018.
Note: * indicates incumbent.
GOVERNOR & LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Henry McMaster* / Pamela Evette (GOP) 54.0%
James Smith / Mandy Powers Norrell (DEM) 46.0%
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Alan Wilson* (GOP) 55.0%
Constance Anastopoulo (DEM) 45.0%
SECRETARY OF STATE
Mark Hammond* (GOP) 57.1%
Melvin Whittenburg (DEM) 42.9%
STATE TREASURER
Curtis Loftis* (GOP) 55.9%
Rosalyn Glenn (DEM) 42.6%
Sarah Work (AMR) 1.5%
SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION
Molly Spearman* (GOP) 98.1%
Write-In 1.9%
COMPTROLLER GENERAL
Richard Eckstrom* (GOP) 97.8%
Write-In 2.2%
COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE
Hugh Weathers* (GOP) 75.7%
David Edmond (GRN) 15.1%
Chris Nelums (UNC) 8.8%
SOUTH CAROLINA SENATE
District 20 – Lexington & Richland Counties
Dick Harpootlian (DEM) 52.3%
Benjamin Dunn (REP) 47.6%
SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
District 1 – Oconee County
Bill Whitmire* (GOP) 98.6%
Write-In 1.4%
District 2 – Oconee County
Bill Sandifer* (GOP) 63.9%
Jody Gaulin (DEM) 36.0%
District 3 – Pickens County
Gary Clary* (GOP) 97.2%
Write-In 2.8%
District 4 – Pickens County
Davey Hiott* (GOP) 98.7%
Write-In 1.3%
District 5 – Pickens County
Neal Collins* (GOP) 97.2%
Write-In 2.8%
District 6 – Anderson County
Brian White* (GOP) 82.5%
Ryan Cowsert (DEM) 16.9%
District 7 – Abbeville & Anderson Counties
Jay West* (GOP) 98.6%
Write-In 1.4%
District 8 – Anderson County
Jonathon Hill* (GOP) 98.2%
Write-In 1.8%
District 9 – Anderson County
Anne Thayer* (GOP) 97.9%
Write-In 2.1%
District 10 – Anderson, Greenville, & Pickens Counties
West Cox (GOP) 76.6%
Lucy Hoffman (DEM) 23.4%
District 11 – Abbeville & Anderson Counties
Craig Gagnon* (GOP) 65.5%
Devon Smith (DEM) 34.5%
District 12 – Greenwood & McCormick Counties
Anne Parks* (DEM) 96.7%
Write-In 3.3%
District 13 – Greenwood County
John McCravy* (GOP) 71.6%
Michael Gaskin (DEM) 28.4%
District 14 – Greenwood & Laurens Counties
Mike Pitts* (GOP) 97.9%
Write-In 2.1%
District 15 – Berkeley & Charleston Counties
JA Moore (DEM) 52.5%
Samuel Rivers, Jr.* (GOP) 47.5%
District 16 – Greenville & Laurens Counties
Mark Willis* (GOP) 97.1%
Write-In 2.9%
District 17 – Greenville County
Michael Burns* (GOP) 76.0%
Judi Buckley (DEM) 23.9%
District 18 – Greenville County
Tommy Stringer* (GOP) 98.0%
Write-In 2.0%
District 19 – Greenville County
Dwight Loftis* (GOP) 61.2%
Carrie Counton (DEM) 38.8 %
District 20 – Greenville County
Adam Morgan (GOP) 97.6%
Write-In 2.4%
District 21 – Greenville County
Bobby Cox (GOP) 97.9%
Write-In 2.1%
District 22 – Greenville County
Jason Elliott* (GOP) 63.4%
BK Brown (DEM) 36.1%
District 23 – Greenville County
Chandra Dillard* (DEM) 97.7%
Write-In 2.3%
District 24 – Greenville County
Bruce Bannister* (GOP) 97.0%
Write-In 3.0%
District 25 – Greenville County
Leola Robinson-Simpson* (DEM) 81.6%
Tony Bryce (IND) 17.6%
District 26 – York County
Raye Felder* (GOP) 56.8%
John Kraljevich 43.2%
District 27 – Greenville County
Garry Smith* (GOP) 96.7%
Write-In 3.3%
District 28 – Greenville County
Ashley Trantham* (GOP) 97.3%
Write-In 2.7%
District 29 – Cherokee, Chester, & York Counties
Dennis Moss* (GOP) 98.6%
Write-In 1.4%
District 30 – Cherokee & York Counties
Steve Moss* (GOP) 98.9%
Write-In 1.1%
District 31 – Spartanburg County
Rosalyn Henderson-Meyers* (DEM) 98.9%
Write-In 1.1%
District 32 – Spartanburg County
Max Hyde (GOP) 98.1%
Write-In 1.9%
District 33 – Spartanburg County
Edward “Eddie” Tallon* (GOP) 98.5%
Write-In 1.5%
District 34 – Spartanburg County
Mike Forrester* (GOP) 97.3%
Write-In 2.7%
District 35 – Greenville & Spartanburg Counties
Bill Chumley* (GOP) 65.2%
Helen Pendarvis (DEM) 34.6%
District 36 – Greenville & Spartanburg Counties
Rita Allison* (GOP) 97.6%
Write-In 2.4%
District 37 – Spartanburg County
Steven Long* (GOP) 97.4%
Write-In 2.6%
District 38 – Spartanburg County
Josiah Magnuson* (GOP) 98.0%
Write-In 2.0%
District 39 – Lexington & Saluda Counties
Cal Forrest* (GOP) 98.9%
Write-In 1.1%
District 40 – Newberry County
Rick Martin* (GOP) 98.2%
Write-In 1.8%
District 41 – Chester, Fairfield, & Richland Counties
Annie McDaniel (DEM) 78.2%
Fred Kennedy (UNC) 21.1%
District 42 – Laurens & Union Counties
Doug Gilliam (GOP) 98.2%
Write-In 1.8%
District 43 – Chester & York Counties
Randy Ligon (GOP) 65.8%
Tom Hawk (DEM) 34.2%
District 44 – Lancaster County
Mandy Powers Norrell* (DEM) 93.3%
Write-In 6.7%
District 45 – Lancaster & York Counties
Brandon Newton* (GOP) 62.5%
Corin Buskey (DEM) 37.5%
District 46 – York County
Gary Simrill* (GOP) 61.0%
Carl Dicks (DEM) 39.3%
District 47 – Yok County
Tommy Pope* (GOP) 71.6%
Marty Cotton (DEM) 28.3%
District 48 – York County
Bruce Bryant* (GOP) 60.8%
Vickie Holt (DEM) 39.1%
District 49 – York County
John King* (DEM) 81.8%
Johnny Walker (AMR) 18.2%
District 50 – Kershaw, Lee, & Sumter Counties
Will Wheeler* (DEM) 98.5%
Write-In 1.5%
District 51 – Sumter County
David Weeks* (DEM) 99.0%
Write-In 1.0%
District 52 – Kershaw County
Laurie Funderburk* (DEM) 57.4%
Penny Gustafson (GOP) 42.5%
District 53 – Chesterfield & Lancaster Counties
Richie Yow* (GOP) 98.4%
Write-In 1.6%
District 54 – Chesterfield, Darlington, & Marlboro Counties
Patricia Henegan* (DEM) 97.8%
Write-In 2.2%
District 55 – Darlington, Dillon, Horry & Marlboro Counties
Jackie Hayes* (DEM) 97.0%
Write-In 3.0%
District 56 – Horry County
Tim McGinnis* (GOP) 97.6%
Write-In 2.4%
District 57 – Dillon, Horry, & Marion Counties
Lucas Atkinson* (GOP) 99.1%
Write-In 0.9%
District 58 – Horry County
Jeff Johnson* (GOP) 98.7%
Write-In 1.3%
District 59 – Darlington & Florence Counties
Terry Alexander* (DEM) 98.3%
Write-In 1.7%
District 60 – Darlington & Florence Counties
Phillip Lowe* (GOP) 61.1%
Devon Long (DEM) 38.8%
District 61 – Florence & Marion Counties
Roger Kirby* (DEM) 98.5%
Write-In 1.5%
District 62 – Darlington & Florence Counties
Robert Williams* (DEM) 63.1%
Billy Baldwin (GOP) 36.8%
District 63 – Florence County
Jay Jordan* (GOP) 64.6%
Mike Brank (DEM) 35.4%
District 64 – Clarendon & Sumter Counties
Dr. Robert Ridgeway* (DEM) 98.7%
Write-In 1.3%
District 65 – Chesterfield, Darlington, Kershaw, & Lancaster Counties
Jay Lucas* (GOP) 98.9%
Write-In 1.1%
District 66 – Orangeburg County
Gilda Cobb-Hunter* (DEM) 71.5%
Tom Conner (GOP) 28.5%
District 67 – Sumter County
Murrell Smith* (GOP) 82.2%
Brandon Humphries (LIB) 17.2%
District 68 – Horry County
Heather Crawford* (GOP) 79.3%
Cameron Ventura (LIB) 20.2%
District 69 – Lexington County
Chris Wooten (GOP) 64.7%
Beth Ann Rocheleau (DEM) 32.5%
David Morris (LIB) 2.7%
District 70 – Richland & Sumter Counties
Wendy Brawley* (DEM) 98.2%
Write-In 1.8%
District 71 – Lexington & Richland Counties
Nathan Ballentine* (GOP) 97.4%
Write-In 2.6%
District 72 – Richland County
Seth Rose (DEM) 98.7%
Write-In 1.3%
District 73 – Richland County
Chris Hart* (DEM) 78.0%
Ralph Bell (GOP) 22.0%
District 74 – Richland County
Todd Rutherford* (DEM) 89.9%
Michael Block (UNC) 9.6%
District 75 – Richland County
Kirkman Finlay* (GOP) 57.5%
John Crangle (DEM) 42.4%
District 76 – Richland County
Leon Howard* (DEM) 99.2%
Write-In 0.8%
District 77 – Richland County
Kambrell Garvin (DEM) 85.0%
Justin Bishop (LIB) 14.5%
District 78 – Richland County
Beth Bernstein* (DEM) 97.9%
Write-In 2.1%
District 79 – Richland County
Ivory Thigpen* (DEM) 87.8%
Victor Kocher (LIB) 11.8%
District 80 – Kershaw & Richland Counties
Jimmy Bales* (DEM) 98.0%
Write-In 2.0%
District 81 – Aiken County
Bart Blackwell* (GOP) 63.0%
Elise Fox (DEM) 37.0%
District 82 – Aiken, Edgefield, & Saluda Counties
Bill Clyburn* (DEM) 96.6%
Write-In 3.4%
District 83 – Aiken & Edgefield Counties
Bill Hixson* (GOP) 80.4%
David Weikle (LIB) 18.8%
District 84 – Aiken County
Ronnie Young* (GOP) 64.7%
Jennifer Lariscey (DEM) 35.1%
District 85 – Lexington County
Chip Huggins* (GOP) 66.0%
Sam Edwards (DEM) 33.9%
District 86 – Aiken County
Bill Taylor* (GOP) 97.8%
Write-In 2.2%
District 87 – Lexington County
Paula Rawl Calhoon (GOP) 73.9%
Diane Summers (DEM) 26.1%
District 88 – Lexington County
Mac Toole* (GOP) 98.3%
Write-In 1.7%
District 89 – Lexington County
Micah Caskey* (GOP) 97.3%
Write-In 2.7%
District 90 – Bamberg, Barnwell, & Colleton Counties
Justin Bamberg* (DEM) 96.6%
Write-In 3.4%
District 91 – Allendale, Barnwell, & Orangeburg Counties
Lonnie Hosey* (DEM) 98.8%
Write-In 1.2%
District 92 – Berkeley County
Joe Daning* (GOP) 97.0%
Write-In 3.0%
District 93 – Calhoun, Lexington, & Orangeburg Counties
Russell Ott* (DEM) 66.0%
Terry Kiser Sr. (GOP) 34.0%
District 94 – Charleston & Dorchester Counties
Con Chellis (GOP) 63.0 %
Damian Daly (DEM) 37.0%
District 95 – Orangeburg County
Jerry Govan* (DEM) 72.5%
Chester Palmer (GOP) 27.5%
District 96 – Lexington County
Kit Spires* (GOP) 71.7%
Bob Vanlue (DEM) 28.1%
District 97 – Colleton & Dorchester Counties
Mandy Kimmons (GOP) 53.9%
Patsy Knight* (DEM) 46.1%
District 98 – Dorchester County
Chris Murphy* (GOP) 96.1%
Write-In 3.9%
District 99 – Berkeley & Charleston Counties
Nancy Mace* (GOP) 61.0%
Jen Gibson (DEM) 39.0%
District 100 – Berkeley County
Sylleste Davis* (GOP) 62.5%
Michael Yates (DEM) 36.8%
District 101 – Clarendon & Williamsburg Counties
Cezar McKnight* (DEM) 96.4%
Write-In 3.6%
District 102 – Berkeley & Dorchester Counties
Joe Jefferson* (DEM) 60.9%
Terry Hardesty (GOP) 39.0%
District 103 – Georgetown, Horry & Williamsburg Counties
Carl Anderson* (DEM) 98.4%
Write-In 1.6%
District 104 – Horry County
William Bailey (GOP) 98.4%
Write-In 1.6%
District 105 – Horry County
Kevin Hardee* (GOP) 98.0%
Write-In 2.0%
District 106 – Horry County
Russell Fry* (GOP) 68.4%
Robin Gause (DEM) 31.6%
District 107 – Horry County
Alan Clemmons* (GOP) 97.5%
Write-In 2.5%
District 108 – Charleston & Georgetown Counties
Lee Hewitt* (GOP) 97.7%
Write-In 2.3%
District 109 – Charleston & Dorchester Counties
David Mack* (DEM) 90.4%
Rodney Travis (LIB) 9.4%
District 110 – Charleston County
William Cogswell, Jr.* (GOP) 55.1%
Ben Pogue (DEM) 44.9%
District 111 – Charleston County
Wendell Gilliard* (DEM) 98.4%
Write-In 1.6%
District 112 – Charleston County
Mike Sottile* (GOP) 57.3%
Joe Preston (DEM) 42.7%
District 113 – Charleston & Dorchester Counties
Marvin Pendarvis* (DEM) 98.5%
Write-In 1.5%
District 114 – Charleston & Dorchester Counties
Lin Bennett* (GOP) 52.6%
Dan Jones (DEM) 43.5%
Melissa Couture (LIB) 3.9%
District 115 – Charleston County
Peter McCoy* (GOP) 51.6%
Carol Tempel (DEM) 48.4%
District 116 – Charleston & Colleton Counties
Robert Brown* (DEM) 56.1%
Carroll O’Neal (GOP) 43.9%
District 117 – Berkeley & Charleston Counties
Krystle Simmons (DEM) 53.6%
Bill Crosby* (GOP) 46.3%
District 118 – Beaufort & Jasper Counties
Bill Herbkersman* (GOP) 98.1%
Write-In 1.9%
District 119 – Charleston County
Leon Stavrinakis* (DEM) 65.0%
Paul Sizemore (GOP) 35.0%
District 120 – Beaufort & Jasper Counties
Weston Newton* (GOP) 64.4%
Ryan Martz (DEM) 35.6%
District 121 – Beaufort & Colleton Counties
Michael Rivers, Sr.* (DEM) 97.9%
Write-In 2.1%
District 122 – Beaufort, Hampton & Jasper Counties
Shedron Williams (DEM) 74.9%
Write-In 25.1%
District 123 – Beaufort County
Jeffery Bradley* (GOP) 62.0%
Mario Martinez (DEM) 38.0%
District 124 – Beaufort County
Shannon Erickson* (GOP) 97.4%
Write-In 2.6%
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Congressional District 1:
Joe Cunningham (DEM) 50.6%
Katie Arrington (GOP) 49.2%
Congressional District 2:
Joe Wilson* (GOP) 56.3%
Sean Carrigan (DEM) 42.4%
Sonny Narang (AMR) 1.2%
Congressional District 3:
Jeff Duncan* (GOP) 67.2%
Mary Geren (DEM) 31.6%
Dave Moore (AMR) 1.2%
Congressional District 4:
William Timmons (GOP) 59.6%
Brandon Brown (DEM) 36.6%
Guy Furay (AMR) 3.8%
Congressional District 5:
Ralph Norman* (GOP) 57.0%
Archie Parnell (DEM) 41.6%
Michael Chandler (CON) 1.4%
Congressional District 6:
Jim Clyburn* (DEM) 71.0%
Gerhard Gressmann (GOP) 27.4%
Bryan Pugh (GRN) 1.6%
Congressional District 7:
Tom Rice* (GOP) 59.6%
Robert Williams (DEM) 40.2%
