2020 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina will be 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 will coincide 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.

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
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 5 2
Elections in South Carolina

District 1
See also: South Carolina's 1st congressional district

The 1st district straddles the Atlantic coast of the state, and includes the city of Charleston. The incumbent is Democrat Joe Cunningham, who flipped the district and was elected with 50.6% of the vote in 2018.[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates
Declared

Endorsements
Joe Cunningham
Federal Officials
Individuals
Organizations

Republican primary

Candidates
Declared
Withdrawn
Declined

Endorsements
Kathy Landing
Federal Officials
Organizations
Nancy Mace
Federal Officials
Organizations

Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Mike
Covert		 Chris
Cox		 Kathy
Landing		 Nancy
Mace		 Other Undecided
WPAi/Club for Growth April 20–21, 2020 401 (LV) ± 4.4% – 8% 13% 42% 3%[lower-alpha 1] 34%
Club For Growth October 15–16, 2019 400 – 8% 8% 5% 23% – 57%
First Tuesday Strategies October 4–7, 2019 500 ± 4.4% 3% 3% 3% 19% – 60%
Hypothetical polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 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 ± 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 ± 2.0% 32% 9% 4% 7% – 3% 26% – 3% – 1% 15%

Primary results
Republican primary results [29]
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

Predictions
Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[30] Tossup April 24,2020
Inside Elections[31] Tossup April 23, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[32] Tossup April 23, 2020
Politico[33] Tossup April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[34] Tossup April 30, 2020

Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Joe
Cunningham (D)		 Nancy
Mace (R)		 Other Undecided
First Tuesday Strategies (R) May 15–18, 2020 500 (LV) ± 4.4% 44% 45% 2%[lower-alpha 2] 9%
Hypothetical polling
with Joe Cunningham and Kathy Landing
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 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 3] 8%
with Generic Democrat and Generic Republican
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 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 4] 16%[lower-alpha 5]

Results
South Carolina's 1st congressional district, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Cunningham (incumbent)
Republican Nancy Mace
Total votes 100.0

District 2
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 is Republican Joe Wilson, who was re-elected with 56.3% of the vote in 2018.[1]

Republican primary

Candidates
Declared

Primary results
Republican primary results[36]
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

Candidates
Declared
  • Adair Boroughs, attorney[37]
Withdrawn
Declined
  • Brenda K. Sanders, Former Judge for Michigan's 36th District Court [40]

Endorsements
Adair Boroughs
Federal politicians
State politicians
Local politicians
Organizations
Individuals

General election

Predictions
Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[44] Safe R April 24,2020
Inside Elections[45] Safe R April 23, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[46] Safe R April 23, 2020
Politico[47] Safe R April 19, 2020
Niskanen[48] Safe R April 28, 2020
Daily Kos[49] Safe R April 30, 2020

Results
South Carolina's 2nd congressional district, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Wilson (incumbent)
Democratic Adair Boroughs
American Sonny Narang
Constitution Kathleen Wright
Total votes 100.0

District 3
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 is Republican Jeff Duncan, who was re-elected with 67.8% of the vote in 2018.[1]

Republican primary

Candidates
Declared

Democratic primary

Candidates
Declared
  • Hosea Cleveland, candidate for SC-03 in 2014 and in 2016, veteran[50]
  • Mark Welch[50]

Primary results
Democratic primary results[51]
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

Predictions
Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[52] Safe R April 24,2020
Inside Elections[53] Safe R April 23, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[54] Safe R April 23, 2020
Politico[55] Safe R April 19, 2020
Niskanen[56] Safe R April 28, 2020
Daily Kos[57] Safe R April 30, 2020

Results
South Carolina's 3rd congressional district, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeff Duncan (incumbent)
Democratic Hosea Cleveland
Total votes 100.0

District 4
See also: South Carolina's 4th congressional district

The 4th district is located in Upstate South Carolina, taking in Greenville and Spartanburg. The incumbent is Republican William Timmons, who was elected with 59.6% of the vote in 2018.[1]

Republican primary

Candidates
Declared

Democratic primary

Candidates
Declared
  • Kim Nelson, public health advocate[58]

General election

Predictions
Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[59] Safe R April 24,2020
Inside Elections[60] Safe R April 23, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[61] Safe R April 23, 2020
Politico[62] Safe R April 19, 2020
Niskanen[63] Safe R April 28, 2020
Daily Kos[64] Safe R April 30, 2020

Endorsements
Kim Nelson (D)
Organizations
  • Square One Politics[65]

Results
South Carolina's 4th congressional district, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William Timmons (incumbent)
Democratic Kim Nelson
Constitution Michael Chandler
Total votes 100.0

District 5
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 is Republican Ralph Norman, who was re-elected with 57.0% of the vote in 2018.[1]

Republican primary

Candidates
Declared

Democratic primary

Candidates
Declared

Primary results
Democratic primary results[68]
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

Predictions
Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[69] Safe R April 24,2020
Inside Elections[70] Safe R April 23, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[71] Safe R April 23, 2020
Politico[72] Safe R April 19, 2020
Niskanen[73] Safe R April 28, 2020
Daily Kos[74] Safe R April 30, 2020

Results
South Carolina's 5th congressional district, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ralph Norman (incumbent)
Democratic Moe Brown
Total votes 100.0

District 6
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 is Democrat Jim Clyburn, who was re-elected with 70.1% of the vote in 2018.[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates
Declared

Republican primary

Candidates
Declared

General election

Predictions
Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[76] Safe D April 24,2020
Inside Elections[77] Safe D April 23, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[78] Safe D April 23, 2020
Politico[79] Safe D April 19, 2020
Niskanen[80] Safe D April 28, 2020
Daily Kos[81] Safe D April 30, 2020

Results
South Carolina's 6th congressional district, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Clyburn (incumbent)
Republican John McCollum
Constitution Mark Hackett
Total votes 100.0

District 7
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 is Republican Tom Rice, who was re-elected with 59.6% of the vote in 2018.[1]

Republican primary

Candidates
Declared

Democratic primary

Candidates
Declared
  • Melissa Ward Watson, nonprofit executive[82]
  • Robert Williams, state representative and nominee for South Carolina's 7th congressional district in 2018[82]
  • William H. Williams[82]

Primary results
Democratic primary results[83]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Melissa Ward 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

Predictions
Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[84] Safe R April 24,2020
Inside Elections[85] Safe R April 23, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[86] Safe R April 23, 2020
Politico[87] Safe R April 19, 2020
Niskanen[88] Safe R April 28, 2020
Daily Kos[89] Safe R April 30, 2020

Results
South Carolina's 7th congressional district, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Rice (incumbent)
Democratic Melissa Ward Watson
Libertarian Larry Guy Hammond
Total votes 100.0

Notes
  1. Brad Mole with 3%
  2. "Someone else" with 2%
  3. "Someone else" with 4%
  4. "Other party" with 4%
  5. "Depends on the candidate" with 14%; "not sure" with 1%
Partisan clients

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