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2020 South Carolina Election Results: U.S. House and Senate
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Read the full election results guide →2020 South Carolina election results.
8 federal contests, 40 candidate result records, and every published vote total connected to its permanent race page.
U.S. Senate
U.S. House
South Carolina U.S. House District 1
Nancy MaceGeneral election · 216,042 · 50.58%
Vote totals, percentages, candidates, and source notes →South Carolina U.S. House District 2
Joe WilsonGeneral election · 202,715 · 55.66%
Vote totals, percentages, candidates, and source notes →South Carolina U.S. House District 3
Jeff DuncanGeneral election · 237,544 · 71.21%
Vote totals, percentages, candidates, and source notes →South Carolina U.S. House District 4
William TimmonsGeneral election · 222,126 · 61.61%
Vote totals, percentages, candidates, and source notes →South Carolina U.S. House District 5
Ralph NormanGeneral election · 220,006 · 60.07%
Vote totals, percentages, candidates, and source notes →South Carolina U.S. House District 6
James E. (Jim) ClyburnGeneral election · 197,477 · 68.18%
Vote totals, percentages, candidates, and source notes →South Carolina U.S. House District 7
Tom RiceGeneral election · 224,993 · 61.8%
Vote totals, percentages, candidates, and source notes →Source: Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections 2020 · official state and territory records are the publication's underlying sources · margins on detail pages are Electionpedia calculations from published final totals.