2018 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

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{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2015}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

| country = South Carolina

| type = legislative

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

| previous_year = 2016

| next_election = 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

| next_year = 2020

| seats_for_election = All 7 South Carolina seats to the United States House of Representatives

| election_date = {{Start date|2018|11|06}}

| turnout = 55.03%

| party1 = Republican Party (United States)

| last_election1 = 6

| seats1 = 5

| seat_change1 = {{Decrease}} 1

| popular_vote1 = 927,494

| percentage1 = 54.29%

| swing1 = {{Decrease}} 6.24%

| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)

| last_election2 = 1

| seats2 = 2

| seat_change2 = {{Increase}} 1

| popular_vote2 = 758,340

| percentage2 = 44.37%

| swing2 = {{Increase}} 4.90%

| map_image = {{switcher|default=1

|261px|Winners

|261px|Vote share

|261px|County results

}}

| map_caption = {{col-begin}}

{{col-3}}

Republican

{{legend|#E27F90|50–60%}}

{{legend|#CC2F4A|60–70%}}

{{legend|#D40000|70–80%}}

{{col-3}}

Democratic

{{legend|#86b6f2|50–60%}}

{{legend|#4389e3|60–70%}}

{{legend|#1666CB|70–80%}}

{{legend|#0645B4|80–90%}}

{{col-3}}

Winners

{{legend|#F48882|Republican hold}}

{{legend|#92C5DE|Democratic hold}}

{{legend|#0671B0|Democratic gain}}

{{col-end}}

}}

{{ElectionsSC}}

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.

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Results summary

=Statewide=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:right;"
colspan=2 rowspan=2|Partyrowspan=2|Candi-
dates
colspan=2|Votescolspan=3|Seats
No.%No. || +/–%
style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|align=left|Republican Party7| 927,49454.29%5{{Decrease}}171.43%
style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|align=left|Democratic Party7758,34044.37%2{{Increase}}128.57%
style="background:{{party color|American Party of South Carolina}};"|align=left|American Party315,0110.88%0{{Steady}}0.00%
style="background:{{party color|Constitution Party (United States)}};"|align=left|Constitution Party13,4430.20%0{{Steady}}0.00%
style="background:{{party color|Green Party of the United States}};"|align=left|Green Party13,2140.19%0{{Steady}}0.00%
style="background:{{party color|Write-in}};"|align=left|Write-in71,7900.10%0{{Steady}}0.00%
style="font-weight:bold"

| colspan=2 align=left|Total

261,709,292100.00%7{{Steady}}100.00%

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| title=Popular vote

| titlebar=#ddd

| width=600px

| barwidth=410px

| bars=

{{bar percent|Republican|{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}|54.29}}

{{bar percent|Democratic|{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}|44.37}}

{{bar percent|Other|#777777|1.37}}

}}

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| title=House seats

| titlebar=#ddd

| width=600px

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| bars=

{{bar percent|Republican|{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}|71.43}}

{{bar percent|Democratic|{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}|28.57}}

}}

=District=

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina by district:{{cite web|last=Johnson|first=Cheryl L.|title=Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018|url=http://history.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/Election-Statistics/|publisher=Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives|access-date=April 27, 2019|date=February 28, 2019}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:right;"

! scope=col rowspan=3|District

! scope=col colspan=2|Republican

! scope=col colspan=2|Democratic

! scope=col colspan=2|Others

! scope=col colspan=2|Total

! scope=col rowspan=3|Result

scope=col colspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}"|scope=col colspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}"|scope=col colspan=2|scope=col colspan=2|
scope=col data-sort-type="number"|Votesscope=col data-sort-type="number"|%scope=col data-sort-type="number"|Votesscope=col data-sort-type="number"|%scope=col data-sort-type="number"|Votesscope=col data-sort-type="number"|%scope=col data-sort-type="number"|Votesscope=col data-sort-type="number"|%
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| align=left|District 1

141,47349.22%145,45550.60%5050.18%287,433100.00%align=left|Democratic gain
{{Party shading/Republican}}

| align=left|District 2

144,64256.25%109,19942.47%3,2981.28%257,139100.00%align=left|Republican hold
{{Party shading/Republican}}

| align=left|District 3

153,33867.79%70,04630.97%2,8201.25%226,204100.00%align=left|Republican hold
{{Party shading/Republican}}

| align=left|District 4

145,32159.57%89,18236.56%9,4473.87%243,950100.00%align=left|Republican hold
{{Party shading/Republican}}

| align=left|District 5

141,75757.03%103,12941.49%3,6931.49%248,579100.00%align=left|Republican hold
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| align=left|District 6

58,28228.23%144,76570.13%3,3861.64%206,433100.00%align=left|Democratic hold
{{Party shading/Republican}}

| align=left|District 7

142,68159.56%96,56440.31%3090.13%239,554100.00%align=left|Republican hold
class="sortbottom" style="font-weight:bold"

| align=left|Total

927,49454.26%758,34044.37%23,4581.37%1,709,292100.00%.

District 1

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2018 South Carolina's 1st congressional district election

| country = South Carolina

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina#District 1

| previous_year = 2016

| election_date = November 6, 2018

| next_election = 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina#District 1

| next_year = 2020

| image_size = x150px

| image1 = File:Joe Cunningham, Official Porrtait, 116th Congress (cropped).jpg

| nominee1 = Joe Cunningham

| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 145,455

| percentage1 = 50.6%

| image2 = File:Katie Arrington (cropped).jpg

| nominee2 = Katie Arrington

| party2 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 141,473

| percentage2 = 49.2%

| map_image = File:2018 South Carolina's 1st congressional district election results map by county.svg

| map_size = 250px

| map_caption = County results
Cunningham: {{legend0|#7996E2|50–60%}}
Arrington: {{legend0|#E27F7F|50–60%}} {{legend0|#D72F30|70–80%}}

| title = U.S. Representative

| before_election = Mark Sanford

| before_party = Republican Party (United States)

| after_election = Joe Cunningham

| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

{{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==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Democratic primary results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Joe Cunningham

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 23443

| percentage = 71.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Toby Smith

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 9342

| percentage = 28.5

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 32785

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Republican primary=

Sanford defeated State Representative Jenny Horne in the 2016 primary by only a 56-44 percent margin.{{cite news|url=http://www.postandcourier.com/politics/sanford-beats-horne-in-tight-primary-race/article_9771d6de-fdfc-5fdb-bcc8-698429a0bbab.html|title=Sanford beats Horne in tight primary race|work=The Post and Courier|last=Dumain|first=Emma|date=June 14, 2016|access-date=July 2, 2016}} The closer than expected result led to speculation that Sanford could be vulnerable to another primary challenge in 2018.{{cite news|url=http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/6/15/1539065/-Noted-hiker-Mark-Sanford-wins-a-surprisingly-tough-GOP-congressional-primary-in-South-Carolina|title=Noted hiker Mark Sanford wins a surprisingly tough GOP congressional primary in South Carolina|work=Daily Kos Elections|last=Singer|first=Jeff|date=June 15, 2016|access-date=December 2, 2016}} 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.{{cite news|url=http://www.fitsnews.com/2016/06/15/mark-sanford-is-more-vulnerable-than-ever/|title=Mark Sanford Is More Vulnerable Than Ever|work=FITS News|date=June 15, 2016|access-date=December 2, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.postandcourier.com/news/catherine-templeton-running-for-governor/article_39ee19d2-ae0a-11e6-b8d9-af47fe535dbb.html|title=Catherine Templeton running for governor|work=The Post and Courier|last1=Dumain|first1=Emma|last2=Kropf|first2=Schuyler|date=November 19, 2016|access-date=November 28, 2016}}

== Polling ==

class="wikitable"
valign= bottom

! Poll source

! Date(s)
administered

! Sample
size

! Margin
of error

! style="width:115px;"| Katie
Arrington

! style="width:115px;"| Mark
Sanford

! Undecided

Palmetto Politics[https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/poll-katie-arrington-within-striking-distance-in-race-against-mark/article_3dad21a2-6aca-11e8-a070-ff58f4c3cd13.html Palmetto Politics]

| align=center| May 13–14, 2018

| align=center| 315

| align=center| ± 4.5%

| align=center| 39%

| {{party shading/Republican}} align=center| 40%

| align=center| 21%

==Results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Republican primary results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Katie Arrington

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 33089

| percentage = 50.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Mark Sanford (incumbent)

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 30428

| percentage = 46.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Dimitri Cherny

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 1930

| percentage = 2.9

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 65447

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

==Endorsements==

{{Endorsements box

| title = Katie Arrington (R)

| list =

Executive branch officials

  • Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1006630395067039744|title=Mark Sanford has been very unhelpful to me in my campaign to MAGA. He is MIA and nothing but trouble. He is better off in Argentina. I fully endorse Katie Arrington for Congress in SC, a state I love. She is tough on crime and will continue our fight to lower taxes. VOTE Katie!|author=Donald Trump|work=Twitter}}

State figures

  • Keith Summey, North Charleston mayor{{cite web|url=https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/north-charleston-mayor-keith-summey-endorses-katie-arrington-for-congress/article_2b29ae5c-1cbd-11e8-8b8b-a390a17ddeb2.html|title=North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey endorses Katie Arrington for Congress over Mark Sanford|work=The Post and Courier|last=Kropf|first=Schuyler|date=February 28, 2018}}

}}

{{Endorsements box

| title = Mark Sanford (R)

| list =

U.S. representatives

  • Justin Amash, U.S. congressman (I-MI){{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/justinamash/status/1006639452482162688|title=.@MarkSanford's job is to support and defend the Constitution. He's one of the most principled, consistent, and conservative members of Congress I've ever known. And unlike you, Mark has shown humility in his role and a desire to be a better man than he was the day before.|author=Justin Amash|work=Twitter}}
  • Joe Walsh, former U.S. congressman (R-IL){{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/WalshFreedom/status/1006648570265702400|title=What a shitty thing for Trump to do. He goes after one of our top Conservatives, @MarkSanford, and takes a shot at Sanford's personal life. This coming from a President you'd never let your daughter near. Disgusting. Let's hope Sanford wins big time today|author=Joe Walsh|work=Twitter}}

Organizations

  • FreedomWorks{{cite web|url=https://freedomworksforamerica.org/press-releases/freedomworks-america-endorses-rep-mark-sanford-south-carolinas-first-congressional-district/|title=FreedomWorks for America Endorses Rep. Mark Sanford in South Carolina's First Congressional District|work=FreedomWorks|date=May 29, 2018}}
  • National Federation of Independent Business{{cite web|url=https://www.nfib.com/content/press-release/elections/small-business-endorses-sanford-for-re-election/|title=Small Business Endorses Sanford for Re-election|work=NFIB|date=May 24, 2018}}
  • Tea Party Patriots{{cite web|url=https://www.teapartypatriots.org/news/citizens-fund-endorses-mark-sanford-in-sc-01/|title=Citizens Fund Endorses Mark Sanford in SC-01|work=TPPCF|date=May 30, 2018|access-date=June 13, 2018|archive-date=June 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613085955/https://www.teapartypatriots.org/news/citizens-fund-endorses-mark-sanford-in-sc-01/|url-status=dead}}

}}

=General election=

==Predictions==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Source

!Ranking

!As of

align="left" |538{{cite web | last1=Silver | first1=Nate | title=2018 House Forecast | url=https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2018-midterm-election-forecast/house | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180816164538/https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2018-midterm-election-forecast/house/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=August 16, 2018 | website=FiveThirtyEight | access-date=November 6, 2018 | date=August 16, 2018}}

|{{USRaceRating|Likely|R}}

|November 6, 2018

align="left" |Daily Kos{{cite web | url=https://elections.dailykos.com/app/elections/2018/office/house | title=Daily Kos Elections 2018 race ratings | website=Daily Kos | access-date=November 5, 2018 }}{{Dead link|date=September 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

|{{USRaceRating|Lean|R}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |RCP{{cite news | title=Battle for the House 2018 | url=https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2018/house/2018_elections_house_map.html | publisher=RCP | access-date=November 5, 2018}}

|{{USRaceRating|Lean|R}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |Sabato's Crystal Ball{{Cite web | title=2018 House | url=http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2018-house | publisher=Sabato's Crystal Ball | access-date=November 5, 2018}}

|{{USRaceRating|Lean|R}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |Inside Elections{{Cite web | title=2018 House Ratings | url=http://insideelections.com/ratings/house | publisher=The Rothenberg Political Report | access-date=November 5, 2018}}

|{{USRaceRating|Likely|R}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |The Cook Political Report{{Cite web | url=http://cookpolitical.com/ratings/house-race-ratings | title=2018 House Race Ratings | website=Cook Political Report | access-date=October 30, 2018}}

|{{USRaceRating|Lean|R}}

|November 5, 2018

==Debates==

  • [https://www.c-span.org/video/?453139-1/south-carolina-1st-congressional-district-debate Complete video of debate], October 16, 2018

==Polling==

class="wikitable"
valign= bottom

! Poll source

! Date(s)
administered

! Sample
size

! Margin
of error

! style="width:100px;"| Katie
Arrington (R)

! style="width:100px;"| Joe
{{nowrap|Cunningham (D)}}

! Undecided

Public Policy Polling (D)[https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/poll-katie-arrington-has--point-lead-over-joe-cunningham/article_7cc66962-b065-11e8-b89e-57dacf195cbe.html Public Policy Polling (D)]

| align=center| August 30–31, 2018

| align=center| 628

| align=center| ± 3.9%

| {{party shading/Republican}} align=center| 49%

| align=center| 42%

| align=center| 9%

==Results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = South Carolina's 1st congressional district, 2018

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Joe Cunningham

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 145,455

| percentage = 50.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Katie Arrington

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 141,473

| percentage = 49.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Write-ins

| party = n/a

| votes = 505

| percentage = 0.2

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 287,433

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box gain with party link without swing

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

| loser = Republican Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box end}}

District 2

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2018 South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election

| country = South Carolina

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina#District 2

| previous_year = 2016

| next_election = 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina#District 2

| next_year = 2020

| image_size = x150px

| image1 = File:Joe Wilson official congressional photo (cropped).jpg

| nominee1 = Joe Wilson

| party1 = Republican Party (US)

| popular_vote1 = 144,642

| percentage1 = 56.2%

| image2 = File:3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Sean Carrigan

| party2 = Democratic Party (US)

| popular_vote2 = 109,199

| percentage2 = 42.5%

| map_image = 2018 South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election results map by county.svg

| map_size = 250px

| map_caption = County results
Wilson: {{legend0|#E27F7F|50–60%}} {{legend0|#D75D5D|60–70%}}
Carrigan: {{legend0|#7996E2|50–60%}}

| title = U.S. Representative

| before_election = Joe Wilson

| before_party = Republican Party (US)

| after_election = Joe Wilson

| after_party = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{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==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Democratic primary results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Annabelle Robertson

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 14109

| percentage = 41.8

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Sean Carrigan

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 13469

| percentage = 39.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Phil Black

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 6200

| percentage = 18.4

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 33778

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

==Runoff results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Democratic primary runoff results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Sean Carrigan

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 5726

| percentage = 53.36

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Annabelle Robertson

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 5004

| percentage = 46.64

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 10730

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

=General election=

==Predictions==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Source

!Ranking

!As of

align=left | The Cook Political Report

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}}

|November 5, 2018

align=left | Inside Elections

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}}

|November 5, 2018

align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |RCP

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |Daily Kos

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |538

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}}

|November 7, 2018

align="left" |CNN{{cite web |title=CNN's 2018 Race Ratings |url=https://www.cnn.com/election/2018/key-races |publisher=CNN |access-date=30 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031235918/https://www.cnn.com/election/2018/key-races |archive-date=31 October 2018}}

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}}

|October 31, 2018

align="left" |Politico{{Cite news|url=https://www.politico.com/election-results/2018/house-senate-race-ratings-and-predictions/|title=Who wins 2018? Predictions for Every House & Senate Election|work=Politico|access-date=2018-09-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181104115002/https://www.politico.com/election-results/2018/house-senate-race-ratings-and-predictions/ |archive-date=4 November 2018}}

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}}

|November 4, 2018

==Results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = South Carolina's 2nd congressional district, 2018

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Joe Wilson (incumbent)

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 144,642

| percentage = 56.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Sean Carrigan

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 109,199

| percentage = 42.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Sonny Narang

| party = American Party of South Carolina

| votes = 3,111

| percentage = 1.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Write-ins

| party = n/a

| votes = 187

| percentage = 0.1

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 257,139

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box end}}

District 3

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2018 South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election

| country = South Carolina

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina#District 3

| previous_year = 2016

| next_election = 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina#District 3

| next_year = 2020

| image_size = x150px

| image1 = File:Jeff Duncan, Official Portrait, 112th Congress (cropped).jpg

| nominee1 = Jeff Duncan

| party1 = Republican Party (US)

| popular_vote1 = 153,338

| percentage1 = 67.8%

| image2 = File:3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Mary Geren

| party2 = Democratic Party (US)

| popular_vote2 = 70,046

| percentage2 = 31.0%

| map_image = 2018 South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election results map by county.svg

| map_size = 250px

| map_caption = County results
Duncan: {{legend0|#E27F7F|50–60%}} {{legend0|#D75D5D|60–70%}} {{legend0|#D72F30|70–80%}}

| title = U.S. Representative

| before_election = Jeff Duncan

| before_party = Republican Party (US)

| after_election = Jeff Duncan

| after_party = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{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==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Democratic primary results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Mary Geren

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 12929

| percentage = 69.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Hosea Cleveland

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 5615

| percentage = 30.3

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 18544

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

=General election=

==Predictions==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Source

!Ranking

!As of

align=left | The Cook Political Report

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}}

|November 5, 2018

align=left | Inside Elections

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}}

|November 5, 2018

align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball

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|November 5, 2018

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|November 7, 2018

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|October 31, 2018

align="left" |Politico

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==Results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = South Carolina's 3rd congressional district, 2018

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Jeff Duncan (incumbent)

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 153,338

| percentage = 67.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Mary Geren

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 70,046

| percentage = 31.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Dave Moore

| party = American Party of South Carolina

| votes = 2,697

| percentage = 1.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Write-ins

| party = n/a

| votes = 123

| percentage = 0.0

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 226,204

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box end}}

District 4

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2018 South Carolina's 4th congressional district election

| country = South Carolina

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina#District 4

| previous_year = 2016

| next_election = 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina#District 4

| next_year = 2020

| image_size = x150px

| image1 = File:William Timmons, official portrait, 116th Congress (cropped).jpg

| nominee1 = William Timmons

| party1 = Republican Party (US)

| popular_vote1 = 145,321

| percentage1 = 59.6%

| image2 = File:3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Brandon Brown

| party2 = Democratic Party (US)

| popular_vote2 = 89,182

| percentage2 = 36.6%

| map_image = 2018 South Carolina's 4th congressional district election results map by county.svg

| map_size = 250px

| map_caption = County results
Timmons: {{legend0|#E27F7F|50–60%}} {{legend0|#D75D5D|60–70%}}

| title = U.S. Representative

| before_election = Trey Gowdy

| before_party = Republican Party (US)

| after_election = William Timmons

| after_party = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{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.{{cite news |last=Pathe |first=Simone |date=January 31, 2018 |title=South Carolina's Trey Gowdy Won't Seek Re-Election |url=https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/south-carolinas-trey-gowdy-wont-seek-re-election |work=Roll Call |location=Washington, DC |access-date=January 31, 2018 }}

=Democratic primary=

==Results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Democratic primary results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Doris Lee Turner

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 7021

| percentage = 29.5

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Brandon P Brown

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 6787

| percentage = 28.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Eric Graben

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 6126

| percentage = 25.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Will Morin

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 2172

| percentage = 9.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = J.T. Davis

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 1715

| percentage = 7.2

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 23821

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

==Runoff results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Democratic primary runoff results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Brandon P Brown

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 7085

| percentage = 62.11

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Doris Lee Turner

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 4323

| percentage = 37.89

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 11408

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Republican primary=

==Results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Republican primary results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Lee Bright

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 16641

| percentage = 24.9

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = William Timmons

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 12818

| percentage = 19.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Dan Hamilton

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 12445

| percentage = 18.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Josh Kimbrell

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 7422

| percentage = 11.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = James Epley

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 5365

| percentage = 8.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Stephen Brown

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 5057

| percentage = 7.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Shannon Pierce

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 2436

| percentage = 3.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Mark Burns

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 1650

| percentage = 2.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Claude Schmid

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 1405

| percentage = 2.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Dan Albert

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 510

| percentage = 0.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = John Marshall Mosser

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 454

| percentage = 0.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Justin David Sanders

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 352

| percentage = 0.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Barry Bell

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 199

| percentage = 0.3

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 66754

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

==Runoff results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Republican primary runoff results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = William Timmons

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 37014

| percentage = 54.29

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Lee Bright

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 31170

| percentage = 45.71

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 68184

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

=General election=

==Predictions==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Source

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align=left | The Cook Political Report

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|November 5, 2018

align=left | Inside Elections

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|November 5, 2018

align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball

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|November 5, 2018

align="left" |RCP

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|November 5, 2018

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|November 5, 2018

align="left" |538

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|November 7, 2018

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|October 31, 2018

align="left" |Politico

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|November 4, 2018

==Results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = South Carolina's 4th congressional district, 2018

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = William Timmons

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 145,321

| percentage = 59.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Brandon Brown

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 89,182

| percentage = 36.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Guy Furay

| party = American Party of South Carolina

| votes = 9,203

| percentage = 3.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Write-ins

| party = n/a

| votes = 244

| percentage = 0.1

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 243,950

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box end}}

District 5

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2018 South Carolina's 5th congressional district election

| country = South Carolina

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2017 South Carolina's 5th congressional district special election

| previous_year = 2017 (special)

| next_election = 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina#District 5

| next_year = 2020

| image_size = x150px

| image1 = File:Ralph Norman official photo cropped.jpg

| nominee1 = Ralph Norman

| party1 = Republican Party (US)

| popular_vote1 = 141,757

| percentage1 = 57.0%

| image2 = File:3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Archie Parnell

| party2 = Democratic Party (US)

| popular_vote2 = 103,129

| percentage2 = 41.5%

| map_image = 2018 South Carolina's 5th congressional district election results map by county.svg

| map_size = 250px

| map_caption = County results
Norman: {{legend0|#E27F7F|50–60%}} {{legend0|#D75D5D|60–70%}} {{legend0|#D72F30|70–80%}}
Parnell: {{legend0|#7996E2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674DE|60–70%}}

| title = U.S. Representative

| before_election = Ralph Norman

| before_party = Republican Party (US)

| after_election = Ralph Norman

| after_party = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{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.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,{{Cite web |last=Stracqualursi |first=Veronica |date=2018-03-27 |title=A clown is running for Congress in South Carolina {{!}} CNN Politics |url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/27/politics/congress-south-carolina-clown-candidate/index.html |access-date=2023-03-10 |website=CNN |language=en}} and Mark Ali, a former undocumented 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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/top-south-carolina-candidate-refuses-to-quit-congressional-race-after/article_a6548188-5d27-11e8-a155-bf21652315cd.html|title=Top South Carolina candidate refuses to quit congressional race after abuse discovery|last=Lovegrove|first=Jamie|work=Post and Courier|access-date=2018-06-09|language=en}} However, he refused to drop out of the race, and won the primary with 60% of the vote.

==Results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Democratic primary results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Archie Parnell

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 16,610

| percentage = 60.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Sidney Moore

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 4753

| percentage = 17.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Mark Ali

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 3710

| percentage = 13.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Steve Lough

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 2620

| percentage = 9.5

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 27693

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

=General election=

==Predictions==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Source

!Ranking

!As of

align=left | The Cook Political Report

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}}

|November 5, 2018

align=left | Inside Elections

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|November 5, 2018

align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball

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|November 5, 2018

align="left" |RCP

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|November 5, 2018

align="left" |Daily Kos

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|November 5, 2018

align="left" |538

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|November 7, 2018

align="left" |CNN

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|October 31, 2018

align="left" |Politico

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|November 4, 2018

==Results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = South Carolina's 5th congressional district, 2018

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Ralph Norman (incumbent)

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 141,757

| percentage = 57.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Archie Parnell

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 103,129

| percentage = 41.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Michael Chandler

| party = Constitution Party (United States)

| votes = 3,443

| percentage = 1.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Write-ins

| party = n/a

| votes = 250

| percentage = 0.1

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 248,579

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box end}}

District 6

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2018 South Carolina's 6th congressional district election

| country = South Carolina

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina#District 6

| previous_year = 2016

| next_election = 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina#District 6

| next_year = 2020

| image_size = x150px

| image1 = File:Jim Clyburn official portrait 116th Congress (cropped).jpg

| nominee1 = Jim Clyburn

| party1 = Democratic Party (US)

| popular_vote1 = 144,765

| percentage1 = 70.1%

| image2 = File:3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Gerhard Gressmann

| party2 = Republican Party (US)

| popular_vote2 = 58,282

| percentage2 = 28.2%

| map_image = 2018 South Carolina's 6th congressional district election results map by county.svg

| map_size = 250px

| map_caption = County results
Clyburn: {{legend0|#A5B0FF|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996E2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674DE|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584CDE|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933E5|80–90%}}

| title = U.S. Representative

| before_election = Jim Clyburn

| before_party = Democratic Party (US)

| after_election = Jim Clyburn

| after_party = Democratic Party (US)

}}

{{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==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Source

!Ranking

!As of

align=left | The Cook Political Report

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|November 5, 2018

align=left | Inside Elections

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|November 5, 2018

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|November 5, 2018

align="left" |RCP

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|November 5, 2018

align="left" |Daily Kos

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|November 5, 2018

align="left" |538

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|November 7, 2018

align="left" |CNN

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|October 31, 2018

align="left" |Politico

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|November 4, 2018

==Results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = South Carolina's 6th congressional district, 2018

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Jim Clyburn (incumbent)

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 144,765

| percentage = 70.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Gerhard Gressmann

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 58,282

| percentage = 28.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Bryan Pugh

| party = Green Party (United States)

| votes = 3,214

| percentage = 1.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Write-ins

| party = n/a

| votes = 172

| percentage = 0.1

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 206,433

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box end}}

District 7

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2018 South Carolina's 7th congressional district election

| country = South Carolina

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina#District 7

| previous_year = 2016

| next_election = 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina#District 7

| next_year = 2020

| image_size = x150px

| image1 = File:Tom Rice, Official Portrait, 113th Congress - full (cropped).jpg

| nominee1 = Tom Rice

| party1 = Republican Party (US)

| popular_vote1 = 142,681

| percentage1 = 59.6%

| image2 = File:Robert Q. Williams Official Portrait.jpg

| nominee2 = Robert Q. Williams

| party2 = Democratic Party (US)

| popular_vote2 = 96,564

| percentage2 = 40.3%

| map_image = 2018 South Carolina's 7th congressional district election results map by county.svg

| map_size = 250px

| map_caption = County results
Rice: {{legend0|#E27F7F|50–60%}} {{legend0|#D75D5D|60–70%}}
Williams: {{legend0|#7996E2|50–60%}}

| title = U.S. Representative

| before_election = Tom Rice

| before_party = Republican Party (US)

| after_election = Tom Rice

| after_party = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{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==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Democratic primary results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Robert Q. Williams

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 14087

| percentage = 41.3

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Mal Hyman

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 10122

| percentage = 29.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Bill Hopkins

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 6066

| percentage = 17.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Bruce Fischer

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 3811

| percentage = 11.2

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 34086

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

==Runoff results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Democratic primary runoff results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Robert Q. Williams

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 7702

| percentage = 51.40

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Mal Hyman

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 7282

| percentage = 48.60

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 14984

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Republican primary=

==Results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Republican primary results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Tom Rice (incumbent)

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 37926

| percentage = 83.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Larry Guy Hammond

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 7438

| percentage = 16.4

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 45364

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

=General election=

==Predictions==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Source

!Ranking

!As of

align=left | The Cook Political Report

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}}

|November 5, 2018

align=left | Inside Elections

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}}

|November 5, 2018

align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball

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|November 5, 2018

align="left" |RCP

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |Daily Kos

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |538

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|November 7, 2018

align="left" |CNN

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}}

|October 31, 2018

align="left" |Politico

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}}

|November 4, 2018

==Results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = South Carolina's 7th congressional district, 2018

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Tom Rice (incumbent)

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 142,681

| percentage = 59.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Robert Q. Williams

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 96,564

| percentage = 40.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Write-ins

| party = n/a

| votes = 309

| percentage = 0.1

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 239,554

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box end}}

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