Elections in South Carolina

Elections in South Carolina are held to fill various local, state and federal seats. Special elections may be held to fill vacancies at other points in time.

In a 2020 study, South Carolina was ranked as the 7th-hardest state for citizens to vote in, based on registration and identification requirements, and convenience provisions.^[1]

Recent elections

1996 elections

1998 elections

2000 elections

2002 elections

2004 elections

2006 elections

2016 elections

2017 elections

2017 South Carolina's 5th congressional district special election

2018 elections

2018 South Carolina elections
- 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
- 2018 South Carolina gubernatorial election

2020 elections

2020 South Carolina elections

2022 elections

2022 South Carolina elections

2024 elections

2024 South Carolina elections
- 2024 United States presidential election in South Carolina
- 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

Presidential elections through history

Historical presidential elections in South Carolina.
Election	Candidate	Party	Election winner?	Electoral Votes
1788	George Washington	None	Y	7
1792	George Washington	None	Y	8
1796	Thomas Jefferson	Democratic-Republican	N
1800	Thomas Jefferson	Democratic-Republican	Y
1804	Thomas Jefferson	Democratic-Republican	Y	10
1808	James Madison	Democratic-Republican	Y	10
1812	James Madison	Democratic-Republican	Y	11
1816	James Monroe	Democratic-Republican	Y
1820	James Monroe	Democratic-Republican	Y
1824	Andrew Jackson	Democratic-Republican	N
1828	Andrew Jackson	Democratic	Y
1832	John Floyd	Nullifier	N
1836	Willie Mangum	Whig	N
1840	Martin Van Buren	Democratic	N
1844	James K. Polk	Democratic	Y	9
1848	Lewis Cass	Democratic	N	9
1852	Franklin Pierce	Democratic	Y	8
1856	James Buchanan	Democratic	Y
1860	John C. Breckinridge	Democratic	N
1864	United States Civil War			0
1868	Ulysses S. Grant	Republican	Y	6
1872	Ulysses S. Grant	Republican	Y	7
1876	Rutherford B. Hayes	Republican	Y
1880	Winfield S. Hancock	Democratic	N
1884	Grover Cleveland	Democratic	Y	9
1888	Grover Cleveland	Democratic	N
1892	Grover Cleveland	Democratic	Y
1896	William Jennings Bryan	Democratic Populist	N
1900	William Jennings Bryan	Democratic Populist	N
1900	Alton B. Parker	Democratic	N
1908	William Jennings Bryan	Democratic	N
1912	Woodrow Wilson	Democratic	Y
1916	Woodrow Wilson	Democratic	Y
1920	James M. Cox	Democratic	N
1924	John W. Davis	Democratic	N
1928	Alfred E. Smith	Democratic	N
1932	Franklin D. Roosevelt	Democratic	Y	8
1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt	Democratic	Y
1940	Franklin D. Roosevelt	Democratic	Y
1944	Franklin D. Roosevelt	Democratic	Y
1948	Strom Thurmond	States' Rights Democrat	N
1952	Adlai Stevenson	Democratic	N
1956	Adlai Stevenson	Democratic	N
1960	John F. Kennedy	Democratic	Y
1964	Barry Goldwater	Republican	N
1968	Richard Nixon	Republican	Y
1972	Richard Nixon	Republican	Y
1976	Jimmy Carter	Democratic	Y
1980	Ronald Reagan	Republican	Y
1984	Ronald Reagan	Republican	Y
1988	George H. W. Bush	Republican	Y
1992	George H. W. Bush	Republican	N
1996	Bob Dole	Republican	N
2000	George W. Bush	Republican	Y
2004	George W. Bush	Republican	Y
2008	John McCain	Republican	N
2012	Mitt Romney	Republican	N	9
2016	Donald Trump	Republican	Y
2020	Donald Trump	Republican	N
2024	Donald Trump	Republican	Y

References

^ J. Pomante II, Michael; Li, Quan (December 15, 2020). "Cost of Voting in the American States: 2020". Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy. 19 (4): 503–509. doi:10.1089/elj.2020.0666. S2CID 225139517. Retrieved January 14, 2022.

External links

South Carolina State Election Commission, SCVotes.gov
"Voting and Elections", Sc.gov, State of South Carolina
South Carolina at Ballotpedia
Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "South Carolina", Voting & Elections Toolkits
"South Carolina: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
"League of Women Voters of South Carolina". (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
"State Elections Legislation Database", Ncsl.org, Washington, D.C.: National Conference of State Legislatures, State legislation related to the administration of elections introduced in 2011 through this year, 2020

[1] J. Pomante II, Michael; Li, Quan (December 15, 2020). "Cost of Voting in the American States: 2020". Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy. 19 (4): 503–509. doi:10.1089/elj.2020.0666. S2CID 225139517. Retrieved January 14, 2022.

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State Senate	2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
State House	2018 2020 2022
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See also: Political party strength in South Carolina

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