2024 South Carolina House of Representatives election
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The 2024 South Carolina House of Representatives election was held on November 5, 2024, alongside the 2024 United States elections.[1] Primary elections took place on June 11, 2024.
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Background
[edit]As part of the court case, Alexander vs. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, the NAACP challenged the legality of the legislative districts enacted by the South Carolina state legislature for the 2022 South Carolina House of Representatives Election by calling the enacted legislative map a racial gerrymander in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. In order to settle the state legislative portion of the case, both parties agreed to a settlement map which will be used for the first time in the 2024 South Carolina House of Representatives Election.[2]
Partisan breakdown
[edit]In the 2020 US Presidential Election, Donald Trump won 82 districts, while Joe Biden won 42. Going into the 2024 House of Representatives Election, Republicans represented six districts where Biden had won in 2020: District 12 (Biden +5%) in rural McCormick County, District 52 (Biden +20%) in suburban Richland County, District 64 (Biden +4%) in rural Clarendon County, District 110 (Biden +2%) in Charleston County encompassing Charleston Central and Mount Pleasant, District 116 (Biden +6%) in suburban Charleston County, and District 122 (Biden +7%) covering parts of Hampton, Jasper, and Colleton counties.
| Biden 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | Trump 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% |
Results summary
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| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
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| No. | % | No. | +/− | % | ||||
| South Carolina Republican Party | 1,402,989 | 62.62 | 88 | 0 | 65.32 | |||
| South Carolina Democratic Party | 779,644 | 34.80 | 36 | 0 | 33.87 | |||
| Write-in | 28,855 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| Libertarian Party of South Carolina | 17,443 | 0.78 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| American Party of South Carolina | 7,150 | 0.32 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| South Carolina Constitution Party | 1,805 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| Labor Party | 1,650 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| Independent | 599 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| Green Party | 256 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| Total | 2,566,154 | 100.00 | 124 | ±0 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters | 3,343,423 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Turnout | 2,566,154 | 76.75 | ||||||
| Source: South Carolina Election Commission[3] | ||||||||
Retirements
[edit]Fifteen incumbents did not seek re-election.[4]
Democrats
[edit]- District 54: Pat Henegan retired.
- District 79: Ivory Torrey Thigpen retired to run for State Senate.
- District 93: Russell Ott retired to run for State Senate.
Republicans
[edit]- District 9: Anne Thayer retired.
- District 14: Stewart Jones retired to run for U.S. House.
- District 20: Adam Morgan retired to run for U.S. House.
- District 22: Jason Elliott retired to run for State Senate.
- District 26: Raye Felder retired.
- District 28: Ashley Trantham retired.
- District 32: Max Hyde retired.
- District 34: Roger Nutt retired to run for State Senate.
- District 52: Ben Connell retired.
- District 66: David O'Neal retired.
- District 81: Bart T. Blackwell retired.
- District 116: Matt Leber retired to run for State Senate.
Resignation
[edit]One seat was left vacant on the day of the general election due to resignation in 2024.
Democrats
[edit]- District 113: Marvin Pendarvis resigned September 19 due to an ongoing legal malpractice investigation.[5]
Incumbents defeated
[edit]In primary election
[edit]Three incumbent representatives, all Republicans, were defeated in the June 11 primary election.[6]
Republicans
[edit]- District 2: Bill Sandifer III lost renomination to Adam Duncan.
- District 3: Jerry Carter lost renomination to Phillip Bowers.
- District 7: Jay West lost renomination to Thomas Gilreath.
Predictions
[edit]| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| CNalysis[7] | Solid R | April 11, 2024 |
Special elections
[edit]District 109 (special)
[edit]Incumbent resigned November 7, 2023, to join the State Senate.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Tiffany Spann-Wilder | 299 | 97.39 | |
| Write-in | 8 | 2.61 | ||
| Total votes | 307 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Results by district
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District 1
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Bill Whitmire (incumbent) | |||
| Write-in | ||||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
See also
[edit]- 2024 United States state legislative elections
- 2024 South Carolina elections
- List of South Carolina state legislatures
References
[edit]- ^ "South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ "Litigation- Alexander v. S.C. State Conf. of the NAACP". The American Redistricting Project. The American Redistricting Project. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
- ^ "Election Night Reporting". www.enr-scvotes.org. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
- ^ Kenmore, Abraham; Adcox, Seanna (April 1, 2024). "SC's GOP 'sister senators' among legislators facing primary opposition". South Carolina Daily Gazette. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ Brams, Sophie (September 19, 2024). "Democrat Marvin Pendarvis resigns from state legislature". WCBD-TV. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
- ^ Holdman, Jessica; Kenmore, Abraham (June 12, 2024). "Harpootlian loses Senate seat, 'sister senators' lose ground and Freedom Caucus expands". South Carolina Daily Gazette. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
Meanwhile, across the Upstate, far-right candidates backed by the House Freedom Caucus flipped three seats held by majority GOP caucus incumbents.
- ^ "24 SC Forecast". projects.cnalysis.com. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ Thompson, Alexander (November 7, 2023). "Tedder cruises to blowout victory in Senate 42 special election". Post and Courier. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ "2024 April Special". South Carolina State Election Commission. April 2, 2024.