2020 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

2020 South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election
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U.S. Representative before election; Joe Wilson; Republican	Elected U.S. Representative ; Joe Wilson; Republican

2020 South Carolina's 1st congressional district election
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U.S. Representative before election; Joe Cunningham; Democratic	Elected U.S. Representative ; Nancy Mace; Republican

The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were 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 coincided 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.

Overview

District	Republican		Democratic		Others		Total		Result

	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	216,042	50.58%	210,627	49.31%	442	0.10%	427,111	100.0%	Republican gain
District 2	202,715	55.66%	155,118	42.59%	6,382	1.75%	364,215	100.0%	Republican hold
District 3	237,544	71.21%	95,712	28.69%	308	0.09%	333,564	100.0%	Republican hold
District 4	222,126	61.61%	133,023	36.89%	5,401	1.50%	360,550	100.0%	Republican hold
District 5	220,006	60.07%	145,979	39.86%	273	0.07%	366,258	100.0%	Republican hold
District 6	89,258	30.81%	197,477	68.18%	2,918	1.01%	289,653	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 7	224,993	61.80%	138,863	38.14%	235	0.06%	364,091	100.0%	Republican hold
Total	1,412,684	56.38%	1,076,799	42.98%	15,959	0.64%	2,505,442	100.0%

Popular vote

Republican			56.38%
Democratic			42.98%
Other			0.64%

House seats

Republican			85.71%
Democratic			14.29%

District 1

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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Joe Cunningham, incumbent U.S. representative^[2]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Nancy Mace, state representative and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2014^[3]

Eliminated in primary

Chris Cox, founder of Bikers for Trump^[4]
Kathy Landing, Mount Pleasant councilwoman^[5]
Brad Mole, Bluffton housing official^[6]

Withdrawn

Mike Covert, Beaufort County councilman^[7]
Logan Cunningham, teacher^[8]

Declined

Katie Arrington, former state representative and nominee for this district in 2018^[9]
Chip Campsen, state senator^[9]
Tom Davis, state senator^[9]
Larry Grooms, state senator^[9]
Larry Kobrovsky, chair of the Charleston County Republican Party^[9]
Sam McCown, doctor^[10]
Peter McCoy, state representative and candidate for this district in 2013^[11]
Weston J. Newton, state representative^[12]
Samuel Rivers Jr., former state representative^[12]
Mark Sanford, former U.S. representative, former governor of South Carolina, and candidate for president in 2020^[13]
Mike Seekings, Charleston city councilman^[9]
Elliott Summey, Charleston County councilman^[9]
Catherine Templeton, attorney and candidate for governor in 2018^[12]
Teddy Turner, teacher, entrepreneur, and candidate for this district in 2013^[12]

Endorsements

Kathy Landing

Federal officials

Jim DeMint, former U.S. senator from South Carolina (2005–13), U.S. representative for South Carolina's 4th congressional district (1999–2005)^[14]
Sue Myrick, former U.S. representative for North Carolina's 9th congressional district (1995–2013)^[15]
Randy Neugebauer, former U.S. representative for Texas's 19th congressional district (2003–2017)^[15]

Organizations

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[a]	Margin of error	Mike Covert	Chris Cox	Kathy Landing	Nancy Mace	Other	Undecided
WPAi/Club for Growth Archived May 16, 2020, at the Wayback Machine	April 20–21, 2020	401 (LV)	± 4.4%	–	8%	13%	42%	3%^[b]	34%
Club For Growth	October 15–16, 2019	400 (V)	–	8%	8%	5%	23%	–	57%
First Tuesday Strategies	October 4–7, 2019	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	3%	3%	3%	19%	–	60%

Hypothetical polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[a]	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 (LV)	± 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 (LV)	± 2.0%	32%	9%	4%	7%	–	3%	26%	–	3%	–	1%	15%

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[18]
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^[19]	Lean D	November 2, 2020
Inside Elections^[20]	Lean D	October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[21]	Lean D	November 2, 2020
Daily Kos^[22]	Lean D	November 2, 2020
RCP^[23]	Tossup	November 2, 2020
DDHQ^[24]	Tossup	November 3, 2020
538^[25]	Lean D	November 3, 2020
Politico^[26]	Lean D	November 2, 2020
Niskanen^[27]	Lean D	July 26, 2020

Debate

2020 South Carolina's 1st congressional district election debate
No.	Date & time	Host	Location	Moderators	Participants
Key: P Participant N Non-invitee					Democratic	Republican
Key: P Participant N Non-invitee					U.S. representative Joe Cunningham	State representative Nancy Mace
1	September 29, 2020 7:00 p.m. EDT	South Carolina ETV	Beaufort, South Carolina	Gavin Jackson Jamie Lovegrove	P	P

Complete video of debate Archive

Endorsements

Joe Cunningham (D)

Executive branch officials

Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States (2009–2017), former U.S. senator from Illinois (2005–2008)^[28]

Federal officials

Amy Klobuchar, U.S. senator from Minnesota (2007–present)^[29]

Individuals

Alex Hirsch, animator, writer, and artist^[30]

Organizations

314 Action^[31]
Black Economic Alliance^[32]
End Citizens United^[33]
Human Rights Campaign^[34]
Humane Society of the United States Legislative Fund^[35]
League of Conservation Voters Action Fund^[36]
Planned Parenthood^[37]
Sierra Club^[38]

Nancy Mace (R)

Executive branch officials

Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States (2017–2021)^[39]

Federal officials

Kevin McCarthy, U.S. representative for California's 23rd congressional district (2007–present), former House Majority Leader (2014–2019), and House Minority Leader (2019–2023)^[40]
Rand Paul, U.S. senator from Kentucky (2011–present)^[41]
Elise Stefanik, U.S. representative for New York's 21st congressional district (2015–present)^[42]

Organizations

EPAC^[43]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2020
Candidate (party)	Total receipts	Total disbursements	Cash on hand
Joe Cunningham (D)	$7,085,878	$7,138,095	$6,371
Nancy Mace (R)	$5,873,153	$5,813,666	$59,487
Source: Federal Election Commission^[44]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[a]	Margin of error	Joe Cunningham (D)	Nancy Mace (R)	Other	Undecided
Strategic National (R)^[A]	October 14–16, 2020	400 (LV)	–	45%	47%	–	–
GQR Research (D)^[B]	October 5–7, 2020^[c]	400 (LV)	–	55%	42%	–	–
First Tuesday Strategies (R)	May 15–18, 2020	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	44%	45%	2%^[d]	9%

Hypothetical polling

with Joe Cunningham and Kathy Landing

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[a]	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%^[e]	8%

with Generic Democrat and Generic Republican

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[a]	Margin of error	Generic Democrat	Generic Republican	Other	Undecided
First Tuesday Strategies (R)	May 15–18, 2020	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	31%	50%	4%^[f]	16%^[g]

Results

South Carolina's 1st congressional district, 2020^[45]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nancy Mace	216,042	50.6
	Democratic	Joe Cunningham (incumbent)	210,627	49.3
	Write-in		442	0.1
Total votes			427,111	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

By county

County	Nancy Mace Republican		Joe Cunningham Democratic		Write-in		Margin		Total votes
County	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	Total votes
Beaufort (part)	50,358	54.60	41,809	45.33	66	0.07	8,549	9.27	92,233
Berkeley (part)	50,944	55.44	40,823	44.42	130	0.14	10,121	11.02	91,897
Charleston (part)	78,962	45.05	96,142	54.85	162	0.09	−17,180	−9.80	175,266
Colleton (part)	682	71.26	275	28.74	0	0.00	407	42.52	957
Dorchester (part)	35,096	52.57	31,578	47.30	84	0.13	3,518	5.27	66,758
Totals	216,042	50.58	210,627	49.31	442	0.10	5,415	1.27	427,111

District 2

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