South Carolina / Senate
How did South Carolina vote for the Senate?
2022 · data family: electiondata.dev
Tim Scott (Republican) won by 25.9 points
25.9ptsSenate, 2022: winner's margin
- Tim Scott (Republican) 62.9%, Krystle Matthews (Democrat) 37.0%
- 1,695,702 votes for Senate candidates
Compare every state: where South Carolina ranks for 2022
- Democrat ahead
- Republican ahead
Show the numbers (16 rows)
| Year | Margin |
|---|---|
| 2022 | R +25.9 |
| 2020 | R +10.3 |
| 2016 | R +23.6 |
| 2014 | R +15.5 |
| 2010 | R +33.8 |
| 2008 | R +15.3 |
| 2004 | R +9.6 |
| 2002 | R +10.2 |
| 1998 | D +7.0 |
| 1996 | R +9.4 |
| 1992 | D +3.1 |
| 1990 | R +31.7 |
| 1986 | D +27.5 |
| 1984 | R +35.0 |
| 1980 | D +40.7 |
| 1978 | R +11.4 |
Every Senate race since 1976
| Race | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Tim Scott (R) 62.9% | Krystle Matthews (D) 37.0% | 25.9 pts | 1,695,702 |
| 2020 | Lindsey Graham (R) 54.4% | Jaime Harrison (D) 44.2% | 10.3 pts | 2,515,104 |
| 2016 | Tim Scott (R) 60.6% | Thomas Dixon (D) 36.9% | 23.6 pts | 2,049,893 |
| 2014 special | Tim Scott (R) 61.1% | Joyce Dickerson (D) 37.1% | 24.0 pts | 1,238,982 |
| 2014 | Lindsey Graham (R) 54.3% | Brad Hutto (D) 38.8% | 15.5 pts | 1,240,075 |
| 2010 | Jim Demint (R) 61.5% | Alvin M. Greene (D) 27.6% | 33.8 pts | 1,318,794 |
| 2008 | Lindsey Graham (R) 57.5% | Bob Conley (D) 42.2% | 15.3 pts | 1,871,431 |
| 2004 | Jim Demint (R) 53.7% | Inez Tenenbaum (D) 44.1% | 9.6 pts | 1,597,221 |
| 2002 | Lindsey O. Graham (R) 54.4% | Alex Sanders (D) 44.2% | 10.2 pts | 1,102,912 |
| 1998 | Ernest F. Hollings (D) 52.7% | Bob Inglis (R) 45.7% | 7.0 pts | 1,069,063 |
| 1996 | Strom Thurmond (R) 53.4% | Elliot Springs Close (D) 44.0% | 9.4 pts | 1,161,231 |
| 1992 | Ernest F. Hollings (D) 50.1% | Tommy Hartnett (R) 46.9% | 3.1 pts | 1,180,438 |
| 1990 | Strom Thurmond (R) 64.2% | Bob Cunningham (D) 32.5% | 31.7 pts | 750,716 |
| 1986 | Ernest Fritz Hollings (D) 63.1% | Henry D. Mcmaster (R) 35.6% | 27.5 pts | 737,962 |
| 1984 | Strom Thurmond (R) 66.8% | Melvin Purvis (D) 31.8% | 35.0 pts | 965,130 |
| 1980 | Ernest Fritz Hollings (D) 70.4% | Marshall Mays (R) 29.6% | 40.7 pts | 870,500 |
| 1978 | Strom Thurmond (R) 55.7% | Charles D. Ravenel (D) 44.3% | 11.4 pts | 632,063 |
Get this data
This page's numbers, as JSON:
curl https://visualizedata.org/data/places/us-sc/senate.jsonEvery Senate race, every state, from electiondata.dev (live, no key):
curl "https://api.electiondata.dev/v1/senate-results/download/senate-results.csv"What this can't tell you
- Statewide totals say nothing about who voted or why.
- Candidates with a party's support under another name (Minnesota's DFL, New York's fusion lines) are counted with that party, as the MIT data's simplified party does; independents stay independents.
How the answer is decided
Each candidate's votes are summed over every ballot line; blank, over- and under-votes are left out. The margin is the winner's share of the votes minus the runner-up's. A runoff, where held, is the result.