2024 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina explained

The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the seven U.S. representatives from the State of South Carolina, one from each of the state's congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2024 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. The primary elections occurred on June 11, 2024.

District 1

See also: South Carolina's 1st congressional district. The 1st district straddles the Atlantic coast of the state and includes most of Charleston. The incumbent is Republican Nancy Mace, who was re-elected with 56.49% of the vote in 2022.^[1]

Republican primary

Nominee

• Nancy Mace, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Catherine Templeton, former director of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control and candidate for governor in 2018^[2]
• Bill Young, nonprofit executive

Declined

• Katie Arrington, former Chief Information Security Officer for the Under Secretary of Defense, former state representative from the 94th district, nominee for this district in 2018 and candidate in 2022^[3] (endorsed Templeton)^[4]
• Dan Hanlon, former chief of staff to incumbent Nancy Mace^[5]
• Jenny Costa Honeycutt, Charleston County councilor^[2]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of May 22, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
	Nancy Mace (R)	$2,255,001	$1,663,437	$802,525
	Catherine Templeton (R)	$663,065	$407,103	$255,961
	Bill Young (R)	$20,396	$11,837	$8,558
Source: Federal Election Commission[6]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Nancy Mace	Catherine Templeton	Bill Young	Other	Undecided
Emerson College	May 19–21, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%		47%	22%	7%	–	24%
Kaplan Strategies	May 6–7, 2024	343 (LV)	± 5.3%		43%	21%	3%	–	33%

Results

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Michael B. Moore, corporate diversity officer and former CEO of the International African American Museum^[7]

Eliminated in primary

• Mac Deford, Hilton Head Island General Counsel^[8]

Withdrew

• Ben Frasier, former aide to U.S. Representative Mendel Rivers, perennial candidate, and nominee for this district in 2010

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of May 22, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
	Mac Deford (D)	$384,710	$294,983	$89,726
	Michael Moore (D)	$655,451	$561,552	$93,898
Source: Federal Election Commission

Results

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report[9]		May 24, 2024
align=left	Inside Elections[10]		June 20, 2024
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball[11]		February 23, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily[12]		September 7, 2023
align=left	CNalysis[13]		November 16, 2023

Results

District 2

See also: South Carolina's 2nd congressional district. The incumbent is Republican Joe Wilson, who was re-elected with 60.09% of the vote in 2022.^[1]

Republican primary

Nominee

• Joe Wilson, incumbent U.S. representative^[14]

Eliminated in primary

• Hamp Redmond, building contractor

Results

Democratic primary

Nominee

• David Robinson, engineer and father of Daniel Robinson

Eliminated in primary

• Daniel Shrief, insurance professional

Results

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report		February 2, 2023
align=left	Inside Elections		March 10, 2023
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball		February 23, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		September 7, 2023
align=left	CNalysis		November 16, 2023

Results

District 3

See also: South Carolina's 3rd congressional district. The incumbent is Republican Jeff Duncan, who was re-elected unopposed in 2022.^[1] Duncan is not seeking reelection.

Republican primary

Nominee

• Sheri Biggs, nurse practitioner^[16]

Eliminated in runoff

• Mark Burns, televangelist and candidate for the 4th district in 2018 and 2022^[17]

Eliminated in primary

• Kevin Bishop, former communications director for U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham^[18]
• Franky Franco, tech sales executive^[19]
• Philip Healy, realtor^[20]
• Stewart Jones, state representative from the 14th district (2019–present)^[21] (endorsed Burns in runoff)^[22]
• Elspeth Murday, bioinformatics researcher

Declined

• Richard Cash, state senator from the 3rd district (2017–present) and candidate for this district in 2010 (endorsed Jones)^[23]
• Jeff Duncan, incumbent U.S. Representative^[24]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of May 22, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
	Sherri Biggs (R)	$528,080	$410,909	$117,171
	Kevin Bishop (R)	$181,112	$55,445	$125,667
	Mark Burns (R)	$515,737	$406,083	$110,999
	Franky Franco (R)	$111,708	$93,460	$18,247
	Philip Healy (R)	$18,183	$18,127	$55
	Stewart Jones (R)	$217,142	$144,673	$72,469
Source: Federal Election Commission[25]

Polling

Runoff

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 5, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
	Sherri Biggs (R)	$564,715	$521,646	$43,068
	Mark Burns (R)	$516,172	$406,093	$111,424
Source: Federal Election Commission

Results

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Bryon Best, paint store manager

Eliminated in primary

• Frances Guldner, teacher^[26]

Results

Alliance Party

Nominee

• Michael Bedenbaugh, former Prosperity city councilor^[27]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report		February 2, 2023
align=left	Inside Elections		March 10, 2023
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball		February 23, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		September 7, 2023
align=left	CNalysis		November 16, 2023

Results

District 4

See also: South Carolina's 4th congressional district. The incumbent is Republican William Timmons, who was re-elected unopposed in 2022.^[1]

Republican primary

Nominee

• William Timmons, incumbent U.S. representative

Eliminated in primary

• Adam Morgan, state representative from the 20th district (2018–present)^[28]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of May 22, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
	Adam Morgan (R)	$578,077	$508,328	$69,748
	William Timmons (R)	$1,911,070	$1,698,311	$224,772
Source: Federal Election Commission[29]

Results

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Kathryn Harvey, chair of the Spartanburg County Democratic Party

Results

Constitution Party

Declared

• Michael Chandler, retiree and nominee for this district in 2016, 2018, and 2020
• Mark Hackett, nominee for the 6th district in 2020

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report		February 2, 2023
align=left	Inside Elections		March 10, 2023
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball		February 23, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		September 7, 2023
align=left	CNalysis		November 16, 2023

Results

District 5

See also: South Carolina's 5th congressional district. The incumbent is Republican Ralph Norman, who was re-elected with 64.05% of the vote in 2022.^[1]

Republican primary

Nominee

• Ralph Norman, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Evangeline Hundley, realtor and nominee for this district in 2022

Results

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report		February 2, 2023
align=left	Inside Elections		March 10, 2023
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball		February 23, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		September 7, 2023
align=left	CNalysis		November 16, 2023

Results

District 6

See also: South Carolina's 6th congressional district. The 6th district runs through the Black Belt and takes in Columbia and North Charleston. The incumbent is Democrat Jim Clyburn, who was re-elected with 62.11% of the vote in 2022.^[1]

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Jim Clyburn, incumbent U.S. Representative^[32]

Results

Republican primary

Nominee

• Duke Buckner, former Walterboro city councilor, nominee for this district in 2022, and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2020^[34]

Eliminated in primary

• Justin Scott, welding contractor^[34]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of May 22, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
	Duke Buckner (R)	$93,209	$44,237	$50,086
	Justin Scott (R)	$10,499	$8,352	$2,146
Source: Federal Election Commission

Results

Alliance Party

Nominee

• Joseph Oddo, acquisitions consultant and nominee for the 1st district in 2022^[34]

Libertarian Party

Nominee

• Michael Simpson^[34]

United Citizens Party

Nominee

• Gregg Dixon, teacher and Democratic candidate for this district in 2022^[35]

Fundraising

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report		February 2, 2023
align=left	Inside Elections		March 10, 2023
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball		February 23, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		September 7, 2023
align=left	CNalysis		November 16, 2023

Results

District 7

See also: South Carolina's 7th congressional district. The 7th district is located in northeastern South Carolina, taking in Myrtle Beach and Florence. The incumbent is Republican Russell Fry, who was elected with 64.88% of the vote in 2022.^[1]

Republican primary

Nominee

• Russell Fry, incumbent U.S. representative^[36]

Results

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Mal Hyman, retired professor, nominee for this district in 2016 and candidate in 2018^[38]

Eliminated in primary

• Daryl Scott, doctoral student and nominee for this district in 2022^[34]

Results

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report		February 2, 2023
align=left	Inside Elections		March 10, 2023
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball		February 23, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		September 7, 2023
align=left	CNalysis		November 16, 2023

Results

External links

Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates

• Mac Deford (D) for Congress
• Nancy Mace (R) for Congress
• Michael B. Moore (D) for Congress
• Catherine Templeton (R) for Congress
• Bill Young (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates

• Hamp Redmond (R) for Congress
• David Robinson (D) for Congress
• Joe Wilson (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 3rd district candidates

• Byron Best (D) for Congress
• Sheri Biggs (R) for Congress
• Kevin Bishop (R) for Congress
• Mark Burns (R) for Congress
• Mike Bedenbaugh (A) for Congress
• Franky Franco (R) for Congress
• Frances Guldner (D) for Congress
• Phil Healy (R) for Congress
• Stewart Jones (R) for Congress
• Elspeth Murday (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 4th district candidates

• Kathryn Harvey (D) for Congress
• Adam Morgan (R) for Congress
• William Timmons (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 5th district candidates

• Evangeline Hundley (D) for Congress
• Ralph Norman (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 6th district candidates

• Duke Buckner (R) for Congress
• Jim Clyburn (D) for Congress
• Justin Scott (R) for Congress
• Gregg Marcel Dixon (UCP) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 7th district candidates

• Russell Fry (R) for Congress
• Mal Hyman (D) for Congress

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022 National House Vote Tracker. January 5, 2024. Cook Political Report.
2. News: . January 30, 2024 . Catherine Templeton announcing run for Congress, setting up GOP clash with Rep. Nancy Mace. Byrd, Caitlin . January 30, 2024 .
3. News: . October 9, 2023 . Mace faces primary threat over McCarthy ouster. Vakil . Caroline . October 7, 2023 .
4. News: . Catherine Templeton enters SC congressional race alleging Nancy Mace 'flip-flops for fame' . Byrd, Caitlin . 5 February 2024 . February 5, 2024.
5. Web site: Ballot is set: Here's who's running for Congress and other high-profile offices in SC. Byrd. Caitlin. April 1, 2024. April 1, 2024. The Post and Courier.
6. Web site: 2024 Election United States House - South Carolina 1st . fec.gov . . January 5, 2024.
7. News: Singer . Jeff . March 10, 2023 . Descendent of Civil War legend Robert Smalls launches bid to flip gerrymandered South Carolina seat . . 2023-03-10.
8. News: Byrd . Caitlin . Mac Deford becomes second Democrat trying to unseat GOP congresswoman Nancy Mace . The Post and Courier . May 2, 2023.
9. Web site: 2024 House Race Ratings: Another Competitive Fight for Control . Cook Political Report . February 2, 2023. February 3, 2023.
10. Web site: First 2024 House Ratings . Inside Elections . March 10, 2023.
11. Web site: Initial House Ratings: Battle for Majority Starts as a Toss-up . Sabato's Crystal Ball . February 23, 2023. February 23, 2023.
12. Web site: 2023-09-13 . Election Ratings . 2023-09-13 . Elections Daily . en-US.
13. Web site: 2024 House Forecast. November 20, 2023. January 5, 2024.
14. News: . Cohen, Max . Soellner, Mica . November 29, 2023 . November 29, 2023 . The House Republicans who may head for the exits.
15. Web site: 2024 Election United States House - South Carolina 2nd . fec.gov . . January 5, 2024.
16. Web site: Lieutenant Colonel, Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner, and Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Sheri Biggs Announces Candidacy for South Carolina's Third Congressional District. The Clinton Chronicle. January 18, 2024. January 18, 2024.
17. Web site: Candidate Listing . 2024-04-01 . vrems.scvotes.sc.gov.
18. News: Atkinson . Macon . Aide to US Sen. Lindsey Graham running for Upstate congressional seat . March 7, 2024 . . March 7, 2024 . en.
19. News: Decision 2024 - Simpsonville businessman for Congress. The Clinton Chronicle. March 4, 2024. March 4, 2024.
20. News: Jones . Rob . State Representative enters District 3 Congressional race . 98.9 Word . January 30, 2024 . February 24, 2024.
21. Web site: Folks . Will . South Carolina Congressional Race: Proxy War Already Ramping Up . . January 22, 2024 . January 22, 2024.
22. News: Nolan, Dylan . June 18, 2024 . . June 21, 2024 . SC3: Stewart Jones To Endorse Mark Burns.
23. News: January 24, 2023 . South Carolina Daily Gazette . January 23, 2024 . Rep. Stewart Jones, original member of hardline Freedom Caucus, will run for SC 3rd District . Holdman, Jessica . On Saturday, state Sen. Richard Cash gave Jones his blessing at an event at Christ Church in Anderson. Cash...had been weighing his own run for the seat.
24. Web site: Rep. Jeff Duncan won't seek reelection. Shaw. Amanda. January 17, 2024. January 17, 2024. WHNS.
25. Web site: 2024 Election United States House - South Carolina 3rd . fec.gov . . January 5, 2024.
26. News: . March 30, 2024 . Guldner's Pitch to Her Fellow Democrats. Mangrum, Dick . March 11, 2024 .
27. Web site: Bedenbaugh to run for 3rd District as Cash urges Jones to run. The Index-Journal. January 23, 2024. January 24, 2024. Dominguez, Damian.
28. News: . November 16, 2023 . November 16, 2023 . Beavers, Olivia . House Republican earns primary challenger over McCarthy support.
29. Web site: 2024 Election United States House - South Carolina 4th . fec.gov . . January 5, 2024.
30. Web site: 2024 Election United States House - South Carolina 5th . fec.gov . . January 5, 2024.
31. Web site: 2024 Election United States House - South Carolina 5th . fec.gov . . January 5, 2024.
32. News: Gallagher . Kayla . Clyburn Confirms He Will Seek 17th Term . https://web.archive.org/web/20240125154746/https://themessenger.com/politics/clyburn-confirms-he-will-seek-17th-term . dead . January 25, 2024 . January 25, 2024 . . January 25, 2024 . en.
33. Web site: 2024 Election United States House - South Carolina 6th . fec.gov . . January 5, 2024.
34. Web site: Candidate Listing. South Carolina Election Commission. March 16, 2024.
35. Web site: Dillon . Kasey . 24 May 2023 . Descendant of slaves hits Biden's lack of action on reparations: All we get is 'fish fries, feel-good dances' . 28 May 2023 . Fox News.
36. News: Richardson . Julia . WMBF Exclusive: Rep. Russell Fry announces re-election campaign . September 6, 2023 . . September 6, 2023.
37. Web site: 2024 Election United States House - South Carolina 7th . fec.gov . . January 5, 2024.
38. News: Kinseth . Amanda . Author, retired professor from Hartsville announces he's running against Rep. Fry . . February 9, 2024 . February 15, 2024.