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2016 US Senate election in South Carolina

Tim Scott (Republican) beat Thomas Dixon (Democrat) in South Carolina in 2016, 60.6% to 36.9%, a margin of 23.6 points and 484,587 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 2010, when Jim DeMint won.

Republicans led in 35 of the 46 counties and Democrats in 11. The largest, Greenville, cast 203,503 votes and went to the Republican by 40.6 points. The closest was Jasper, where 354 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Tim Scott won Republican 1,241,609 60.6%
Thomas Dixon Democratic 757,022 36.9%
All other candidates 51,262 2.5%
Total2,049,893

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Greenville 59,012 29.0% 141,731 69.6% 2,760 203,503 R+40.6
Charleston 67,341 40.5% 97,219 58.5% 1,555 166,115 R+18.0
Richland 90,901 57.0% 66,736 41.9% 1,818 159,455 D+15.2
Horry 31,688 25.6% 90,641 73.2% 1,455 123,784 R+47.6
Lexington 26,910 23.5% 85,385 74.5% 2,278 114,573 R+51.0
Spartanburg 32,171 28.3% 79,487 70.0% 1,850 113,508 R+41.7
York 35,551 33.7% 68,280 64.6% 1,791 105,622 R+31.0
Anderson 16,538 22.0% 57,675 76.6% 1,109 75,322 R+54.6
Berkeley 23,628 31.5% 50,423 67.3% 900 74,951 R+35.8
Beaufort 24,875 33.8% 48,125 65.3% 657 73,657 R+31.6
Aiken 21,801 31.1% 47,318 67.4% 1,086 70,205 R+36.3
Dorchester 18,510 31.3% 39,918 67.5% 676 59,104 R+36.2
Florence 23,026 41.9% 31,449 57.2% 536 55,011 R+15.3
Pickens 7,681 16.6% 37,726 81.8% 730 46,137 R+65.1
Sumter 21,957 52.4% 19,462 46.5% 474 41,893 D+6.0
Orangeburg 24,800 66.3% 12,256 32.8% 345 37,401 D+33.5
Lancaster 12,088 33.7% 23,199 64.7% 586 35,873 R+31.0
Oconee 5,863 18.6% 25,248 80.0% 450 31,561 R+61.4
Georgetown 11,311 37.3% 18,737 61.8% 250 30,298 R+24.5
Darlington 12,336 44.2% 15,261 54.7% 307 27,904 R+10.5
Kershaw 8,666 32.0% 17,949 66.3% 461 27,076 R+34.3
Greenwood 9,086 33.7% 17,568 65.1% 320 26,974 R+31.4
Laurens 6,889 28.2% 17,051 69.8% 492 24,432 R+41.6
Cherokee 5,239 26.0% 14,565 72.3% 345 20,149 R+46.3
Colleton 6,346 39.6% 9,427 58.9% 239 16,012 R+19.2
Newberry 5,311 33.9% 10,048 64.1% 305 15,664 R+30.2
Chesterfield 6,204 40.5% 8,895 58.1% 214 15,313 R+17.6
Clarendon 6,965 47.7% 7,477 51.2% 152 14,594 R+3.5
Williamsburg 8,902 62.9% 5,138 36.3% 109 14,149 D+26.6
Marion 7,535 57.3% 5,500 41.8% 120 13,155 D+15.5
Chester 5,964 46.4% 6,649 51.8% 234 12,847 R+5.3
Union 4,013 36.5% 6,727 61.2% 255 10,995 R+24.7
Edgefield 4,038 37.2% 6,662 61.4% 151 10,851 R+24.2
Fairfield 6,068 57.9% 4,265 40.7% 140 10,473 D+17.2
Dillon 4,567 43.7% 5,743 54.9% 147 10,457 R+11.2
Jasper 4,798 47.5% 5,152 51.0% 152 10,102 R+3.5
Abbeville 3,285 32.5% 6,669 66.0% 143 10,097 R+33.5
Marlboro 5,364 55.9% 4,132 43.0% 106 9,602 D+12.8
Barnwell 3,998 44.9% 4,793 53.8% 112 8,903 R+8.9
Saluda 2,460 30.6% 5,443 67.7% 137 8,040 R+37.1
Hampton 4,518 57.1% 3,265 41.3% 129 7,912 D+15.8
Lee 4,806 63.0% 2,727 35.7% 101 7,634 D+27.2
Calhoun 3,236 45.1% 3,834 53.4% 113 7,183 R+8.3
Bamberg 3,706 62.6% 2,159 36.5% 51 5,916 D+26.1
McCormick 2,136 43.8% 2,699 55.3% 47 4,882 R+11.5
Allendale 2,452 74.5% 796 24.2% 44 3,292 D+50.3

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

South Carolina Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Tim Scott (R) R+25.9
2020 Lindsey Graham (R) R+10.3
2016 Tim Scott (R) R+23.6
2014 Lindsey Graham (R) R+15.5
2010 Jim DeMint (R) R+33.8
2008 Lindsey Graham (R) R+15.3
2004 Jim Demint (R) R+9.6
2002 Lindsey O. Graham (R) R+10.2
1998 Ernest F. Hollings (D) D+7.0
1996 Strom Thurmond (R) R+9.4
1992 Ernest F. Hollings (D) D+3.1
1990 Strom Thurmond (R) R+31.7
1986 Ernest Fritz Hollings (D) D+27.5
1984 Strom Thurmond (R) R+35.0
1980 Ernest Fritz Hollings (D) D+40.7
1978 Strom Thurmond (R) R+11.4
1974 Ernest F. Hollings (D) D+40.9
1972 Strom Thurmond (R) R+26.6
1968 Ernest F. Hollings (D) D+23.8
1966 Strom Thurmond (R) R+24.4
1962 Olin D. Johnston (D) D+14.3
1960 Strom Thurmond (D) D+100.0
1956 Olin D. Johnston (D) D+64.5
1954 Strom Thurmond (other)
1950 Olin D. Johnston (D) D+99.9
1948 Burnet R. Maybank (D) D+92.9
1944 Olin D. Johnston (D) D+89.2
1942 Burnet R. Maybank (D) D+100.0
1938 Cotton Ed Smith (D) D+97.8
1936 James F. Byrnes (D) D+97.7
1932 Cotton Ed Smith (D) D+96.3
1930 James F. Byrnes (D) D+100.0
1926 Cotton Ed Smith (D) D+100.0
1924 Coleman L. Blease (D) D+100.0
1920 Cotton Ed Smith (D) D+100.0
1918 Nathaniel B. Dial (D) D+100.0
1914 Cotton Ed Smith (D) D+99.8