2024 South Carolina Election Results

In this election cycle, all 170 seats in the South Carolina State House were on the ballot, though over half were uncontested in the general election. Results reinforced Republican control of the legislature, with Democratic influence concentrated in specific districts.

State Senate Results (46 Seats: 34 Republicans / 12 Democrats)

Republicans entered the election one seat shy of a two-thirds supermajority and managed to flip four seats, securing a 34-seat supermajority that allows them to end filibusters more easily. Pending recounts in Senate Districts 17 and 29, Republicans successfully unseated Democratic incumbents Sen. Mike Fanning, Sen. Gerald Malloy, Sen. Kevin Johnson, and Sen. Vernon Stephens. Republican challengers Everett Stubbs, JD Chaplin, Jeff Zell, and Tom Fernandez won those seats.

The Senate will include 13 new members: nine Republicans and four Democrats:

• Republicans: Allen Blackmon, JD Chaplin, Jason Elliott, Tom Fernandez, Matt Leber, Carlisle Kennedy, Roger Nutt, Everett Stubbs, and Jeff Zell.

• Democrats: Jeffrey Graham, Russell Ott, Ed Sutton, and Overture Walker.

  
  

State House Results (124 Seats: 88 Republicans / 35 Democrats / 1 Vacancy)

In the House, Republicans retained their 88-seat supermajority, with no change in the balance of power. Although Democrats made minor gains in some districts, these did not impact the overall House composition.

Key outcomes included Democratic incumbent Rep. Joe Jefferson’s loss to Republican Harriet Holman and Democrat Jermaine Johnson’s win in a redistricted open seat. Democratic incumbent Marvin Pendarvis, who resigned before the election, technically won re-election, though it is unclear if he will serve.

The House welcomed 19 new members: 15 Republicans and four Democrats:

• Republicans: Phillip Bowers, Adam Duncan, Lee Gilreath, Blake Sanders, Luke Rankin, Stephen Frank, Paul Wickensimer, David Martin, Chris Huff, Scott Montgomery, Sarita Edgerton, Jackie Terribile, Charles Hartz, Harriet Holman, and James Teeple.

• Democrats: Hamilton Grant, Jason Scott Luck, Jerry Govan, and Robert Reese.