2016 South Carolina House of Representatives election explained

Election Name:2016 South Carolina House of Representatives election
Country:South Carolina
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 South Carolina House of Representatives election
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 South Carolina House of Representatives election
Next Year:2018
Seats For Election:All 124 seats in the South Carolina House of Representatives
Majority Seats:63
Election Date:November 8, 2016
Turnout:67.85%
Leader1:Jay Lucas
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Leader Since1:December 2, 2014
Leaders Seat1:121st
Last Election1:78
Seats1:80
Seat Change1: 2
Popular Vote1:869,238
Percentage1:58.48%
Swing1:4.73%
Leader2:J. Todd Rutherford
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Leader Since2:January 8, 2013
Leaders Seat2:101st
Last Election2:46
Seats Needed2: 17
Seats2:44
Seat Change2: 2
Popular Vote2:572,739
Percentage2:38.53%
Swing2:3.57%
Map Size:350px
Speaker
Before Election:Jay Lucas
Before Party:Republican
After Election:Jay Lucas
After Party:Republican

The 2016 South Carolina House of Representatives elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. South Carolina voters elected state representatives in all 124 of the state house's districts. State representatives serve two-year terms in the South Carolina State House. A statewide map of South Carolina's state House districts can be obtained from the South Carolina House's website here, and individual district maps can be obtained from the U.S. Census here.

A primary election on June 14, 2016, and a primary runoff on June 28, 2016, in races in which no candidate received over 50% of his/her party's primary vote, determined which candidates appeared on the November 8 general election ballot. Primary election results can be obtained from the South Carolina Secretary of State's website.[1]

Following the 2014 state house elections, Republicans maintained effective control of the House with 80 members. Democrats held 44 seats following the 2016 elections.

In the 2016 election, Republicans gained 2 seats, thus maintaining a 80-to-44-seat majority over Democrats.

Results

PartyVotesSeats
%+/−%
South Carolina Republican Party869,23858.4880064.52
South Carolina Democratic Party572,73938.5344035.48
Write-in17,2711.16000.00
Libertarian Party of South Carolina13,0640.88000.00
Working Families Party4,6120.31000.00
American Party of South Carolina4,2940.29000.00
United Citizens Party3,6110.24000.00
Independent1,6480.11000.00
Total1,486,477100.00124±0100.00
Registered voters3,137,659100.00
Turnout1,486,47747.38
Source: South Carolina Election Commission

Summary of results by State House District

Election results:[2]

State House DistrictIncumbentPartyElected RepresentativeParty
1stBill WhitmireRepublicanBill WhitmireRepublican
2ndBill Sandifer IIIRepublicanBill Sandifer IIIRepublican
3rdGary E. ClaryRepublicanGary E. ClaryRepublican
4thDavey HiottRepublicanDavey HiottRepublican
5thNeal CollinsRepublicanNeal CollinsRepublican
6thBrian WhiteRepublicanBrian WhiteRepublican
7thJay WestRepublicanJay WestRepublican
8thJonathon HillRepublicanJonathon HillRepublican
9thAnne ThayerRepublicanAnne ThayerRepublican
10thJoshua PutnamRepublicanWest CoxRepublican
11thCraig GagnonRepublicanCraig GagnonRepublican
12thJ. Anne ParksDemocraticJ. Anne ParksDemocratic
13thJohn McCravyRepublicanJohn McCravyRepublican
14thMichael PittsRepublicanMichael PittsRepublican
15thSamuel Rivers, Jr.RepublicanJ.A. MooreDemocratic
16thMark WillisRepublicanMark WillisRepublican
17thMike BurnsRepublicanMike BurnsRepublican
18thTommy StringerRepublicanTommy StringerRepublican
19thDwight LoftisRepublicanDwight LoftisRepublican
20thDan HamiltonRepublicanAdam MorganRepublican
21stPhyllis HendersonRepublicanBobby CoxRepublican
22ndJason ElliottRepublicanJason ElliottRepublican
23rdChandra DillardDemocraticChandra DillardDemocratic
24thBruce BannisterRepublicanBruce BannisterRepublican
25thLeola Robinson-SimpsonDemocraticLeola Robinson-SimpsonDemocratic
26thR. Raye FelderRepublicanR. Raye FelderRepublican
27thGarry SmithRepublicanGarry SmithRepublican
28thAshley TranthamRepublicanAshley TranthamRepublican
29thDennis MossRepublicanDennis MossRepublican
30thSteve MossRepublicanSteve MossRepublican
31stRosalyn Henderson MyersDemocraticRosalyn Henderson MyersDemocratic
32ndDerham Cole, Jr.RepublicanMax HydeRepublican
33rdEddie TallonRepublicanEddie TallonRepublican
34thMike ForresterRepublicanMike ForresterRepublican
35thBill ChumleyRepublicanBill ChumleyRepublican
36thMerita Ann AllisonRepublicanMerita Ann AllisonRepublican
37thSteven LongRepublicanSteven LongRepublican
38thJosiah MagnusonRepublicanJosiah MagnusonRepublican
39thCal ForrestRepublicanCal ForrestRepublican
40thRichard MartinRepublicanRichard MartinRepublican
41stMaryGail DouglasDemocraticAnnie McDanielDemocratic
42ndMichael AnthonyDemocraticDoug GilliamRepublican
43rdFrancis Delleney, Jr.RepublicanRandy LigonRepublican
44thMandy Powers NorrellDemocraticMandy Powers NorrellDemocratic
45thBrandon NewtonRepublicanBrandon NewtonRepublican
46thGary SimrillRepublicanGary SimrillRepublican
47thTommy PopeRepublicanTommy PopeRepublican
48thBruce M. BryantRepublicanBruce M. BryantRepublican
49thJohn KingDemocraticJohn KingDemocratic
50thWill WheelerDemocraticWill WheelerDemocratic
51stJ. David WeeksDemocraticJ. David WeeksDemocratic
52ndLaurie FunderburkDemocraticLaurie FunderburkDemocratic
53rdRichie YowRepublicanRichie YowRepublican
54thPatricia HeneganDemocraticPatricia HeneganDemocratic
55thJackie HayesDemocraticJackie HayesDemocratic
56thTim McGinnisRepublicanTim McGinnisRepublican
57thLucas AtkinsonDemocraticLucas AtkinsonDemocratic
58thJeff JohnsonRepublicanJeff JohnsonRepublican
59thTerry AlexanderDemocraticTerry AlexanderDemocratic
60thPhillip LoweRepublicanPhillip LoweRepublican
61stRoger KirbyDemocraticRoger KirbyDemocratic
62ndRobert WilliamsDemocraticRobert WilliamsDemocratic
63rdJay JordanRepublicanJay JordanRepublican
64thRobert L. Ridgeway IIIDemocraticRobert L. Ridgeway IIIDemocratic
65thJames "Jay" LucasRepublicanJames "Jay" LucasRepublican
66thGilda Cobb-HunterDemocraticGilda Cobb-HunterDemocratic
67thGeorge Smith, Jr.RepublicanGeorge Smith, Jr.Republican
68thHeather Ammons CrawfordRepublicanHeather Ammons CrawfordRepublican
69thChris WootenRepublicanChris WootenRepublican
70thWendy BrawleyDemocraticWendy BrawleyDemocratic
71stNathan BallentineRepublicanNathan BallentineRepublican
72ndJames Smith, Jr.DemocraticSeth RoseDemocratic
73rdChristopher HartDemocraticChristopher HartDemocratic
74thJames RutherfordDemocraticJames RutherfordDemocratic
75thKirkman Finlay IIIRepublicanKirkman Finlay IIIRepublican
76thLeon HowardDemocraticLeon HowardDemocratic
77thJoseph McEachernDemocraticKambrell GarvinDemocratic
78thBeth BernsteinDemocraticBeth BernsteinDemocratic
79thIvory ThigpenDemocraticIvory ThigpenDemocratic
80thJimmy BalesDemocraticJimmy BalesDemocratic
81stBart BlackwellRepublicanBart BlackwellRepublican
82ndWilliam Clyburn, Sr.DemocraticWilliam Clyburn, Sr.Democratic
83rdBill HixonRepublicanBill HixonRepublican
84thRonnie YoungRepublicanRonnie YoungRepublican
85thChip HugginsRepublicanChip HugginsRepublican
86thBill TaylorRepublicanBill TaylorRepublican
87thTodd AtwaterRepublicanPaula Rawl CalhoonRepublican
88thMcLain TooleRepublicanMcLain TooleRepublican
89thMicah CaskeyRepublicanMicah CaskeyRepublican
90thJustin BambergDemocraticJustin BambergDemocratic
91stLonnie HoseyDemocraticLonnie HoseyDemocratic
92ndJoseph DaningRepublicanJoseph DaningRepublican
93rdRussell L. OttDemocraticRussell L. OttDemocratic
94thKatie ArringtonRepublicanCon ChellisRepublican
95thJerry Govan, Jr.DemocraticJerry Govan, Jr.Democratic
96thLawrence Kit SpiresRepublicanLawrence Kit SpiresRepublican
97thPatsy KnightDemocraticMandy KimmonsRepublican
98thChris MurphyRepublicanChris MurphyRepublican
99thNancy MaceRepublicanNancy MaceRepublican
100thSylleste DavisRepublicanSylleste DavisRepublican
101stCezar McKnightDemocraticCezar McKnightDemocratic
102ndJoseph Jefferson, Jr.DemocraticJoseph Jefferson, Jr.Democratic
103rdCarl AndersonDemocraticCarl AndersonDemocratic
104thGreg DuckworthRepublicanWilliam BaileyRepublican
105thKevin J. HardeeRepublicanKevin J. HardeeRepublican
106thRussell FryRepublicanRussell FryRepublican
107thAlan ClemmonsRepublicanAlan ClemmonsRepublican
108thLee HewittRepublicanLee HewittRepublican
109thDavid MackDemocraticDavid MackDemocratic
110thWilliam S. Cogswell, Jr.RepublicanWilliam S. Cogswell, Jr.Republican
111thWendell GilliardDemocraticWendell GilliardDemocratic
112thMike SottileRepublicanMike SottileRepublican
113thMarvin PendarvisDemocraticMarvin PendarvisDemocratic
114thLin BennettRepublicanLin BennettRepublican
115thPeter McCoyRepublicanPeter McCoyRepublican
116thRobert BrownDemocraticRobert BrownDemocratic
117thBill CrosbyRepublicanKrystle MatthewsDemocratic
118thBill HerbkersmanRepublicanBill HerbkersmanRepublican
119thLeonidas StavrinakisDemocraticLeonidas StavrinakisDemocratic
120thWeston NewtonRepublicanWeston NewtonRepublican
121stMichael RiversDemocraticMichael RiversDemocratic
122ndWilliam BowersDemocraticShedron WilliamsDemocratic
123rdJeff BradleyRepublicanJeff BradleyRepublican
124thShannon EricksonRepublicanShannon EricksonRepublican

Detailed Results by State House District

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District 124

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Official Results. . February 22, 2019.
  2. Web site: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2018 . . February 22, 2019.
  3. Web site: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2016 . 2024-04-13 . Ballotpedia . en.
  4. Web site: SC - Election Results . 2024-04-13 . www.enr-scvotes.org.