2026 results · South Carolina · South Carolina 2nd District
Joe Wilson, the Republican, leads in the race for South Carolina's 2nd District
Donald Trump carried the district by 13.6 points in 2024; this year's count is a 12.6-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe WilsonRepublican, incumbent | 147,791 | 49.8% | |
| Zyon KhalifaDemocrat | 144,865 | 48.8% | |
| Dayna Alane SmithOther party | 3,674 | 1.2% | |
| Write-in | 334 | 0.1% |
Every one of the 5 counties marks its count finished, but our estimate still expects about 3,000 more votes. Khalifa trails by 2,926 and would need 99% of them.
Not called: within 1.5 points, it goes to the count and the state's recount rules. How we call races →
About 99% of the expected vote counted296,664 votesCount last changed Nov 6, 6:25 PM EST · checked Nov 7, 6:29 PM ESTSource: South Carolina Election Commission
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Who wins
99+ in 100Joe Wilson’s chance of winning
The count should finish around R+1.0, most likely between R+1.2 and R+0.8.
About 99% of the vote we expect is counted, and 5 of 5 counties finished.
The estimate uses only the official count by county. The vote still to come in each place is expected to lean the way that place has voted so far, with room for late ballots to lean differently. Where nothing is counted yet, our pre-election estimate for that place stands in, adjusted for how far the counted places ran from it. This is not a call.
About the seat
South Carolina's 2nd District takes in all or part of 5 counties. The Republicans held it before this election. Its voters went R+13.6 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 12.6 points toward the Democrats, ranks 6 of 7 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.
- 2024 president
- R+13.6
- 2024 House race, same lines
- R+19.3
- Move from 2024, rank in state
- 6 of 7
- Lexington County39%
- Richland County33%
- Aiken County23%
- Orangeburg County3%
- Barnwell County3%
Shares are of the votes counted this year. The 2024 House figure is the same district, on the same lines.
What the count shows
Added together, the 5 counties compared moved 12.6 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 81% as many votes as in 2024, from 86% in Richland County to 77% in Orangeburg County.
Orangeburg County moved most: R+5.5 for president in 2024, D+17.7 this year
The 5 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
Lexington County added 24,728 net votes for Khalifa against the 2024 margin, 53% of the district's change
Across the 5 counties compared, the margin moved by 47,031 votes toward Khalifa: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.
- Lexington County+24,728 Khalifa
- Aiken County+13,070 Khalifa
- Richland County+5,790 Khalifa
- Orangeburg County+2,126 Khalifa
- Barnwell County+1,317 Khalifa
1 county Donald Trump carried in 2024 is led by Khalifa this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first.
- Orangeburg CountyR+5.5D+17.7
How the vote came in
Khalifa did best among failsafe votes (D+33.9) and Wilson among Election Day votes(R+22.4).
- Early Voting153,835 votes, 52% of the countD+17.0
- Election Day136,232 votes, 46% of the countR+22.4
- Absentee By Mail6,013 votes, 2% of the countD+20.7
- Failsafe248 votes, 0% of the countD+33.9
- Provisional200 votes, 0% of the countD+20.5
- Failsafe Provisional136 votes, 0% of the countD+14.0
The office’s own categories, as it reports them. Margins are within each kind of vote.
South Carolina’s ballot
The seat that changed party
StatewideRepublicans won 7 of South Carolina's 8 statewide races; Democrats won 1.
U.S. HouseBefore the election R 6–1, now R 5–2, counting the leaders in 2 uncalled seats
won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.
Every count on this page is the official count published by the South Carolina Election Commission. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes.