2026 results · South Carolina · South Carolina 3rd District
Sheri Biggs, the Republican, wins re-election in South Carolina's 3rd District
Donald Trump carried the district by 42.5 points in 2024; this year's count is a 13.2-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheri BiggsRepublican, incumbent | 173,960 | 63.7% | |
| Eunice LehmacherDemocrat | 93,955 | 34.4% | |
| Brian CorrieaLibertarian | 5,103 | 1.9% | |
| Write-in | 150 | 0.1% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 3, 8:33 PM EST · 99% counted.
About 99% of the expected vote counted273,168 votes11 of 11 counties finishedCount last changed Nov 6, 6:25 PM EST · checked Nov 7, 6:29 PM ESTSource: South Carolina Election Commission
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About the seat
South Carolina's 3rd District takes in all or part of 11 counties. The Republicans held it before this election. Its voters went R+42.5 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 13.3 points toward the Democrats, ranks 5 of 7 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.
- 2024 president
- R+42.5
- 2024 House race, same lines
- R+47.8
- Move from 2024, rank in state
- 5 of 7
- Anderson County27%
- Pickens County16%
- Oconee County12%
- Greenville County10%
- Greenwood County9%
- Laurens County9%
- Newberry County5%
- Edgefield County4%
- 3 more8%
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 11 counties compared moved 13.2 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 76% as many votes as in 2024, from 87% in McCormick County to 74% in Abbeville County.
Greenville County moved most: R+33.9 for president in 2024, R+14.2 this year
The 10 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
Anderson County added 21,930 net votes for Lehmacher against the 2024 margin, 30% of the district's change
Across the 11 counties compared, the margin moved by 73,071 votes toward Lehmacher: 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.
- Anderson County+21,930 Lehmacher
- Pickens County+13,270 Lehmacher
- Greenville County+8,661 Lehmacher
- Oconee County+8,280 Lehmacher
- Laurens County+6,568 Lehmacher
- Greenwood County+5,320 Lehmacher
- Abbeville County+2,505 Lehmacher
- Edgefield County+2,377 Lehmacher
How the vote came in
Lehmacher did best among failsafe votes (D+12.0) and Biggs among Election Day votes(R+46.4).
- Election Day150,397 votes, 55% of the countR+46.4
- Early Voting117,747 votes, 43% of the countR+9.0
- Absentee By Mail4,578 votes, 2% of the countD+9.0
- Provisional184 votes, 0% of the countR+19.0
- Failsafe Provisional145 votes, 0% of the countD+6.9
- Failsafe117 votes, 0% of the countD+12.0
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.