2026 results · South Carolina · South Carolina 5th District
Wes Climer, the Republican, holds South Carolina's 5th District for the Republicans
Donald Trump carried the district by 22.6 points in 2024; this year's count is a 16.9-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wes ClimerRepublican | 151,497 | 52.8% | |
| Mallory DittmerDemocrat | 135,203 | 47.1% | |
| Write-in | 158 | 0.1% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 3, 9:40 PM EST · 99% counted.
About 99% of the expected vote counted286,858 votes10 of 10 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 5th District takes in all or part of 10 counties. The Republicans held it before this election. Its voters went R+22.6 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 16.9 points toward the Democrats, ranks 2 of 7 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.
- 2024 president
- R+22.6
- 2024 House race, same lines
- R+27.2
- Move from 2024, rank in state
- 2 of 7
- York County40%
- Lancaster County15%
- Sumter County9%
- Kershaw County9%
- Spartanburg County7%
- Cherokee County6%
- Chester County4%
- Fairfield County3%
- 2 more5%
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 10 counties compared moved 16.9 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 76% as many votes as in 2024, from 85% in Fairfield County to 69% in Spartanburg County.
Kershaw County moved most: R+28.8 for president in 2024, R+9.1 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
York County added 25,655 net votes for Dittmer against the 2024 margin, 37% of the district's change
Across the 10 counties compared, the margin moved by 68,517 votes toward Dittmer: 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.
- York County+25,655 Dittmer
- Lancaster County+9,116 Dittmer
- Spartanburg County+8,678 Dittmer
- Kershaw County+6,979 Dittmer
- Cherokee County+6,558 Dittmer
- Sumter County+4,937 Dittmer
- Chester County+2,881 Dittmer
- Union County+2,290 Dittmer
2 counties Donald Trump carried in 2024 are led by Dittmer this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first.
- Sumter CountyR+1.9D+16.1
- Chester CountyR+17.0D+1.7
How the vote came in
Dittmer did best among mail ballots (D+29.1) and Climer among Election Day votes(R+26.9).
- Early Voting148,870 votes, 52% of the countD+12.0
- Election Day132,405 votes, 46% of the countR+26.9
- Absentee By Mail4,971 votes, 2% of the countD+29.1
- Provisional259 votes, 0% of the countD+10.4
- Failsafe193 votes, 0% of the countD+18.1
- Failsafe Provisional160 votes, 0% of the countD+13.1
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.