2026 results · South Carolina · South Carolina 7th District
Russell Fry, the Republican, wins re-election in South Carolina's 7th District
Donald Trump carried the district by 26.0 points in 2024; this year's count is a 12.5-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russell FryRepublican, incumbent | 172,439 | 56.7% | |
| John Gregory VincentDemocrat | 131,445 | 43.2% | |
| Write-in | 204 | 0.1% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 3, 8:38 PM EST · 99% counted.
About 99% of the expected vote counted304,088 votes8 of 8 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 7th District takes in all or part of 8 counties. The Republicans held it before this election. Its voters went R+26.0 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 12.5 points toward the Democrats, ranks 7 of 7 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.
- 2024 president
- R+26.0
- 2024 House race, same lines
- R+30.0
- Move from 2024, rank in state
- 7 of 7
- Horry County54%
- Florence County15%
- Georgetown County10%
- Darlington County8%
- Chesterfield County5%
- Marion County4%
- Dillon County3%
- Marlboro County2%
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 8 counties compared moved 12.5 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 78% as many votes as in 2024, from 83% in Marion County to 70% in Marlboro County.
Marlboro County moved most: D+2.3 for president in 2024, D+20.0 this year
The 8 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
Horry County added 34,787 net votes for Vincent against the 2024 margin, 58% of the district's change
Across the 8 counties compared, the margin moved by 60,306 votes toward Vincent: 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.
- Horry County+34,787 Vincent
- Florence County+9,092 Vincent
- Darlington County+4,639 Vincent
- Georgetown County+4,301 Vincent
- Chesterfield County+3,423 Vincent
- Dillon County+1,716 Vincent
- Marlboro County+1,200 Vincent
- Marion County+1,148 Vincent
3 counties Donald Trump carried in 2024 are led by Vincent this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first.
- Florence CountyR+10.3D+6.8
- Darlington CountyR+12.6D+3.5
- Dillon CountyR+10.7D+4.9
How the vote came in
Vincent did best among mail ballots (D+31.1) and Fry among provisional ballots(R+48.4).
- Early Voting154,867 votes, 51% of the countD+0.5
- Election Day142,220 votes, 47% of the countR+30.9
- Absentee By Mail6,729 votes, 2% of the countD+31.1
- Provisional198 votes, 0% of the countD+9.1
- Failsafe43 votes, 0% of the countD+30.2
- Failsafe Provisional31 votes, 0% of the countR+48.4
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.