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South Carolina · U.S. House

South Carolina 2nd District

Joe Wilson wins. Called.

99% counted
CandidateVotesShare
Joe Wilson R won 147,620 49.9%
Zyon Khalifa D 144,593 48.9%
Dayna Smith WP 3,665 1.2%
Total295,878

289 of 289 precincts reporting. Precincts reporting is not the same as ballots counted. Last vote update Nov 5, 2:55 PM. Polls closed Nov 3, 5:00 PM.

By county

PlaceVotes Margin2024 president ShiftCounted
Lexington 114,683 R +21.3 R +33.9 D +12.6 100%
Richland 97,625 D +29.6 D +20.3 D +9.3 100%
Aiken 67,388 R +13.2 R +26.3 D +13.1 100%
Orangeburg 8,538 D +17.8 R +1.8 D +19.7 100%
Barnwell 7,644 R +2.7 R +15.7 D +13.0 100%

Shift is this race's margin minus the 2024 presidential margin in the same place. Places with votes that look copied or wildly out of line are flagged and left out of the race's overall shift.

Vote updates

TimeUpdateTotal votesMargin
+1,704 votes295,878R +1.0
+244 votes294,174R +1.3
Joe Wilson wins——
+29,150 votes293,930R +1.4
+7,983 votes264,780R +1.9
+8,208 votes256,797R +1.4
+30,207 votes248,589R +0.5
+8,538 votes218,382D +2.0
+7,063 votes209,844D +1.4
+24,867 votes202,781D +2.5
+70,405 votes177,914D +8.2
+30,430 votes107,509R +10.5