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South Carolina · U.S. House

South Carolina 5th District

Wes Climer wins. Called.

99% counted
CandidateVotesShare
Wes Climer R won 151,553 52.9%
Mallory Dittmer D 135,157 47.1%
Total286,710

336 of 336 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
York 115,749 R +2.7 R +19.4 D +16.7 100%
Lancaster 42,581 R +10.3 R +25.1 D +14.7 100%
Sumter 26,808 D +16.1 R +1.7 D +17.8 100%
Kershaw 25,716 R +9.1 R +28.6 D +19.5 100%
Spartanburg 21,076 R +35.2 R +54.9 D +19.7 100%
Cherokee 17,566 R +35.4 R +51.8 D +16.4 100%
Chester 11,985 D +1.7 R +17.4 D +19.1 100%
Fairfield 9,584 D +23.4 D +13.4 D +9.9 100%
Union 9,351 R +18.6 R +33.0 D +14.4 100%
Lee 6,294 D +33.3 D +18.8 D +14.5 100%

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
+520 votes286,710R +5.7
+3,091 votes286,190R +5.7
+2,064 votes283,099R +5.1
+30,232 votes281,035R +5.3
+404 votes250,803R +4.6
+13,063 votes250,399R +4.7
+1,621 votes237,336R +2.4
+710 votes235,715R +2.2
Wes Climer wins——
+3,907 votes235,005R +2.3
+2,296 votes231,098R +2.1
+10,137 votes228,802R +1.6