U.S. Senate
Statewide: Annie Andrews wins. Called.
Electoral MeridianIndependent Election Research
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2026 election results. Annie Andrews (D) got 52% of the U.S. Senate vote in Chester County. The margin is 23.8 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 3 local contests from the state's own results.
Statewide: Annie Andrews wins. Called.
Statewide: Alan Wilson wins. Called.
Whole district: Wes Climer wins. Called.
The leader in Chester County is only who has the most votes counted here. Races are won statewide or district-wide, and only the race pages report calls. Last vote update here Nov 6, 10:04 AM.
County offices and districts on Chester County's ballots, from South Carolina's official results file. Names are as the state prints them. "Ahead" describes the current count; it isn't a race call, and we don't call measures.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Randy E Newman Jr R | 7,320 | 98.4% |
| Write-In | 122 | 1.6% |
Randy E Newman Jr is unopposed. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Randy E Newman Jr 41,800 (97.5%).
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Claudia F Dean | 1,308 | 53.1% |
| William Wishert | 1,132 | 46.0% |
| Write-In | 23 | 0.9% |
Claudia F Dean and William Wishert are unopposed. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Claudia F Dean 1,340 (52.7%), William Wishert 1,180 (46.4%).
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| David J Wilson | 925 | 61.5% |
| Cheryl Wylie | 573 | 38.1% |
| Write-In | 7 | 0.5% |
David J Wilson and Cheryl Wylie are unopposed. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: David J Wilson 1,359 (60.3%), Cheryl Wylie 881 (39.1%).
South Carolina's official results, file posted Nov 10, 3:20 PM. Unofficial until certified.
| Race | Margin | 2024 president | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|
| SC Senate | D +6.4 | R +17.4 | D +23.8 |
| SC Governor | D +0.5 | R +17.4 | D +17.9 |
| SC-05 | D +1.7 | R +17.4 | D +19.0 |
Margins compare the Democrat and the Republican only. The 2024 column is the presidential margin in the same places as each race's votes here. Shift is this year's margin minus it, shown once at least 90% of the expected vote is counted. A dash means there's no 2024 figure for those exact places.
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 40.8% | Donald Trump | 58.0% | R +17.2 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 44.1% | Donald Trump | 55.0% | R +10.9 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 46.4% | Donald Trump | 51.2% | R +4.8 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 54.8% | Mitt Romney | 44.2% | D +10.6 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 53.5% | John McCain | 45.2% | D +8.3 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 49.4% | George W. Bush | 49.4% | R +0.1 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 50.2% | George W. Bush | 47.8% | D +2.5 |
Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's. Since 2000, the presidential margin here has moved R +19.7.
Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county. They're unofficial until South Carolina certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. South Carolina's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.