U.S. Senate
Statewide: Annie Andrews wins. Called.
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2026 election results. Alan Wilson (R) got 59% of the vote for governor in Lexington County. The margin is 14.4 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 2 local contests from the state's own results.
Statewide: Annie Andrews wins. Called.
Statewide: Alan Wilson wins. Called.
Whole district: not called; Joe Wilson leads.
The leader in Lexington 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, 12:13 PM.
School boards and local measures on Lexington 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cheryl A Burgess | 2,397 | 38.9% |
| Gariane P Gunter | 1,896 | 30.7% |
| Sharmen M Oswald | 1,811 | 29.4% |
| Write-In | 64 | 1.0% |
Cheryl A Burgess, Gariane P Gunter and Sharmen M Oswald are unopposed. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Cheryl A Burgess 2,804 (38.7%), Gariane P Gunter 2,243 (31.0%), Sharmen M Oswald 2,130 (29.4%).
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| No, Opposed to the Question | 824 | 53.7% |
| Yes, In favor of the Question | 710 | 46.3% |
No, Opposed to the Question ahead with 53.7% in Lexington County. Irmo's page. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: No, Opposed to the Question 2,382 (53.0%), Yes, In favor of the Question 2,112 (47.0%).
South Carolina's official results, file posted Nov 10, 3:20 PM. Unofficial until certified.
| Race | Margin | 2024 president | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|
| SC Senate | R +7.9 | R +33.9 | D +26.0 |
| SC Governor | R +19.5 | R +33.9 | D +14.4 |
| SC-02 | R +21.2 | R +33.9 | D +12.7 |
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 | 32.5% | Donald Trump | 66.0% | R +33.5 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 34.1% | Donald Trump | 64.2% | R +30.1 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 28.9% | Donald Trump | 65.5% | R +36.7 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 30.3% | Mitt Romney | 68.1% | R +37.7 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 30.4% | John McCain | 68.4% | R +38.0 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 27.2% | George W. Bush | 71.9% | R +44.7 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 27.5% | George W. Bush | 69.9% | R +42.4 |
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 D +9.0.
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.