U.S. Senate
Annie Andrews
75.9%122,537
Darline Graham
22.6%36,458
Kasie Whitener
1.0%1,633
Mark Hackett
0.5%824
Statewide: Annie Andrews wins. Called.
Richland County, South Carolina
2026 election results. Jermaine Johnson (D) got 72% of the vote for governor in Richland County. The margin is 10.9 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Richland County is split between 2 U.S. House districts. Below are also 2 local contests from the state's own results.
2026 results in Richland County
Governor
Jermaine Johnson
72.3%116,709
Alan Wilson
26.6%43,033
Michael Addison
0.7%1,157
Walid Hakim
0.4%630
Statewide: Alan Wilson wins. Called.
U.S. House: South Carolina 2nd District
Zyon Khalifa
64.0%62,602
Joe Wilson
34.8%34,014
Dayna Smith
1.2%1,134
Only part of Richland County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: not called; Joe Wilson leads.
U.S. House: South Carolina 6th District
Jim Clyburn
85.9%53,774
John Peterson
14.1%8,863
Only part of Richland County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Jim Clyburn wins. Called.
The leader in Richland 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, 4:19 PM.
2 local contests in Richland County
County offices and local measures on Richland 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.
County offices
Solicitor, Circuit 5
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Byron E Gipson D | 131,008 | 99.1% |
| Write-In | 1,235 | 0.9% |
Byron E Gipson is unopposed. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Byron E Gipson 145,558 (98.8%).
Local measures
Town of Irmo Form of Government Referendum
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| No, Opposed to the Question | 1,558 | 52.6% |
| Yes, In favor of the Question | 1,402 | 47.4% |
No, Opposed to the Question ahead with 52.6% in Richland 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.
Compared with 2024
| Race | Margin | 2024 president | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|
| SC Senate | D +54.1 | D +35.2 | D +18.9 |
| SC Governor | D +46.1 | D +35.2 | D +10.9 |
| SC-02 part of the county | D +29.6 | D +20.3 | D +9.3 |
| SC-06 part of the county | D +71.7 | D +59.5 | D +12.2 |
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.
How Richland County has voted for president
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 66.4% | Donald Trump | 31.8% | D +34.6 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 68.4% | Donald Trump | 30.1% | D +38.3 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 64.0% | Donald Trump | 31.1% | D +32.9 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 65.3% | Mitt Romney | 33.4% | D +32.0 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 64.0% | John McCain | 35.1% | D +28.9 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 57.0% | George W. Bush | 42.0% | D +15.0 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 54.2% | George W. Bush | 43.1% | D +11.2 |
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 +23.4.
Other counties in South Carolina
South Carolina results- Abbeville County
- Aiken County
- Allendale County
- Anderson County
- Bamberg County
- Barnwell County
- Beaufort County
- Berkeley County
- Calhoun County
- Charleston County
- Cherokee County
- Chester County
- Chesterfield County
- Clarendon County
- Colleton County
- Darlington County
- Dillon County
- Dorchester County
- Edgefield County
- Fairfield County
- Florence County
- Georgetown County
- Greenville County
- Greenwood County
- Hampton County
- Horry County
- Jasper County
- Kershaw County
- Lancaster County
- Laurens County
- Lee County
- Lexington County
- Marion County
- Marlboro County
- McCormick County
- Newberry County
- Oconee County
- Orangeburg County
- Pickens County
- Saluda County
- Spartanburg County
- Sumter County
- Union County
- Williamsburg County
- York County
Sources & scope
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.