South Carolina's 2nd congressional district
South Carolina's 2nd congressional district | |||
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Representative |
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Population (2022) | 750,640[1] | ||
Median household income | $71,562[1] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+8[2] |
South Carolina's 2nd congressional district is in central and southwestern South Carolina. The district spans from Columbia to the South Carolina side of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area.
From 1993 through 2012, it included all of Lexington, Jasper, Hampton, Allendale and Barnwell counties; most of Richland and Beaufort counties and parts of Aiken, Calhoun and Orangeburg counties.
It was made more compact in the 2010 round of redistricting, and now comprises all of Lexington, Aiken and Barnwell counties, most of Richland County, and part of
The district's current configuration dates from 1933, following South Carolina losing a seat in apportionment as a result of the 1930 Census showing that the state's population had declined. Before that time, much of its territory had been within the 6th district.
As a Columbia-based district from 1933 to the early 1990s, it was a fairly compact district in the central part of the state, which was largely coextensive with the Columbia metropolitan area. As a result of the 1990 census, the state legislature was required to draw a black-majority district. In a deal between Republicans and Democrats, the
Since 1965 the 2nd district has been held by the Republican Party, coinciding with the late 20th-century realignment of political parties in the South. In the decades after the Civil War and before
As a result of the
However, the district had begun shedding its
Watson gave up the seat to run for governor in 1970. His successor, state senator
Wilson has since been reelected eleven times. In the most recent election, held on November 11, 2022, Wilson earned 60% of the vote against Democrat Judd Larkins.
Counties
Counties in the 2023–2033 district map:
Election results from presidential races
Year | Office | Result |
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2000 | President | Bush 58–39% |
2004 | President | Bush 60–39% |
2008 | President | McCain 60–39% |
2012 | President | Romney 59–39% |
2016 | President | Trump 56–39% |
2020 | President | Trump 56–44% |
List of members representing the district
Past election results
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joe Wilson (incumbent)
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196,116 | 96.3 | |
Write-in | 7,602 | 3.7 | ||
Total votes | 203,718 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joe Wilson (incumbent)
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121,649 | 62.5 | |
Democratic | Phil Black | 68,719 | 35.3 | |
Labor | Harold Geddings III | 4,158 | 2.1 | |
Write-in | 282 | 0.1 | ||
Total votes | 194,808 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joe Wilson (incumbent)
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183,746 | 60.2 | |
Democratic | Arik Bjorn | 109,452 | 35.9 | |
American | Eddie McCain | 11,444 | 3.8 | |
Write-in | 354 | 0.1 | ||
Total votes | 304,996 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2018
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joe Wilson (incumbent)
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144,642 | 56.2 | |
Democratic | Sean Carrigan | 109,199 | 42.5 | |
American | Sonny Narang | 3,111 | 1.2 | |
Write-in | 187 | 0.1 | ||
Total votes | 257,139 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2020
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joe Wilson (incumbent) | 202,715 | 55.7 | |
Democratic | Adair Boroughs | 155,118 | 42.6 | |
Constitution | Kathleen Wright | 6,163 | 1.7 | |
Write-in | 219 | 0.1 | ||
Total votes | 364,215 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2022
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joe Wilson (incumbent) | 147,699 | 60.0 | |
Democratic | Judd Larkins | 98,081 | 39.8 | |
Write-in | 346 | 0.1 | ||
Total votes | 246,126 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
See also
Notes
- ^ Supported the Jackson faction in the 1824 United States presidential election.
References
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- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
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- ^ "Election Statistics - US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". Karen Haas, Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
- ^ "South Carolina Election Commission Official Results". West Virginia Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
- ^ "2016 Statewide General Election official results". South Carolina State Election Commission. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
- ^ Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
- ^ "2020 Statewide General Election Night Reporting - Results". South Carolina Election Commission. November 10, 2020. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- ^ "2022 Statewide General Election". www.enr-scvotes.org. November 11, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
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- Political Graveyard database of South Carolina congressmen