2020 United States Senate election in South Carolina
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An election happened on November 3, 2020, to elect a Senator from the U.S. state of South Carolina. The three people in the election were Lindsey Graham (Republican Party), Jaime Harrison (Democratic Party) and Bill Bledsoe (Constitution Party). Lindsey Graham won reelection for the fourth time. Jamie Harrison got more money for his campaign than any other politician.
There was two primary elections held on June 9, 2020. Lindsey Graham easily won the Republican Party primary and Jamie Harrison won the Democratic Party primary election.[1]
Republican Party primary[change | change source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lindsey Graham (incumbent) | 317,512 | 67.69% | |
| Republican | Michael LaPierre | 79,932 | 17.04% | |
| Republican | Joe Reynolds | 43,029 | 9.17% | |
| Republican | Dwayne "Duke" Buckner | 28,570 | 6.09% | |
| Total votes | 469,043 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic Party primary[change | change source]
Jamie Harrison won the primary and Gloria Bromell Tinubu, William Stone, and Justin Wooton all stopped their race before the primary.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
Results[change | change source]
| United States Senate election in South Carolina, 2020[9] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Lindsey Graham (incumbent) | 1,369,137 | 54.44% | +0.17% | |
| Democratic | Jaime Harrison | 1,110,828 | 44.17% | +5.39% | |
| Constitution | Bill Bledsoe | 32,845 | 1.30% | N/A | |
| Write-in | 2,294 | 0.09% | -0.29% | ||
| Total votes | 2,515,104 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Amber Phillips (September 16, 2020), "The Senate seats most likely to flip in November", Washingtonpost.com, archived from the original on September 16, 2020
- ↑ "U.S. SENATE - REP". Secretary of State of South Carolina. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
- ↑ Barton, Tom (May 28, 2019). "SC Democrat Jaime Harrison launches US Senate campaign to challenge Lindsey Graham". The State. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
- ↑ Marchant, Bristow (April 28, 2019). "Lindsey Graham gets second Democratic challenger in Senate race". The State. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- ↑ "COMMITTEE DETAILS FOR COMMITTEE ID C00689042". docquery.fec.gov.
- ↑ "William Stone (South Carolina)". Ballotpedia.
- ↑ "Home | Justin Wooton for Senate 2020". Senate Page. Archived from the original on 2019-07-18. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
- ↑ "Justin Wooton". Ballotpedia.
- ↑ "2020 Statewide General Election Night Reporting - U.S. Senate". South Carolina Election Commission. November 11, 2020. Retrieved November 11, 2020.