South Carolina's 7th congressional district

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South Carolina's 7th congressional district
South Carolina's 7th congressional district since January 3, 2013
Representative
  Tom Rice
RMyrtle Beach
Population (2019)740,536
Median household
income
$49,494[1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVIR+9[2]

South Carolina's 7th congressional district is a congressional district in the state of South Carolina. The district was created in 1803 but was removed in 1933. The district was then created again in 2013. The district includes the counties of Chesterfield, Dillon, Georgetown, Horry, Marlboro, Darlington, and Marion and parts of Florence county. The current representative for the district is Republican Tom Rice.

Election history[change | change source]

Year Result
2012 Mitt Romney 54.5 - 44.4%
2016 Donald Trump 58 - 39.1%
2020 Donald Trump 59 - 40.6%
South Carolina's 7th congressional district, 2012[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Rice 153,068 55.5
Democratic Gloria Tinubu 122,389 44.4
Write-in Write-ins 281 0.1
Total votes 275,738 100.0
Republican hold
South Carolina's 7th congressional district, 2014[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Rice (Incumbent) 102,833 59.9
Democratic Gloria Bromell-Tinubu 68,576 40.0
Write-in Write-ins 115 0.1
Total votes 171,524 100.0
Republican hold
South Carolina's 7th congressional district, 2016[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Rice (incumbent) 176,468 61.0
Democratic Mal Hyman 112,744 38.9
Write-in Write-ins 251 0.1
Total votes 289,463 100.0
Republican hold
South Carolina's 7th congressional district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Rice (incumbent) 142,681 59.6
Democratic Robert Williams 96,564 40.3
Write-in Write-ins 309 0.1
Total votes 239,554 100.0
Republican hold
South Carolina's 7th congressional district, 2020[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Rice (incumbent) 224,993 61.8
Democratic Melissa Ward Watson 138,863 38.1
Write-in 235 0.1
Total votes 364,091 100.0
Republican hold

References[change | change source]

  1. "My Congressional District".
  2. "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 13, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  3. "Election Statistics - US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". Karen Haas, Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
  4. "South Carolina Election Commission Official Results". West Virginia Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  5. "2016 Statewide General Election official results". South Carolina State Election Commission. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  6. "2020 Statewide General Election Night Reporting - Results". South Carolina Election Commission. November 10, 2020. Retrieved November 11, 2020.