South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024

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South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District
	Democratic primary; Republican primary; General election
Election details
	Filing deadline: April 1, 2024
	Primary: June 11, 2024; Primary runoff: June 25, 2024; General: November 5, 2024
How to vote
	Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Voting in South Carolina
Race ratings
	Cook Political Report: Solid Republican; DDHQ and The Hill: Safe Republican; Inside Elections: Solid Republican; Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
	U.S. Senate battlegrounds; U.S. House battlegrounds; Federal and state primary competitiveness; Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2024
See also
	South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District; 1st • 2nd • 3rd • 4th • 5th • 6th • 7th; South Carolina elections, 2024; U.S. Congress elections, 2024; U.S. Senate elections, 2024; U.S. House elections, 2024; Alabama U.S. House racesAlaska U.S. House racesArizona U.S. House racesArkansas U.S. House racesCalifornia U.S. House racesColorado U.S. House racesConnecticut U.S. House racesDelaware U.S. House racesFlorida U.S. House racesGeorgia U.S. House racesHawaii U.S. House racesIdaho U.S. House racesIllinois U.S. House racesIndiana U.S. House racesIowa U.S. House racesKansas U.S. House racesKentucky U.S. House racesLouisiana U.S. House racesMaine U.S. House racesMaryland U.S. House racesMassachusetts U.S. House racesMichigan U.S. House racesMinnesota U.S. House racesMississippi U.S. House racesMissouri U.S. House racesMontana U.S. House racesNebraska U.S. House racesNevada U.S. House racesNew Hampshire U.S. House racesNew Jersey U.S. House racesNew Mexico U.S. House racesNew York U.S. House racesNorth Carolina U.S. House racesNorth Dakota U.S. House racesOhio U.S. House racesOklahoma U.S. House racesOregon U.S. House racesPennsylvania U.S. House racesRhode Island U.S. House racesSouth Carolina U.S. House racesSouth Dakota U.S. House racesTennessee U.S. House racesTexas U.S. House racesUtah U.S. House racesVermont U.S. House racesVirginia U.S. House racesWashington U.S. House racesWest Virginia U.S. House racesWisconsin U.S. House racesWyoming U.S. House racesSubmit

South Carolina 2024 elections

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All U.S. House districts, including the 2nd Congressional District of South Carolina, held elections in 2024. The general election was November 5, 2024. The primary was June 11, 2024, and a primary runoff was June 25, 2024. The filing deadline was April 1, 2024. The outcome of this race affected the partisan balance of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 119th Congress. All 435 House districts were up for election.

At the time of the election, Republicans held a 220-212 majority with three vacancies.^[1] As a result of the election, Republicans retained control of the U.S. House, winning 220 seats to Democrats' 215.^[2] To read more about the 2024 U.S. House elections, click here.

In the 2022 election in this district, the Republican candidate won 60.0%-39.8%. Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Donald Trump (R) would have defeated Joe Biden (D) 54.5%-43.9%.^[3]

For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. House South Carolina District 2

Incumbent Joe Wilson defeated David Robinson II in the general election for U.S. House South Carolina District 2 on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Joe Wilson (R)	59.5	211,514
	David Robinson II (D)	40.2	142,985
	Other/Write-in votes	0.2	786

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 355,285
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 2

David Robinson II defeated Daniel Shrief in the Democratic primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 2 on June 11, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	David Robinson II	84.1	16,299
	Daniel Shrief	15.9	3,093

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,392
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

David Brown (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 2

Incumbent Joe Wilson defeated Hamp Redmond in the Republican primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 2 on June 11, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Joe Wilson	73.9	34,292
	Hamp Redmond	26.1	12,085

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 46,377
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Candidate profiles

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David Robinson II

Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography: "I'm David Robinson II; many of you may know me as the father of missing Geologist Daniel Robinson (pleasehelpfinddaniel.com). I am searching for my son. I ACT. I am running to bring solutions to efforts to find missing Americans in this country. I am from Columbia, SC, born and raised. I went to Midland Technical College majoring in Computer Engineering; a single parent, I put my dreams on hold to provide for my family. When the call came, I ACT! I went to truck driver school and later started my own business. I left my thriving business to join the US Army when our country was attacked on 911. When the call came, I ACT! I was part of a Combat Engineering Unit and was a trained Combat lifesaver. A combat soldier defending our freedoms, I was medically retired from injuries sustained during my deployment in Afghanistan. My journey to Congress carries the 600,000 Americans who go missing every year. It carries the grassroots of Americans who stood beside me, no matter the race, color, or political ideologies, but as Americans. I witnessed first-hand what Americans can do when we work together. I'm taking that same energy to Congress. As a constituent of SC, I lived in underrepresented districts. The cares of a party and self-interests outweigh the needs of the people represented. I am running to change that. As a constituent, I'm tired of being sick and tired; I had to act. To make change, be the change. I ACT when it matters most. I walk by Faith. I need your support."

Key Messages

To read this candidate's full survey responses, click here.

United we Stand Unity is what drives our country. I saw it while fighting for our country in the desert of Afghanistan, I saw it again while fighting for my son in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona, and I see it in this campaign where Americans take a sigh of relief knowing that a candidate who doesn't sow seeds of division but can unite Americans to stand up for our interests, freeing ourselves of being under-represented in the people's house. No matter our choice in political ideologies, religion, or preferences, we all have common things that matter most when putting food on our tables and a pathway to success in life; I want to make sure that we are focused on that. My campaign has your interests at heart. I believe in the spirit of unity.

I advocate for robust Investment in Education, Healthcare, Infrastructure, Research, Safe Communities, and Safety Nets to secure our future. Valuing workers is paramount. This means fair wages, equal pay for equal work, and workers' rights. Moreover, the spending power of the working class and middle class plays a crucial role in driving economic growth by expanding the economy. When these segments of society have more disposable income, they spend more, stimulating demand for goods and services. This, in turn, benefits both people and businesses. The working and middle classes' spending power drives economic growth, benefiting all. It's not just about individual success; it's about creating a society where everyone can thrive.

As a combat-wartime soldier after 9/11, I know firsthand the unwavering commitment it takes to serve the people of the United States. Just as I did in the deserts of Afghanistan, I must stand up and protect our democracy and constitution. In this pivotal moment, my focus extends beyond rhetoric to action—I vow to champion economic prosperity, defend our fundamental freedoms, and fortify the pillars of genuine democracy. We must protect the sacred right to vote and pledge to safeguard our environment for generations to come. Through smart, efficient, and proactive governance, we can pave the way for communities to thrive at every level, from local initiatives to state policies and national strategies. I represent the people I serve.

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House South Carolina District 2 in 2024.

Voting information

See also: Voting in South Carolina

Election information in South Carolina: Nov. 5, 2024, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

In-person: Oct. 14, 2024
By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 14, 2024
Online: Oct. 14, 2024

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

No

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

In-person: Oct. 25, 2024
By mail: Received by Oct. 25, 2024
Online: N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

In-person: Nov. 5, 2024
By mail: Received by Nov. 5, 2024

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Oct. 21, 2024 to Nov. 2, 2024

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (EST)

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

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Survey responses from candidates in this race

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David Robinson II (D)

United we Stand Unity is what drives our country. I saw it while fighting for our country in the desert of Afghanistan, I saw it again while fighting for my son in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona, and I see it in this campaign where Americans take a sigh of relief knowing that a candidate who doesn't sow seeds of division but can unite Americans to stand up for our interests, freeing ourselves of being under-represented in the people's house. No matter our choice in political ideologies, religion, or preferences, we all have common things that matter most when putting food on our tables and a pathway to success in life; I want to make sure that we are focused on that. My campaign has your interests at heart. I believe in the spirit of unity.

I advocate for robust Investment in Education, Healthcare, Infrastructure, Research, Safe Communities, and Safety Nets to secure our future. Valuing workers is paramount. This means fair wages, equal pay for equal work, and workers' rights. Moreover, the spending power of the working class and middle class plays a crucial role in driving economic growth by expanding the economy. When these segments of society have more disposable income, they spend more, stimulating demand for goods and services. This, in turn, benefits both people and businesses. The working and middle classes' spending power drives economic growth, benefiting all. It's not just about individual success; it's about creating a society where everyone can thrive.

As a combat-wartime soldier after 9/11, I know firsthand the unwavering commitment it takes to serve the people of the United States. Just as I did in the deserts of Afghanistan, I must stand up and protect our democracy and constitution. In this pivotal moment, my focus extends beyond rhetoric to action—I vow to champion economic prosperity, defend our fundamental freedoms, and fortify the pillars of genuine democracy. We must protect the sacred right to vote and pledge to safeguard our environment for generations to come. Through smart, efficient, and proactive governance, we can pave the way for communities to thrive at every level, from local initiatives to state policies and national strategies. I represent the people I serve.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

David Robinson II (D)

It is important to have policies in place that ensure everyone has equal access to primary, secondary, and higher education. Climate Change is an existential threat not only to our economy but to our children's future. Clean water is a must! PFAs in our drinking water are not acceptable. Criminal Justice reform must continue. Investments in our infrastructure and Services to the public need to be streamlined, efficient, and modernized. Missing Americans. Over 200 - 750k Americans go missing every year, over 3,000 Americans go missing every day; over 2k of the daily missing are children. We must protect and find our missing Americans. Or rights and Democracy are being attacked, and as a sworn war-time soldier, I must defend our country.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

David Robinson II (D)

An elected official must be able to anticipate and plan for long-term consequences and opportunities rather than solely focus on short-term gains. He or she must also have integrity and the courage to stand up for his principles when making tough decisions. He or she must be mindful of the needs, perspectives, and concerns of his or her constituents. An official must be able to inspire and guide others toward common goals with vision, courage, and inclusivity. The official must be open-minded, receptive to diverse viewpoints, and willing to consider alternative perspectives. Integrity is most important. Being honest, transparent, and ethical is the door to taking responsibility for actions and decisions. An elected official must communicate with his constituents. He or She must effectively convey ideas, policies, and intentions. Also, an elected official must be willing to reach across the aisle to find solutions to common issues. Representing the people is not to be taken lightly; it's a duty and honor.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

David Robinson II (D)

I was the first in my immediate family to join the US Army during wartime. I had a thriving trucking business but decided to give it up to serve our country during the height of 9/11. As a truck driver in the civilian sector, I knew I could contribute in some way with my years of experience. My recruiter warned that 88M (Truck Drivers) were dying at a high rate and that I may want to choose a different MOS. I was concerned but knew our country needed me.

I decided to take that risk for our country and went in as a truck driver. However, I was never deployed to Iraq; instead, I was deployed to Afghanistan, fighting in the war Enduring Freedom.

I was assigned to a Combat Engineer Unit, 36 Engineers out of Fort Hood, TX. I drove a truck for the Army once but was assigned a gunner where we did convoys daily. I served our country with honor and would do it again. That's why I'm running for office.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

David Robinson II (D)

My first job was when I was 7 years old. My mother taught me that if I wanted something in life, I would have to work for it. You can't take it, but work for it with your hands.

My sister and I needed to help my mother. We didn't come from a wealthy home. She and I would walk through what we called then the Rich People's Neighborhood and find yards that needed to be raked. The catcher was that we didn't have a rake because we couldn't afford one. However, we were able to convince our customers to allow us to rake their yards using their rakes. That effort turned into purchasing a rake and expanding the yards we could rake in a week.

At 15, through an Urban League program, I worked for the BILO grocery store on Beltline Blvd in Columbia, SC, for a couple of years before moving on to greater things. I was one of the few high school students with a job. I gave up football, track and field, and basketball, which I was great at, for my job. I rather help provide by relieving some financial stress on my mother.

Campaign finance

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Joe Wilson	Republican Party	$880,968	$1,100,950	$44,513	As of December 31, 2024
David Robinson II	Democratic Party	$13,807	$11,180	$2,592	As of December 31, 2024
Daniel Shrief	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Hamp Redmond	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election. * Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.^[4]
Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Race ratings: South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024
Race tracker	Race ratings
	November 5, 2024	October 29, 2024	October 22, 2024	October 15, 2024
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Decision Desk HQ and The Hill	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in South Carolina in the 2024 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in South Carolina, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2024
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Filing fee	Filing deadline	Source
South Carolina	U.S. House	Ballot-qualified party	N/A	$3,480.00	4/1/2024	Source
South Carolina	U.S. House	Unaffiliated	5% of the active, registered voters in the district	N/A	7/15/2024	Source

District analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

District map - A map of the district in place for the election.
Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2024 U.S. House elections in the state.
Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.

District map

Competitiveness
Presidential elections

State party control

Below was the map in use at the time of the election. Click the map below to enlarge it.

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2024

This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in South Carolina.

South Carolina U.S. House competitiveness, 2014-2024
Office	Districts/ offices	Seats	Open seats	Candidates	Possible primaries	Contested Democratic primaries	Contested Republican primaries	% of contested primaries	Incumbents in contested primaries	% of incumbents in contested primaries
2024	7	7	1	29	14	4	5	64.3%	3	50.0%
2022	7	7	0	28	14	2	4	42.9%	4	57.1%
2020	7	7	0	20	14	3	2	35.7%	1	14.3%
2018	7	7	1	43	14	6	3	64.3%	2	33.3%
2016	7	7	0	17	14	1	2	21.4%	2	28.6%
2014	7	7	0	17	14	3	2	35.7%	2	28.6%

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in South Carolina in 2024. Information below was calculated on April 23, 2024, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

Twenty-nine candidates ran for South Carolina’s seven U.S. House districts, including 11 Democrats and 18 Republicans. That’s 4.14 candidates per district, more than the four candidates per district in 2022 and the 2.86 candidates in 2020.

The 3rd Congressional District was the only open district, meaning the incumbent did not file to run. The only other election cycle this decade when an incumbent did not run for re-election was 2018.

Incumbent Jeff Duncan (R-3rd) did not run for re-election because he is retired from public office.

Nine candidates—two Democrats and seven Republicans—ran for the open 3rd Congressional District, the most candidates that ran for a seat in South Carolina in 2024.

Nine primaries—four Democratic and five Republican—were contested in 2024, tying with 2018 for the most this decade.

Three incumbents—Nancy Mace (R-1st), Joe Wilson (R-2nd), and William Timmons (R-4th)—were in contested primaries.

Candidates filed to run in the Republican and Democratic primaries in all seven districts, meaning no seats were guaranteed to either party.

Partisan Voter Index

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+8. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 8 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made South Carolina's 2nd the 163rd most Republican district nationally.^[8]

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2020 presidential election would have been in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.

2020 presidential results in South Carolina's 2nd based on 2024 district lines
Joe Biden	Donald Trump
43.9%	54.5%

Inside Elections Baselines

See also: Inside Elections

Inside Elections' Baseline is a figure that analyzes all federal and statewide election results from the district over the past four election cycles. The results are combined in an index estimating the strength of a typical Democratic or Republican candidate in the congressional district.^[9] The table below displays the Baseline data for this district.

Inside Elections Baseline for 2024
Democratic Baseline	Republican Baseline	Difference
41.5	56.9	R+15.4

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in South Carolina, 2020

South Carolina presidential election results (1900-2020)

16 Democratic wins
14 Republican wins
1 other win

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020
Winning Party	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	SR^[10]	D	D	D	R	R	R	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

See also: Party control of South Carolina state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of South Carolina's congressional delegation as of May 2024.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from South Carolina
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	0	1	1
Republican	2	6	8
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	0	0
Total	2	7	9

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in South Carolina's top four state executive offices as of May 2024.

State executive officials in South Carolina, May 2024
Office	Officeholder
Governor	Henry McMaster
Lieutenant Governor	Pamela Evette
Secretary of State	Mark Hammond
Attorney General	Alan Wilson

State legislature

South Carolina State Senate

Party		As of February 2024
	Democratic Party	15
	Republican Party	30
	Other	1
	Vacancies	0
Total		46

South Carolina House of Representatives

Party		As of February 2024
	Democratic Party	35
	Republican Party	88
	Other	0
	Vacancies	1
Total		124

Trifecta control

The table below shows the state's trifecta status from 1992 until the 2024 election.

South Carolina Party Control: 1992-2024
No Democratic trifectas • Twenty-two years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
Governor	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Senate	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
House	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

District history

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2018.