South Carolina's 4th Congressional District

South Carolina's 4th Congressional District

Incumbent

William Timmons

Assumed office: January 3, 2019

South Carolina's 4th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by William Timmons (R).

As of the 2020 Census, South Carolina representatives represented an average of 732,102 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 663,711 residents.

Elections

• 2030
• 2028
• 2026
• 2024
• 2022
• 2020
• 2018

See also: South Carolina's 4th Congressional District election, 2030

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: South Carolina's 4th Congressional District election, 2028

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: South Carolina's 4th Congressional District election, 2026

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House South Carolina District 4

Incumbent William Timmons (R), Courtney McClain (D), and David Atchley (R) are running in the general election for U.S. House South Carolina District 4 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		William Timmons (R)
		Courtney McClain (D)
	Submit photo	David Atchley (R)

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See also: South Carolina's 4th Congressional District election, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. House South Carolina District 4

Incumbent William Timmons (R) defeated Kathryn Harvey (D) and Mark Hackett (Constitution Party) in the general election for U.S. House South Carolina District 4 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		William Timmons (R)	59.7	206,916
		Kathryn Harvey (D)	37.2	128,976
		Mark Hackett (Constitution Party)	2.8	9,779
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2%	743

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 346,414
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Dennis Gillan (Independent)

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for June 11, 2024, was canceled. Kathryn Harvey (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 4 without appearing on the ballot.

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 4

Incumbent William Timmons (R) defeated Adam Morgan (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 4 on June 11, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		William Timmons	51.6	36,533
		Adam Morgan	48.4	34,269

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 70,802
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Constitution Party convention

Constitution convention for U.S. House South Carolina District 4

Mark Hackett (Constitution Party) defeated Michael Chandler (Constitution Party) in the Constitution Party convention for U.S. House South Carolina District 4 on April 13, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Hackett	61.5	8
	Submit photo	Michael Chandler	38.5	5

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13
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See also: South Carolina's 4th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House South Carolina District 4

Incumbent William Timmons (R) defeated Lee Turner (Independent) in the general election for U.S. House South Carolina District 4 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		William Timmons (R)	90.8	165,607
		Lee Turner (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	0
		Other/Write-in votes	9.2%	16,758

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 182,365
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ken Hill (D)
• Michael Chandler (Constitution Party)

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for June 14, 2022, was canceled. Ken Hill (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 4 without appearing on the ballot.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Justin Bennett (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 4

Incumbent William Timmons (R) defeated Mark Burns (R), Michael LaPierre (R), and George Abuzeid (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 4 on June 14, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		William Timmons	52.7	24,800
		Mark Burns	23.8	11,214
		Michael LaPierre	17.1	8,029
		George Abuzeid	6.4	3,024

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 47,067
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Constitution Party convention

Constitution convention for U.S. House South Carolina District 4

Michael Chandler (Constitution Party) advanced from the Constitution Party convention for U.S. House South Carolina District 4 on March 26, 2022.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Michael Chandler

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See also: South Carolina's 4th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House South Carolina District 4

Incumbent William Timmons (R) defeated Kim Nelson (D) and Michael Chandler (Constitution Party) in the general election for U.S. House South Carolina District 4 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		William Timmons (R)	61.6	222,126
		Kim Nelson (D)	36.9	133,023
	Submit photo	Michael Chandler (Constitution Party)	1.4	5,090
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1%	311

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 360,550
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jo Jorgensen (L)

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for June 9, 2020, was canceled. Kim Nelson (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 4 without appearing on the ballot.

Republican primary

The Republican primary scheduled for June 9, 2020, was canceled. Incumbent William Timmons (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 4 without appearing on the ballot.

Constitution Party convention

Constitution convention for U.S. House South Carolina District 4

Michael Chandler (Constitution Party) advanced from the Constitution Party convention for U.S. House South Carolina District 4 on January 11, 2020.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Michael Chandler

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See also: United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House South Carolina District 4

William Timmons (R) defeated Brandon Brown (D) and Guy Furay (American Party) in the general election for U.S. House South Carolina District 4 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		William Timmons (R)	59.6	145,321
		Brandon Brown (D)	36.6	89,182
		Guy Furay (American Party)	3.8	9,203
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1%	244

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 243,950
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Democratic primary runoff

Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House South Carolina District 4

Brandon Brown (D) defeated Lee Turner (D) in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House South Carolina District 4 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brandon Brown	62.1	7,097
		Lee Turner	37.9	4,340

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 11,437
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Republican primary runoff

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House South Carolina District 4

William Timmons (R) defeated Lee Bright (R) in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House South Carolina District 4 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		William Timmons	54.3	37,096
		Lee Bright	45.7	31,236

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 68,332
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 4

Lee Turner (D) and Brandon Brown (D) advanced to a runoff. They defeated Eric Graben (D), Will Morin III (D), and J.T. Davis (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 4 on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lee Turner	29.5	7,070
✔		Brandon Brown	28.5	6,833
	Submit photo	Eric Graben	25.7	6,174
		Will Morin III	9.1	2,192
		J.T. Davis	7.2	1,733

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 24,002
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Chris Chastain (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 4

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 4 on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lee Bright	25.0	16,742
✔		William Timmons	19.2	12,885
		Dan Hamilton	18.6	12,494
		Josh Kimbrell	11.1	7,465
	Submit photo	James Epley	8.0	5,386
		Stephen Brown	7.6	5,078
		Shannon Pierce	3.6	2,442
		Mark Burns	2.5	1,662
	Submit photo	Claude Schmid	2.1	1,415
	Submit photo	Dan Albert	0.8	510
	Submit photo	John Marshall Mosser	0.7	457
	Submit photo	Justin David Sanders	0.5	354
		Barry Bell	0.3	200

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 67,090
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jordan Brown (R)
• J. Alan Ruff (R)

Previous election results

2016

See also: South Carolina's 4th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Trey Gowdy (R) defeated Chris Fedalei (D) and Michael Chandler (Constitution Party) in the general election on November 8, 2016. No candidate faced a primary opponent.

U.S. House, South Carolina District 4 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Trey Gowdy Incumbent	67.2%	198,648
	Democratic	Chris Fedalei	31%	91,676
	Constitution	Michael Chandler	1.7%	5,103
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	243
Total Votes				295,670
Source: South Carolina Election Commission

2014

See also: South Carolina's 4th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 4th Congressional District of South Carolina held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Trey Gowdy (R) defeated Libertarian Curtis McLaughlin in the general election.

U.S. House, South Carolina District 4 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Trey Gowdy Incumbent	84.8%	126,452
	Libertarian	Curtis McLaughlin	14.7%	21,969
	N/A	Write-in	0.4%	628
Total Votes				149,049
Source: South Carolina Election Commission

2012

See also: South Carolina's 4th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 4th Congressional District of South Carolina held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Trey Gowdy won re-election in the district.

U.S. House, South Carolina District 4 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Deb Morrow	33.7%	89,964
	Republican	Trey Gowdy Incumbent	64.9%	173,201
	Green	Jeff Sumerel	1.3%	3,390
	N/A	Write-In	0.1%	329
Total Votes				266,884
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010
On November 2, 2010, Trey Gowdy won election to the United States House. He defeated Paul Corden (D) and Dave Edwards (Constitution) in the general election.

U.S. House, South Carolina District 4 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Trey Gowdy	65.2%	137,586
	Democratic	Paul Corden	29.6%	62,438
	Constitution	Dave Edwards	5.2%	11,059
Total Votes				211,083

2008
On November 4, 2008, Bob Inglis won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Paul Corden (D) and C. Faye Walters (G) in the general election.

U.S. House, South Carolina District 4 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bob Inglis incumbent	61.1%	184,440
	Democratic	Paul Corden	37.5%	113,291
	Green	C. Faye Walters	1.4%	4,093
	N/A	Write-in	0%	125
Total Votes				301,949

2006
On November 7, 2006, Bob Inglis won re-election to the United States House. He defeated William Griff Griffith (D), C. Faye Walters (G), John Cobin (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, South Carolina District 4 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bob Inglis incumbent	64.2%	115,553
	Democratic	William Griff Griffith	32%	57,490
	Green	C. Faye Walters	1.3%	2,336
	Libertarian	John Cobin	2.5%	4,467
	N/A	Write-in	0%	85
Total Votes				179,931

2004
On November 2, 2004, Bob Inglis won election to the United States House. He defeated Brandon P. Brown (D) and C. Faye Walters (G) in the general election.

U.S. House, South Carolina District 4 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bob Inglis	69.8%	188,795
	Democratic	Brandon P. Brown	29%	78,376
	Green	C. Faye Walters	1.2%	3,273
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	150
Total Votes				270,594

2002
On November 5, 2002, Jim DeMint won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Peter J. Ashy (D) and c. Faye Walters (Natural Law) in the general election.

U.S. House, South Carolina District 4 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jim DeMint incumbent	69.5%	122,422
	Democratic	Peter J. Ashy	29.2%	51,462
	Natural Law	C. Faye Walters	1.2%	2,176
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	184
Total Votes				176,244

2000
On November 7, 2000, Jim DeMint won re-election to the United States House. He defeated April Bishop (L), Peter J. Ashy (United Citizens), Ted Adams (Constitution) and C. Faye Walters (Natural Law) in the general election.

U.S. House, South Carolina District 4 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jim DeMint incumbent	80.5%	150,436
	Libertarian	April Bishop	6.8%	12,757
	United Citizens	Peter J. Ashy	2.2%	4,077
	Constitution	Ted Adams	8.8%	16,532
	Natural Law	C. Faye Walters	1.4%	2,640
	N/A	Write-in	0.3%	476
Total Votes				186,918

District map

Redistricting

2020-2024

See also: Redistricting in South Carolina after the 2020 census

On May 23, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed a lower court's Jan. 6, 2023, decision striking down South Carolina's congressional map as unconstitutional. As a result, this map was used for South Carolina's 2024 congressional elections. According to the U.S. Supreme Court's majority opinion:

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A plaintiff pressing a vote-dilution claim cannot prevail simply by showing that race played a predominant role in the districting process. Rather, such a plaintiff must show that the State 'enacted a particular voting scheme as a purposeful device to minimize or cancel out the voting potential of racial or ethnic minorities.' ... In other words, the plaintiff must show that the State’s districting plan 'has the purpose and effect' of diluting the minority vote.

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On May 15, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the South Carolina legislature's appeal of a federal three-judge panel's ruling that the state's 1st Congressional District was unconstitutional. That three-judge panel ruled on January 6, 2023, that the state's 1st Congressional District violated the Voting Rights Act and enjoined the state from conducting future elections using it. The ruling ordered the General Assembly to submit a remedial map for its review by March 31, 2023. South Carolina enacted new congressional district maps on January 26, 2022, when Gov. Henry McMaster (R) signed a proposal approved by the South Carolina House and Senate into law.

On January 19, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 14-8 in favor of the "Amendment 1" proposal. On January 20, the South Carolina Senate approved the congressional district proposal in a 26-15 vote along party lines, with Republicans supporting the proposal and Democrats opposing it. The South Carolina House approved the amended proposal on January 26 in a 72-33 vote along party lines, with Republicans voting for the proposal and Democrats voting against it. This map took effect for South Carolina's 2022 congressional elections. Click here for more information.


How does redistricting in South Carolina work? In South Carolina, congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by the state legislature. These lines are subject to veto by the governor.

South Carolina's legislative redistricting committees adopted redistricting guidelines in 2011. These guidelines recommend that all congressional and state legislative districts be contiguous and "attempt to preserve communities of interest and cores of incumbents' existing districts." Further, the guidelines suggest that districts should "adhere to county, municipal, and voting precinct boundary lines." These guidelines may modified by the legislature at its discretion.

2020

2024

2010-2011

This is the 4th Congressional District prior to the 2010 redistricting.

See also: Redistricting in South Carolina after the 2010 census

In 2011, the South Carolina State Legislature adopted a new redistricting map. The Department of Justice approved it in October 2010. As a result, South Carolina gained the 7th Congressional District.

District analysis

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

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2026

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is R+11. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 11 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made South Carolina's 4th the 107th most Republican district nationally.

2024

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+12. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 12 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made South Carolina's 4th the 120th most Republican district nationally.

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) 58.4%-39.8%.

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+12. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 12 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made South Carolina's 4th the 123rd most Republican district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 39.8% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 58.4%.

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+15. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 15 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made South Carolina's 4th Congressional District the 83rd most Republican nationally.

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 1.01. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.01 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in South Carolina
• South Carolina's 4th Congressional District election, 2024
• South Carolina's 4th Congressional District election, 2022
• South Carolina's 4th Congressional District election, 2020
• South Carolina's 4th Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 4

Footnotes

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South Carolina's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Lindsey Graham (R)

Tim Scott (R)

Representatives

District 1

Nancy Mace (R)

District 2

Joe Wilson (R)

District 3

Sheri Biggs (R)

District 4

William Timmons (R)

District 5

Ralph Norman (R)

District 6

James Clyburn (D)

District 7

Russell Fry (R)

Republican Party (8)

Democratic Party (1)