South Carolina's 1st Congressional District

South Carolina's 1st Congressional District

Incumbent

Nancy Mace

Assumed office: January 3, 2021

South Carolina's 1st Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Nancy Mace (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

2022

See also: South Carolina's 1st Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House South Carolina District 1

Incumbent Nancy Mace defeated Annie Andrews and Joseph Oddo in the general election for U.S. House South Carolina District 1 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nancy Mace (R)	56.4	153,757
		Annie Andrews (D)	42.5	115,796
		Joseph Oddo (Alliance Party)	1.0	2,634
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	494

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 272,681
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Alejandro Otman (Independent)

Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Annie Andrews advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 1.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Timothy Lewis (D)
• Rebecca Niess Cingolani (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 1

Incumbent Nancy Mace defeated Katie Arrington and Lynz Piper-Loomis (Unofficially withdrew) in the Republican primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 1 on June 14, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nancy Mace	53.1	39,470
		Katie Arrington	45.2	33,589
		Lynz Piper-Loomis (Unofficially withdrew)	1.6	1,221

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 74,280
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ingrid Centurion (R)
• Thomas Allen (R)
• Keith Blandford (R)

Alliance Party convention

Alliance Party convention for U.S. House South Carolina District 1

Joseph Oddo advanced from the Alliance Party convention for U.S. House South Carolina District 1 on April 23, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Joseph Oddo (Alliance Party)

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Lucus Devan Faulk (Labor Party)

2020

See also: South Carolina's 1st Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House South Carolina District 1

Nancy Mace defeated incumbent Joe Cunningham in the general election for U.S. House South Carolina District 1 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nancy Mace (R)	50.6	216,042
		Joe Cunningham (D)	49.3	210,627
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	442

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 427,111
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Joe Cunningham advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 1.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Benjamin Frasier (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 1

Nancy Mace defeated Kathy Landing, Chris Cox, and Brad Mole in the Republican primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 1 on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nancy Mace	57.5	48,411
		Kathy Landing	25.9	21,835
		Chris Cox	9.7	8,179
		Brad Mole	6.9	5,800

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 84,225
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jamison Johnson (R)
• Mike Covert (R)
• Phillip Norris (R)
• Logan Cunningham (R)

2018

See also: South Carolina's 1st Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House South Carolina District 1

Joe Cunningham defeated Katie Arrington in the general election for U.S. House South Carolina District 1 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joe Cunningham (D)	50.6	145,455
		Katie Arrington (R)	49.2	141,473
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	505

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 287,433
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 1

Joe Cunningham defeated Toby Smith in the Democratic primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 1 on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joe Cunningham	71.5	23,493
		Toby Smith	28.5	9,366

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 32,859
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 1

Katie Arrington defeated incumbent Mark Sanford and Dimitri Cherny in the Republican primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 1 on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Katie Arrington	50.6	33,153
		Mark Sanford	46.5	30,496
		Dimitri Cherny	2.9	1,932

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 65,581
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2016

See also: South Carolina's 1st Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Mark Sanford (R) defeated Dimitri Cherny (D), Michael Grier Jr. (Libertarian), and Albert Travison (American) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Sanford defeated Jenny Horne in the Republican primary on June 14, 2016.

U.S. House, South Carolina District 1 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mark Sanford Incumbent	58.6%	190,410
	Democratic	Dimitri Cherny	36.8%	119,799
	Libertarian	Michael Grier Jr.	3.6%	11,614
	American	Albert Travison	0.9%	2,774
	N/A	Write-in	0.2%	593
Total Votes				325,190
Source: South Carolina Secretary of State

U.S. House, South Carolina District 1 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Mark Sanford Incumbent	55.6%	21,299
Jenny Horne	44.4%	17,001
Total Votes		38,300
Source: South Carolina Secretary of State

2014

See also: South Carolina's 1st Congressional District elections, 2014

The 1st Congressional District of South Carolina held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Mark Sanford (R) ran unopposed in the general election.

U.S. House, South Carolina District 1 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mark Sanford Incumbent	93.4%	119,392
	N/A	Write-in	6.6%	8,423
Total Votes				127,815
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission

2013

See also: South Carolina's 1st Congressional District special election, 2013

The 1st Congressional District of South Carolina held a special election for the U.S. House of Representatives on May 7, 2013. The election filled the vacancy left by the appointment of Representative Tim Scott (R) to the United States Senate.

Mark Sanford (R) defeated Elizabeth Colbert-Busch in the race.

U.S. House, South Carolina District 1 General Special Election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mark Sanford	54%	77,600
	Democratic	Elizabeth Colbert-Busch	45.2%	64,961
	Green	Eugene Platt	0.5%	690
	N/A	Write-in	0.3%	384
Total Votes				143,635
Source: South Carolina Election Board, "Official Special Election Results"

2012

See also: South Carolina's 1st Congressional District elections, 2012

The 1st Congressional District of South Carolina held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Timothy Scott won re-election in the district.

U.S. House, South Carolina District 1 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Bobbie Rose	35.7%	103,557
	Republican	Timothy Scott Incumbent	62%	179,908
	Libertarian	Keith Blandford	2.2%	6,334
	N/A	Write-In	0.1%	214
Total Votes				290,013
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010
On November 2, 2010, Tim Scott won election to the United States House. He defeated Ben Frasier (D), Robert Dobbs (Working Families), Rob Groce (G), Keith Blandford (L) and Jimmy Wood (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, South Carolina District 1 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Tim Scott	65.7%	152,755
	Democratic	Ben Frasier	28.8%	67,008
	Working Families	Rob Groce	1.8%	4,148
	Green	Robert Dobbs	1.4%	3,369
	Libertarian	Keith Blandford	1.2%	2,750
	Independence	Jimmy Wood	1.1%	2,489
Total Votes				232,519

2008
On November 4, 2008, Henry E. Brown, Jr. won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Linda Ketner (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, South Carolina District 1 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Henry E. Brown, Jr. incumbent	51.9%	177,540
	Democratic	Linda Ketner	47.9%	163,724
	N/A	Write-in	0.2%	615
Total Votes				341,879

2006
On November 7, 2006, Henry E. Brown, Jr. won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Randy Maatta (D) and James E. Dunn (G) in the general election.

U.S. House, South Carolina District 1 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Henry E. Brown, Jr. incumbent	59.9%	115,766
	Democratic	Randy Maatta	37.9%	73,218
	Green Party	James E. Dunn	2.2%	4,287
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	104
Total Votes				193,375

2004
On November 2, 2004, Henry E. Brown, Jr. won re-election to the United States House. He defeated James E. Dunn (G) in the general election.

U.S. House, South Carolina District 1 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Henry E. Brown, Jr. incumbent	87.8%	186,448
	Green Party	James E. Dunn	12.1%	25,674
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	186
Total Votes				212,308

2002
On November 5, 2002, Henry E. Brown, Jr. won re-election to the United States House. He defeated James E. Dunn (United Citizens) and Joe Innella (Natural Law) in the general election.

U.S. House, South Carolina District 1 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Henry E. Brown, Jr. incumbent	89.6%	127,562
	United Citizens	James E. Dunn	6.9%	9,841
	Natural Law	Joe Innella	3.5%	4,965
	N/A	Write-in	0%	57
Total Votes				142,425

2000
On November 7, 2000, Henry E. Brown, Jr. won election to the United States House. He defeated Andy Brack (D), Bill Woolsey (L) and Bob Batchelder (Natural Law) in the general election.

U.S. House, South Carolina District 1 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Henry E. Brown, Jr.	60.9%	139,597
	Democratic	Andy Brack	36%	82,622
	Libertarian	Bill Woolsey	2.6%	6,010
	Natural Law	Bob Batchelder	0.5%	1,110
	N/A	Write-in	0%	40
Total Votes				229,379

Redistricting

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in South Carolina after the 2020 census

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.

South Carolina District 1
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South Carolina District 1
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2010-2011

This is the 1st 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

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+7. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 7 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made South Carolina's 1st the 172nd 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 44.9% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 53.5%.

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+10. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 10 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made South Carolina's 1st Congressional District the 137th 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 0.97. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.97 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in South Carolina
• South Carolina's 1st Congressional District election, 2022

External links

• GovTrack District 1

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

Jeff Duncan (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)