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South Carolina's 5th Congressional District
South Carolina's 5th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Ralph Norman (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
2024
See also: South Carolina's 5th Congressional District election, 2024
South Carolina's 5th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 11 Republican primary)
South Carolina's 5th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 11 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House South Carolina District 5
Incumbent Ralph Norman defeated Evangeline Hundley in the general election for U.S. House South Carolina District 5 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Ralph Norman (R) | 63.5 | 228,260 |
![]() | Evangeline Hundley (D) | 36.3 | 130,592 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 557 |
Total votes: 359,409 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Elizabeth Tedder (Independent)
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Evangeline Hundley advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 5.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Ralph Norman advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 5.
2022
General election
General election for U.S. House South Carolina District 5
Incumbent Ralph Norman defeated Evangeline Hundley and Larry Gaither in the general election for U.S. House South Carolina District 5 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Ralph Norman (R) | 64.0 | 154,725 |
![]() | Evangeline Hundley (D) ![]() | 34.5 | 83,299 | |
Larry Gaither (G) | 1.5 | 3,547 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 136 |
Total votes: 241,707 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 5
Evangeline Hundley defeated Kevin Eckert in the Democratic primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 5 on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Evangeline Hundley ![]() | 57.6 | 11,257 |
Kevin Eckert | 42.4 | 8,274 |
Total votes: 19,531 | ||||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Ralph Norman advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 5.
Green convention
Green convention for U.S. House South Carolina District 5
Larry Gaither advanced from the Green convention for U.S. House South Carolina District 5 on May 7, 2022.
Candidate | ||
✔ | Larry Gaither (G) |
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2020
General election
General election for U.S. House South Carolina District 5
Incumbent Ralph Norman defeated Moe Brown in the general election for U.S. House South Carolina District 5 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Ralph Norman (R) | 60.1 | 220,006 |
![]() | Moe Brown (D) ![]() | 39.9 | 145,979 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 273 |
Total votes: 366,258 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 5
Moe Brown defeated Sidney Moore in the Democratic primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 5 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Moe Brown ![]() | 67.9 | 32,018 |
![]() | Sidney Moore ![]() | 32.1 | 15,127 |
Total votes: 47,145 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mark Ali (D)
- Ramin Mammadov (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Ralph Norman advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 5.
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House South Carolina District 5
Incumbent Ralph Norman defeated Archie Parnell and Michael Chandler in the general election for U.S. House South Carolina District 5 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Ralph Norman (R) | 57.0 | 141,757 |
![]() | Archie Parnell (D) | 41.5 | 103,129 | |
Michael Chandler (Constitution Party) | 1.4 | 3,443 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 250 |
Total votes: 248,579 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 5
Archie Parnell defeated Sidney Moore, Mark Ali, and Steve Lough in the Democratic primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 5 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Archie Parnell | 60.0 | 16,648 |
![]() | Sidney Moore | 17.2 | 4,766 | |
![]() | Mark Ali | 13.4 | 3,722 | |
![]() | Steve Lough | 9.5 | 2,627 |
Total votes: 27,763 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 5
Incumbent Ralph Norman advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 5 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | ||
✔ | ![]() | Ralph Norman |
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2017
U.S. House, South Carolina District 5 Special Election, 2017 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | ![]() |
51% | 45,076 | |
Democratic | Archie Parnell | 47.9% | 42,341 | |
American | Josh Thornton | 0.4% | 319 | |
Libertarian | Victor Kocher | 0.3% | 273 | |
Green | David Kulma | 0.3% | 242 | |
Total Votes | 88,316 | |||
Source: South Carolina Secretary of State |
Republican Ralph Norman defeated Democrat Archie Parnell and three third-party candidates on June 20, 2017. The election replaced Mick Mulvaney (R), who was confirmed as director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget.[1] Compared to the tens of millions spent in Georgia's 6th Congressional District special election, which was held on the same day, fundraising and campaigning were more typical in South Carolina's 5th District. Norman raised $1.25 million between January and May, nearly double Parnell's $763,000 in contributions.[2]
U.S. House, South Carolina District 5 Special Election, 2017 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | ![]() |
51% | 45,076 | |
Democratic | Archie Parnell | 47.9% | 42,341 | |
American | Josh Thornton | 0.4% | 319 | |
Libertarian | Victor Kocher | 0.3% | 273 | |
Green | David Kulma | 0.3% | 242 | |
Total Votes | 88,316 | |||
Source: South Carolina Secretary of State |
Ballotpedia compiled the following resources to help voters better understand the policy positions of the candidates prior to the Republican primary runoff election on May 16, 2017 and the general election on June 20, 2017, the same day as a special election runoff to fill the vacancy left by Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price representing Georgia's 6th Congressional District:
- An overview of each candidate's career and policy priorities;
- A comparison of their voting records in the South Carolina House of Representatives;
- Interviews with local and national political figures on what distinguishes the candidates; and
- Background information about each candidate's endorsements, campaign spending, and advertising.
Primary elections were held on May 2, 2017, for the Democratic and Republican candidates. Archie Parnell won the Democratic primary, while Ralph Norman and Tommy Pope advanced to the Republican primary runoff held on May 16, 2017.[3][4][5]
Unofficial results from May 17 showed that Norman defeated Pope by 203 votes, 50.3 percent to 49.7 percent, in the runoff to win the Republican Party's nomination.[6] Following the certification of the election results by all relevant county election boards on May 18, the results automatically triggered a recount by the state of South Carolina. The recount took place on May 19, with official results showing that former Rep. Ralph Norman defeated Rep. Tommy Pope by a margin of 221 votes.[7][8][9]
South Carolina's 5th Congressional District has become a more solid Republican district in recent elections. Mick Mulvaney (R) originally won election to the district in 2010, defeating then-incumbent John Spratt (D) by 10.4 percent. Mulvaney then won re-election in 2012, 2014, and 2016 by margins of 11.1 percent, 21.3 percent, and 20.5 percent, respectively. The presidential vote in the district has followed the same trend in the past three presidential elections. President Donald Trump (R) won the district by 18.5 percent in 2016. Mitt Romney (R) won the district by 11.5 points in 2012, and John McCain (R) won the district by 11.2 percent in 2008.[10] Filing closed in the race on March 13, 2017. Fifteen candidates filed in the race: three Democrats, seven Republicans, and five third-party candidates.
Primary results
U.S. House, South Carolina District 5 Republican Runoff Primary, 2017 | ||||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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50.3% | 17,823 | ||
Tommy Pope | 49.7% | 17,602 | ||
Total Votes | 35,425 | |||
Source: South Carolina Secretary of State |
U.S. House, South Carolina District 5 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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30.4% | 11,943 | ||
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30.1% | 11,808 | ||
Tom Mullikin | 19.8% | 7,759 | ||
Chad Connelly | 14.1% | 5,546 | ||
Sheri Few | 4.9% | 1,930 | ||
Kris Wampler | 0.5% | 197 | ||
Ray Craig | 0.2% | 87 | ||
Total Votes | 39,270 | |||
Source: South Carolina Secretary of State |
U.S. House, South Carolina District 5 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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71.3% | 13,333 | ||
Alexis Frank | 21.5% | 4,030 | ||
Les Murphy | 7.2% | 1,346 | ||
Total Votes | 18,709 | |||
Source: South Carolina Secretary of State |
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Mick Mulvaney (R) defeated Fran Person (D) and Rudy Barnes Jr. (American) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Mulvaney defeated Ray Craig in the Republican primary, while Person ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. Barnes defeated Larry Gaither at the party convention. The primary elections took place on June 14, 2016.[4][11]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Republican | ![]() |
59.2% | 161,669 | |
Democratic | Fran Person | 38.7% | 105,772 | |
American | Rudy Barnes Jr. | 2% | 5,388 | |
N/A | Write-in | 0.1% | 177 | |
Total Votes | 273,006 | |||
Source: South Carolina Secretary of State |
Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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78.3% | 22,603 | ||
Ray Craig | 21.7% | 6,280 | ||
Total Votes | 28,883 | |||
Source: South Carolina Secretary of State |
2014
The 5th Congressional District of South Carolina held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Mick Mulvaney (R) defeated Tom Adams (D) in the general election.
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Republican | ![]() |
60.6% | 103,078 | |
Democratic | Tom Adams | 39.3% | 66,802 | |
N/A | Write-in | 0% | 82 | |
Total Votes | 169,962 | |||
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission |
2012
The 5th Congressional District of South Carolina held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Mick Mulvaney won re-election in the district.[12]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Democratic | Joyce Knott | 44.4% | 123,443 | |
Republican | ![]() |
55.5% | 154,324 | |
N/A | Write-In | 0.1% | 236 | |
Total Votes | 278,003 | |||
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" |
2010
On November 2, 2010, Mick Mulvaney won election to the United States House. He defeated incumbent John Spratt (D) in the general election.[13]
2008
On November 4, 2008, John M. Spratt, Jr. won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Albert F. Spencer (R) and Frank Waggoner (Constitution) in the general election.[14]
2006
On November 7, 2006, John M. Spratt, Jr. won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Ralph Norman (R) in the general election.[15]
2004
On November 2, 2004, John M. Spratt, Jr. won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Albert F. Spencer (R) in the general election.[16]
2002
On November 5, 2002, John M. Spratt, Jr. won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Doug Kendall (L) and Steve Lefemine (Constitution) in the general election.[17]
2000
On November 7, 2000, John M. Spratt, Jr. won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Carl L. Gullick (R) and Tom Campbell (L) in the general election.[18]
District map
Redistricting
2020-2024
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:
“ | 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.[19][20] | ” |
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.[21] 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.[21] 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.[22]
On January 19, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 14-8 in favor of the "Amendment 1" proposal.[23] 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.[24] 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.[25] 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.[26]
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.[26]
South Carolina District 5
until January 2, 2023
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South Carolina District 5
starting January 3, 2023
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2010-2011
In 2010, South Carolina was granted an additional seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, bringing the state total to seven. This drastically altered the shape of the existing six districts.
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 5th the 115th most Republican district nationally.[27]
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 5th the 124th most Republican district nationally.[28]
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%-40.2%.[29]
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 5th the 127th most Republican district nationally.[30]
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 40.2% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 58.4%.[31]
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+9. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 9 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made South Carolina's 5th Congressional District the 142nd most Republican nationally.[32]
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 0.90. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.90 points toward that party.[33]
See also
- Redistricting in South Carolina
- South Carolina's 5th Congressional District election, 2024
- South Carolina's 5th Congressional District election, 2022
- South Carolina's 5th Congressional District election, 2020
- South Carolina's 5th Congressional District election, 2018
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ ABC 7, "Donald Trump Taps Mick Mulvaney for Office of Management and Budget," December 19, 2016
- ↑ FEC.gov, "Norman, Ralph W. Jr.," accessed June 20, 2017
- ↑ South Carolina Election Commission, "U.S. House of Representatives District 5," February 16, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 South Carolina Election Commission, "Candidate Listing for the 6/20/2017 US House of Rep Dist 5 Special Election," accessed March 13, 2017 Cite error: Invalid
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tag; name "list" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ The New York Times, "Live Election Results: South Carolina’s Fifth Congressional District," May 2, 2017
- ↑ The New York Times, "Live Election Results: South Carolina’s Fifth Congressional District," accessed May 16, 2017
- ↑ The State, "Norman apparent winner in tight 5th District GOP runoff," May 16, 2017
- ↑ The State, "Recount today in 5th District GOP race," May 19, 2017
- ↑ The State, "5th District recount leaves Norman the winner," May 19, 2017
- ↑ The Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for the 2016 and 2012 elections," accessed April 26, 2017
- ↑ The New York Times, "South Carolina Primary Results," June 14, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, South Carolina"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S, Supreme Court, "Alexander v. South Carolina NAACP," May 23, 2024
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 Politico, "Supreme Court to hear racial redistricting case from South Carolina," May 15, 2023
- ↑ All About Redistricting, "South Carolina," accessed April 27, 2022
- ↑ WLTX, "Senate moves forward with Congressional redistricting map," January 19, 2022
- ↑ Charlotte Observer, "SC Senate passes new US House districts with minimal changes," January 21, 2022
- ↑ WISTV, "New US House maps in South Carolina heading to governor," January 27, 2022
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 All About Redistricting, "South Carolina," accessed May 8, 2015
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed January 10, 2024
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
- ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018