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      Home/Elections/2020/US House/South Carolina/SC-07
      2020·US House·South Carolina·District profile →

      South Carolina District 7 US House

      Winner
      REP
      Thomas R Rice
      61.8%224,993 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Melissa Ward Watson
      38.1%138,863 votes
      Margin
      R+23.7
      364,091 total votes
      3 candidates364,091 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Thomas R RiceREP✓
      		REP224,99361.8%
      Melissa Ward WatsonDEM
      		DEM138,86338.1%
      WriteinOTH
      		OTH2350.1%

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)R+26.3
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+7.7
      R+20EvenD+2020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202436.3%62.6%R+26.3384,779
      202040.2%58.8%R+18.7366,601
      201639.1%58.0%R+18.9299,941
      201244.9%55.1%R+10.2277,291
      200845.0%53.4%R+8.3274,723

      Seat History

      US House in South Carolina

      2024
      Russell FryREP
      R+29.9
      2022
      Russell FryREP
      R+29.7
      Redistricted
      2018
      Thomas R RiceREP
      R+19.3
      2016
      Thomas R RiceREP
      R+25.2
      2014
      Thomas R RiceREP
      R+20.0
      2012
      Thomas R RiceREP
      R+13.9
      View all US House history for South Carolina →

      Candidates

      WriteinOTH
      Record0W-2660L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-2024
      US House / Governor
      Full profile →
      Thomas R RiceREP
      Record15W-0L
      Avg MarginR+64.5
      Career1996-2020
      US House / State House
      Full profile →
      Melissa Ward WatsonDEM
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career2020-2020
      US House
      Full profile →

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