South Carolina's 1st congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in South Carolina's 1st congressional district, 1976 to 2024: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

Current representative: Nancy Mace (Republican), term ends 2027-01-03.

South Carolina's 1st congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
2024	Nancy Mace	Republican	58.2%	16.6
2022	Nancy Mace	Republican	56.4%	13.9
2020	Nancy Mace	Republican	50.6%	1.3
2018	Joe Cunningham	Democratic	50.6%	1.4
2016	Mark Sanford	Republican	58.6%	24.6
2014	Mark Sanford	Republican	93.4%	—
2013 special	Mark Sanford	Republican	54.0%	12.2
2012	Tim Scott	Republican	62.0%	28.2
2010	Tim Scott	Republican	65.4%	36.7
2008	Henry E. Brown	Republican	51.9%	4.0
2006	Henry E. Brown	Republican	59.9%	22.0
2004	Henry E. Brown	Republican	87.8%	75.7
2002	Henry E. Brown	Republican	89.6%	82.7
2000	Henry E. Brown	Republican	60.3%	24.6
1998	Mark Sanford	Republican	91.0%	82.1
1980	Tommy Hartnett	Republican	51.7%	3.3
1978	Mendel Jackson Davis	Democratic	60.4%	20.8
1976	Mendel Jackson Davis	Democratic	68.9%	37.8

2024

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Nancy Mace Won	REP	227,502	58.22%
Michael B. Moore	DEM	162,582	41.61%
Write-in	—	693	0.18%
Total		390,777

2022

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Nancy Mace Won	REP	153,757	56.39%
Annie Andrews	DEM	115,796	42.47%
Joseph Oddo	ALI	2,634	0.97%
Write-in	—	494	0.18%
Total		272,681

2020

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Nancy Mace Won	REP	216,042	50.58%
Joe Cunningham	DEM	210,627	49.31%
Write-in	—	442	0.10%
Total		427,111

Questions and answers

Who represents South Carolina's 1st congressional district?

Nancy Mace (Republican) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.

Who won the last election in South Carolina's 1st congressional district?

Nancy Mace won in 2024 by 16.6 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.