2020 South Carolina General Election Story (Senate)

A head to head comparison of the South Carolina 2020 General Election gives us an idea of the break down of the voters.

Lindsey Graham received 1.4M (55.2 %) votes, beating Jaime Harrison who gained 1.1M (44.8 %) by 258.3k votes in South Carolina.

Jaime Harrison won 15 counties out of the 46 counties that make up South Carolina. The record shows that Lindsey Graham won 31 counties.

During the 2020 general elections, over 2M total number of votes were cast. Jaime Harrison got 1,110,828 (1M) over Lindsey Graham 1,369,137 (1M). He won the popular vote by 1,110,828 (1M). His victory in the State of South Carolina (with 1,110,828 votes) represents 50.0% of his popular vote victory.

Top 15 Counties in General Elections

These 15 counties play an important role in these Primary elections. If a candidate, can get a sizable majority in the largest counties (Greenville, Horry and Charleston), it becomes very difficult to win majorities in the smaller counties without voter outreach and increased voter participation in them.

Top 15 Counties Comparison in General Elections

Greenville, Horry and Charleston, three of the larger counties voted in favor of Lindsey Graham, giving him a 2k vote advantage.