This is the only time since 2008 that Democrats had won more than one U.S. House seat in South Carolina.

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina by district:[1] Mark Sanford Republican Joe Cunningham Democratic The 1st district is located in the Low Country, on the Atlantic coastal plain from Hilton Head to the border of Georgetown County, it includes most of the Charleston area.

Arrington lost the general election to Democrat Joe Cunningham.

Sanford defeated State Representative Jenny Horne in the 2016 primary by only a 56-44 percent margin.

[2] The closer than expected result led to speculation that Sanford could be vulnerable to another primary challenge in 2018.

[3] Former director of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Catherine Templeton was reportedly being recruited to challenge Sanford, but decided instead to run for governor.

[4][5] Executive branch officials State figures U.S. representatives Organizations Joe Wilson Republican Joe Wilson Republican The 2nd district is located in central South Carolina and spans from Columbia to the South Carolina side of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area.

[22] He was opposed by former York County Councilwoman Sidney Moore,[23] professional clown Steven Lough,[24] and Mark Ali, a former undocumented immigrant.