John MacCarthy
Candidate for South Carolina House District 27 · Democrat
On the 2026 ballotChallenger · South Carolina House District 27 · Nov 3 General
Ballot status source: South Carolina State Election Commission — certified candidate list, 2026 Statewide General Election: State House of Representatives, District 27 · read Oct 4, 2026
The District
What South Carolina House District 27 covers
Covers part of Greenville County.
Includes Simpsonville (part), Mauldin (part) and Fountain Inn (part).
16 precincts · District lines: State house lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary) · Precinct lines: South Carolina Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office, statewide Voter Precincts (gis.state.sc.us, 2026); per-election precinct editions for the 2020/2022/2024 certified results: SC RFA statewide precinct files 2022-06, 2022-12, 2024-09 and Census 2020 VTDs (sc-rfa-2022-06, sc-rfa-2022-12, sc-rfa-2024-10, sc-census-vtd2020)
Results
Certified results for South Carolina House District 27
State House of Representatives, District 27
SC-2024-11-05-Cntyprec · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| David VaughanRepublican | Republican | 13,330 | 60.0% |
| John MacCarthyDemocrat | Democrat | 8,869 | 39.9% |
| Write-InNonpartisan | Nonpartisan | 12 | 0.1% |
Certified — SEC final ENR (county detail files); reconciled to the certified county totals · South Carolina State Election Commission — ENR county detail results
State House of Representatives, District 27
SC-2022-11-08-Cntyprec · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| David VaughanRepublican | Republican | 10,890 | 97.4% |
| Write-InNonpartisan | Nonpartisan | 291 | 2.6% |
Certified — SEC final ENR (county detail files); reconciled to the certified county totals · South Carolina State Election Commission — ENR county detail results
State House of Representatives, District 27
SC-2020-11-03-Cntyprec · Nov 3, 2020| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garry SmithRepublican | Republican | 16,482 | 96.5% |
| Write-InNonpartisan | Nonpartisan | 591 | 3.5% |
Certified — SEC final ENR (county detail files); reconciled to the certified county totals · South Carolina State Election Commission — ENR county detail results
The 2026 Field
Who else is running for South Carolina House District 27
- David VaughanRepublican · Incumbent · On the 2026 ballot
Not on file for John yet: Key Votes, Their Money, Advertising, In Their Words, In the News, Reach Them, Polls, The Paper Trail. Coverage varies by state and office.
File read Oct 4, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_rhcn123vv.
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