South Carolina 3rd Congressional District
Congressional District 3
Covers all of Anderson County, Laurens County, Oconee County, Newberry County, Abbeville County, Pickens County, Edgefield County, Greenwood County, Saluda County and McCormick County; part of Greenville County.
Who Holds This Seat
Running in 2026
Republican · U.S. Representative
- Ballot
- On the 2026 ballot
- Last Change
- Profile updated · Sep 24
- Raised
- $526,083cycle to date through Jun 30
- Cash on Hand
- $218,741cycle to date through Jun 30
View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jun 30, 2026
Libertarian
- Ballot
- On the 2026 ballot
- Last Change
- Profile updated · Oct 9
- Raised
- Not on file
- Cash on Hand
- Not on file
No finance filing on record.
Democrat
- Ballot
- On the 2026 ballot
- Last Change
- New finance report · Oct 5
- Raised
- $40,813cycle to date through Jun 30
- Cash on Hand
- $17,699cycle to date through Jun 30
View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jun 30, 2026
On File, Not Running
The District
Includes Anderson, Greenwood, Clinton, Easley, Laurens, Mount Carmel, Newberry, Piedmont, Powdersville, Abbeville, Antreville, Arial and 79 more.
351 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary, 119th Congress) · 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 in This District
| Contest | First | Second | Margin | Votes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 President352 precinctsSouth Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR | Donald J Trump/JD Vance (R)252,719 · 70.8% | Kamala D Harris/Tim Walz (D)99,556 · 27.9% | R+42.9 | 356,819 | South Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR |
| 2022 U.S. Senate352 precinctsSouth Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR | Tim Scott (R)177,782 · 74.9% | Krystle Matthews (D)59,303 · 25.0% | R+49.9 | 237,327 | South Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR |
| 2022 Governor352 precinctsSouth Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR | Henry McMaster/Pamela Evette (R)154,546 · 65.0% | Joe Cunningham/Tally Parham Casey (D)43,532 · 18.3% | R+46.7 | 237,946 | South Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR |
| 2020 President357 precinctsSouth Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR | Donald J Trump | Michael R Pence (R)236,689 · 68.0% | Joseph R Biden | Kamala D Harris (D)106,734 · 30.6% | R+37.3 | 348,326 | South Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR |
| 2020 U.S. Senate357 precinctsSouth Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR | Lindsey Graham (R)233,245 · 66.9% | Jaime Harrison (D)109,785 · 31.5% | R+35.4 | 348,506 | South Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR |
Totals add up the certified precinct results for the precincts inside today's district lines. A precinct split by the district line counts in full, or only in the district holding most of its voters where the linkage assigns it to one, and votes a county reported only countywide (some counties' absentee and early votes) are left out, so totals can differ from an official canvass.
Past Results
U.S. House of Representatives, District 3
SC-2024-11-05-Cntyprec · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheri BiggsRepublican | Republican | 248,451 | 71.7% |
| Bryon L BestDemocrat | Democrat | 87,735 | 25.3% |
| Mike BedenbaughOther party | Other party | 9,918 | 2.9% |
| Write-InNonpartisan | Nonpartisan | 609 | 0.2% |
Certified — SEC final ENR (county detail files); reconciled to the certified county totals · South Carolina State Election Commission — ENR county detail results
U.S. House of Representatives, District 3
SC-2022-11-08-Cntyprec · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff DuncanRepublican | Republican | 189,971 | 97.6% |
| Write-InNonpartisan | Nonpartisan | 4,598 | 2.4% |
Certified — SEC final ENR (county detail files); reconciled to the certified county totals · South Carolina State Election Commission — ENR county detail results
U.S. House of Representatives, District 3
SC-2020-11-03-Cntyprec · Nov 3, 2020| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff DuncanRepublican | Republican | 237,544 | 71.2% |
| Hosea ClevelandDemocrat | Democrat | 95,712 | 28.7% |
| Write-InNonpartisan | Nonpartisan | 308 | 0.1% |
Certified — SEC final ENR (county detail files); reconciled to the certified county totals · South Carolina State Election Commission — ENR county detail results