South Carolina House District 40
State House District 40
Covers all of Newberry County; part of Lexington County.
Who Holds This Seat
Running in 2026
Republican · State Representative
- Ballot
- On the 2026 ballot
- Last Change
- Profile updated · Oct 4
- Raised
- Not on file
- Cash on Hand
- Not on file
No finance filing on record.
Democrat
- Ballot
- On the 2026 ballot
- Last Change
- Profile updated · Oct 4
- Raised
- Not on file
- Cash on Hand
- Not on file
No finance filing on record.
The District
Includes Newberry, Silverstreet, Prosperity, Helena, Little Mountain, Pomaria, Whitmire and Peak.
32 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 in This District
| Contest | First | Second | Margin | Votes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 President32 precinctsSouth Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR | Donald J Trump/JD Vance (R)15,791 · 68.9% | Kamala D Harris/Tim Walz (D)6,853 · 29.9% | R+39.0 | 22,912 | South Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR |
| 2022 U.S. Senate32 precinctsSouth Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR | Tim Scott (R)11,739 · 72.7% | Krystle Matthews (D)4,391 · 27.2% | R+45.5 | 16,140 | South Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR |
| 2022 Governor32 precinctsSouth Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR | Henry McMaster/Pamela Evette (R)10,995 · 67.7% | Joe Cunningham/Tally Parham Casey (D)5,015 · 30.9% | R+36.8 | 16,234 | South Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR |
| 2020 President32 precinctsSouth Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR | Donald J Trump | Michael R Pence (R)14,759 · 64.6% | Joseph R Biden | Kamala D Harris (D)7,811 · 34.2% | R+30.4 | 22,853 | South Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR |
| 2020 U.S. Senate32 precinctsSouth Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR | Lindsey Graham (R)14,614 · 63.9% | Jaime Harrison (D)7,912 · 34.6% | R+29.3 | 22,854 | 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
State House of Representatives, District 40
SC-2024-11-05-Cntyprec · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe WhiteRepublican | Republican | 15,082 | 98.4% |
| Write-InNonpartisan | Nonpartisan | 242 | 1.6% |
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 40
SC-2022-11-08-Cntyprec · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe WhiteRepublican | Republican | 10,821 | 98.2% |
| Write-InNonpartisan | Nonpartisan | 203 | 1.8% |
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 40
SC-2020-11-03-Cntyprec · Nov 3, 2020| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rick MartinRepublican | Republican | 14,024 | 97.7% |
| Write-InNonpartisan | Nonpartisan | 330 | 2.3% |
Certified — SEC final ENR (county detail files); reconciled to the certified county totals · South Carolina State Election Commission — ENR county detail results