South Carolina House District 53
State House District 53
Covers parts of Chesterfield County, Lancaster County and Darlington 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 Dovesville, Pageland, Chesterfield, Ruby, Buford, Tradesville, Unity, Mount Croghan and Patrick.
25 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 President25 precinctsSouth Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR | Donald J Trump/JD Vance (R)14,157 · 70.8% | Kamala D Harris/Tim Walz (D)5,665 · 28.3% | R+42.5 | 19,995 | South Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR |
| 2022 U.S. Senate26 precinctsSouth Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR | Tim Scott (R)10,081 · 73.2% | Krystle Matthews (D)3,675 · 26.7% | R+46.5 | 13,768 | South Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR |
| 2022 Governor26 precinctsSouth Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR | Henry McMaster/Pamela Evette (R)9,756 · 70.7% | Joe Cunningham/Tally Parham Casey (D)3,881 · 28.1% | R+42.6 | 13,797 | South Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR |
| 2020 President26 precinctsSouth Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR | Donald J Trump | Michael R Pence (R)14,141 · 67.5% | Joseph R Biden | Kamala D Harris (D)6,630 · 31.6% | R+35.8 | 20,954 | South Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR |
| 2020 U.S. Senate26 precinctsSouth Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR | Lindsey Graham (R)13,618 · 65.0% | Jaime Harrison (D)6,970 · 33.3% | R+31.7 | 20,940 | 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 53
SC-2024-11-05-Cntyprec · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Richie YowRepublican | Republican | 13,365 | 73.7% |
| Bruce WallaceDemocrat | Democrat | 4,738 | 26.1% |
| Write-InNonpartisan | Nonpartisan | 22 | 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 53
SC-2022-11-08-Cntyprec · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richie YowRepublican | Republican | 9,777 | 99.3% |
| Write-InNonpartisan | Nonpartisan | 67 | 0.7% |
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 53
SC-2020-11-03-Cntyprec · Nov 3, 2020| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard L Richie YowRepublican | Republican | 11,007 | 97.8% |
| Write-InNonpartisan | Nonpartisan | 242 | 2.2% |
Certified — SEC final ENR (county detail files); reconciled to the certified county totals · South Carolina State Election Commission — ENR county detail results