South Carolina House District 71
State House District 71
Covers parts of Richland County and 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 Lake Murray of Richland and Irmo (part).
20 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 President20 precinctsSouth Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR | Donald J Trump/JD Vance (R)17,229 · 58.4% | Kamala D Harris/Tim Walz (D)11,818 · 40.1% | R+18.3 | 29,497 | South Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR |
| 2022 U.S. Senate20 precinctsSouth Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR | Tim Scott (R)13,081 · 63.2% | Krystle Matthews (D)7,597 · 36.7% | R+26.5 | 20,702 | South Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR |
| 2022 Governor20 precinctsSouth Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR | Henry McMaster/Pamela Evette (R)11,741 · 56.5% | Joe Cunningham/Tally Parham Casey (D)8,739 · 42.0% | R+14.4 | 20,798 | South Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR |
| 2020 President20 precinctsSouth Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR | Donald J Trump | Michael R Pence (R)16,194 · 56.5% | Joseph R Biden | Kamala D Harris (D)11,988 · 41.8% | R+14.7 | 28,681 | South Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR |
| 2020 U.S. Senate20 precinctsSouth Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR | Lindsey Graham (R)16,252 · 56.6% | Jaime Harrison (D)12,094 · 42.1% | R+14.5 | 28,722 | 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 71
SC-2024-11-05-Cntyprec · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan BallentineRepublican | Republican | 18,992 | 98.1% |
| Write-InNonpartisan | Nonpartisan | 374 | 1.9% |
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 71
SC-2022-11-08-Cntyprec · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan BallentineRepublican | Republican | 13,712 | 97.8% |
| Write-InNonpartisan | Nonpartisan | 311 | 2.2% |
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 71
SC-2020-11-03-Cntyprec · Nov 3, 2020| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan BallentineRepublican | Republican | 16,993 | 64.6% |
| Terry T SeawrightDemocrat | Democrat | 8,524 | 32.4% |
| Lawrence L LeeLibertarian | Libertarian | 763 | 2.9% |
| Write-InNonpartisan | Nonpartisan | 24 | 0.1% |
Certified — SEC final ENR (county detail files); reconciled to the certified county totals · South Carolina State Election Commission — ENR county detail results