South Carolina House District 78
State House District 78
Covers part of Richland County.
Who Holds This Seat
Running in 2026
Democrat · 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.
Libertarian
- 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.
Republican
- 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 Columbia (part), Forest Acres (part) and Arcadia Lakes.
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 in This District
| Contest | First | Second | Margin | Votes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 President16 precinctsSouth Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR | Kamala D Harris/Tim Walz (D)14,644 · 61.8% | Donald J Trump/JD Vance (R)8,626 · 36.4% | D+25.4 | 23,712 | South Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR |
| 2022 U.S. Senate16 precinctsSouth Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR | Krystle Matthews (D)8,759 · 54.0% | Tim Scott (R)7,439 · 45.8% | D+8.1 | 16,226 | South Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR |
| 2022 Governor16 precinctsSouth Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR | Joe Cunningham/Tally Parham Casey (D)9,645 · 58.9% | Henry McMaster/Pamela Evette (R)6,511 · 39.8% | D+19.1 | 16,369 | South Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR |
| 2020 President16 precinctsSouth Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR | Joseph R Biden | Kamala D Harris (D)14,412 · 61.0% | Donald J Trump | Michael R Pence (R)8,898 · 37.6% | D+23.3 | 23,645 | South Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR |
| 2020 U.S. Senate16 precinctsSouth Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR | Jaime Harrison (D)14,358 · 60.6% | Lindsey Graham (R)9,176 · 38.7% | D+21.9 | 23,709 | 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 78
SC-2024-11-05-Cntyprec · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beth BernsteinDemocrat | Democrat | 14,847 | 98.7% |
| Write-InNonpartisan | Nonpartisan | 193 | 1.3% |
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 78
SC-2022-11-08-Cntyprec · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beth BernsteinDemocrat | Democrat | 9,770 | 97.9% |
| Write-InNonpartisan | Nonpartisan | 209 | 2.1% |
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 78
SC-2020-11-03-Cntyprec · Nov 3, 2020| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beth BernsteinDemocrat | Democrat | 12,449 | 65.9% |
| Viresh SinhaRepublican | Republican | 6,422 | 34.0% |
| 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