South Carolina House District 79
State House District 79
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.
The District
14 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 President14 precinctsSouth Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR | Kamala D Harris/Tim Walz (D)19,373 · 75.5% | Donald J Trump/JD Vance (R)5,820 · 22.7% | D+52.8 | 25,652 | South Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR |
| 2022 U.S. Senate14 precinctsSouth Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR | Krystle Matthews (D)12,587 · 73.9% | Tim Scott (R)4,418 · 26.0% | D+48.0 | 17,025 | South Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR |
| 2022 Governor14 precinctsSouth Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR | Joe Cunningham/Tally Parham Casey (D)12,947 · 75.8% | Henry McMaster/Pamela Evette (R)3,878 · 22.7% | D+53.1 | 17,090 | South Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR |
| 2020 President14 precinctsSouth Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR | Joseph R Biden | Kamala D Harris (D)20,958 · 77.1% | Donald J Trump | Michael R Pence (R)5,823 · 21.4% | D+55.7 | 27,170 | South Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR |
| 2020 U.S. Senate14 precinctsSouth Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR | Jaime Harrison (D)21,269 · 78.2% | Lindsey Graham (R)5,697 · 20.9% | D+57.3 | 27,197 | 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 79
SC-2024-11-05-Cntyprec · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton GrantDemocrat | Democrat | 14,831 | 75.3% |
| Rebecca MadsenRepublican | Republican | 4,851 | 24.6% |
| Write-InNonpartisan | Nonpartisan | 21 | 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 79
SC-2022-11-08-Cntyprec · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory ThigpenDemocrat | Democrat | 10,105 | 74.5% |
| Melissa McFaddenRepublican | Republican | 3,440 | 25.4% |
| Write-InNonpartisan | Nonpartisan | 13 | 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 79
SC-2020-11-03-Cntyprec · Nov 3, 2020| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory T ThigpenDemocrat | Democrat | 18,032 | 87.0% |
| Victor KocherLibertarian | Libertarian | 2,615 | 12.6% |
| Write-InNonpartisan | Nonpartisan | 91 | 0.4% |
Certified — SEC final ENR (county detail files); reconciled to the certified county totals · South Carolina State Election Commission — ENR county detail results