South Carolina House District 85
State House District 85
Covers 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 Seven Oaks (part), Chapin, Irmo (part) and Columbia (part).
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 | Donald J Trump/JD Vance (R)17,063 · 60.4% | Kamala D Harris/Tim Walz (D)10,750 · 38.1% | R+22.4 | 28,237 | South Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR |
| 2022 U.S. Senate16 precinctsSouth Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR | Tim Scott (R)13,058 · 66.4% | Krystle Matthews (D)6,575 · 33.5% | R+33.0 | 19,656 | South Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR |
| 2022 Governor16 precinctsSouth Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR | Henry McMaster/Pamela Evette (R)11,915 · 60.2% | Joe Cunningham/Tally Parham Casey (D)7,566 · 38.2% | R+22.0 | 19,784 | South Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR |
| 2020 President15 precinctsSouth Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR | Donald J Trump | Michael R Pence (R)15,815 · 59.0% | Joseph R Biden | Kamala D Harris (D)10,502 · 39.2% | R+19.8 | 26,787 | South Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR |
| 2020 U.S. Senate15 precinctsSouth Carolina State Election CommissionCertified — SEC final ENR | Lindsey Graham (R)16,030 · 59.7% | Jaime Harrison (D)10,513 · 39.2% | R+20.6 | 26,832 | 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 85
SC-2024-11-05-Cntyprec · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jay KilmartinRepublican | Republican | 17,933 | 98.1% |
| Write-InNonpartisan | Nonpartisan | 343 | 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 85
SC-2022-11-08-Cntyprec · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jay KilmartinRepublican | Republican | 11,450 | 75.5% |
| John DavisLibertarian | Libertarian | 3,611 | 23.8% |
| Write-InNonpartisan | Nonpartisan | 99 | 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 85
SC-2020-11-03-Cntyprec · Nov 3, 2020| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chip HugginsRepublican | Republican | 20,169 | 97.1% |
| Write-InNonpartisan | Nonpartisan | 600 | 2.9% |
Certified — SEC final ENR (county detail files); reconciled to the certified county totals · South Carolina State Election Commission — ENR county detail results