House districts / South Carolina
South Carolina's 3rd congressional district
SC-3. Same lines in 2026 as in 2022.
Fundraising
- Sheri Biggs Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $707kSpent $610k · Cash $201k
- Eunice Lehmacher Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $99kSpent $77k · Cash $22k
1 other 2026 candidate filed reports (primary candidate).
Federal Election Commission, candidate totals, public domain.
President in this district
PollCheck calculation from precinct returns on the 2026 lines (method).
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris 27.8% | Trump 70.9% | 1.3% | R+43.1 |
| 2020 | Biden 30.6% | Trump 68.0% | 1.4% | R+37.5 |
| 2016 | Clinton 29.1% | Trump 66.9% | 4.0% | R+37.8 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 750,357 | |
| Adults (18+) | 592,098 | |
| Citizens, % of adults | 97.3% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29 | 20.1% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44 | 22.8% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64 | 32.5% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over | 24.6% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 71.7% | 57.4% |
| Black | 16.4% | 11.9% |
| Hispanic | 6.3% | 19.3% |
| Asian | 1.0% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 4.7% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+ | 26.3% | 35.7% |
| Median household income | $62,661 | $80,734 |
American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for this district. The tick marks the US figure.
Winning margin
Results since 1976
| Year | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current lines (2022 on) post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2024 | Sheri Biggs Republican | 71.7% | Bryon L. Best Democrat others 3.0% | 25.3% | R+46.4 |
| 2022 | Jeff Duncan Republican | 97.6% | others 2.4% | R+95.3 | |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 seat count changed from 6 to 7 after the census | |||||
| 2020 | Jeff Duncan Republican | 71.2% | Hosea Cleveland Democrat others 0.1% | 28.7% | R+42.5 |
| 2018 | Jeff Duncan Republican | 67.8% | Mary Geren Democrat others 1.2% | 31.0% | R+36.8 |
| 2016 | Jeff Duncan Republican | 72.8% | Hosea Cleveland Democrat others 0.1% | 27.1% | R+45.8 |
| 2014 | Jeff Duncan Republican | 71.2% | Barbara Jo Mullis Democrat others 0.1% | 28.8% | R+42.4 |
| 2012 | Jeff Duncan Republican | 66.5% | Brian Ryan B. Doyle Democrat others 0.2% | 33.3% | R+33.3 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2010 | Jeff Duncan Republican | 62.5% | Jane Ballard Dyer Democrat + Working families others 1.4% | 36.2% | R+26.3 |
| 2008 | J. Gresham Barrett Republican | 64.7% | Jane Ballard Dyer Democrat others 0.1% | 35.2% | R+29.5 |
| 2006 | J. Gresham Barrett Republican | 62.9% | Lee Ballenger Democrat | 37.1% | R+25.8 |
| 2004 | J. Gresham Barrett Republican | 99.5% | others 0.5% | R+99.0 | |
| 2002 | J. Gresham Barrett Republican | 67.1% | George L. Brightharp Democrat others 1.6% | 31.3% | R+35.9 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2000 | Lindsey O. Graham Republican | 67.8% | George Brightharp Democrat + United citizens others 1.9% | 30.3% | R+37.5 |
| 1998 | Lindsey O. Graham Republican | 99.7% | others 0.3% | R+99.4 | |
| 1996 | Lindsey O. Graham Republican | 60.3% | Debbie Dorn Democrat others 1.0% | 38.7% | R+21.6 |
| 1994 | Lindsey O. Graham Republican | 60.0% | James E. Bryan, Jr. Democrat | 39.9% | R+20.1 |
| 1992 | Butler Derrick Democrat | 61.1% | Jim Bland Republican | 38.8% | D+22.3 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 1990 | Butler Derrick Democrat | 58.0% | Ray Haskett Republican others 0.1% | 41.9% | D+16.1 |
| 1988 | Butler Derrick Democrat | 53.7% | Henry Jordan Republican others 0.7% | 45.6% | D+8.1 |
| 1986 | Butler Derrick Democrat | 68.4% | Richard Dickison Republican others 0.1% | 31.6% | D+36.8 |
| 1984 | Butler Derrick Democrat | 58.4% | Clarence E. Taylor Republican others 1.0% | 40.6% | D+17.9 |
| 1982 | Butler Derrick Democrat | 90.4% | Gordon T. Davis Libertarian | 9.6% | D+80.7 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | Butler Derrick Democrat | 59.8% | Marshall Parker Republican others 0.8% | 39.4% | D+20.4 |
| 1978 | Butler Derrick Democrat | 81.9% | Anthony Panuccio Republican | 18.1% | D+63.8 |
| 1976 | Butler C. Derrick Democrat | 99.9% | others 0.1% | D+99.8 | |
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About these results
Shares count all candidate votes, including write-ins, with a candidate's votes on several party lines added together. Each result is on the lines in force at the time. Mid-decade redraws before 2016 may be unmarked.
President in this district: 2016 and 2020 are estimates: precinct votes are split between districts by census block.
Counties only partly inside the district show the 2024 result for that part; estimates are labelled.
Margin chart: winner minus runner-up. Gaps are unopposed races; dashed lines are new district lines.
Sources
Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2016 (doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2, CC0; via MEDSL/constituency-returns), and Clerk of the US House, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 2018-2024 (public domain).
Presidential results: PollCheck calculation from MIT Election Data and Science Lab 2024 precinct returns (doi:10.7910/DVN/XDJYKC, doi:10.7910/DVN/USBYR4, CC0; state totals doi:10.7910/DVN/42MVDX, CC0) and Voting and Election Science Team 2016 and 2020 precinct results and shapes (doi:10.7910/DVN/NH5S2I, doi:10.7910/DVN/K7760H, CC BY 4.0), with US Census Bureau 2020 block populations and block equivalency files (public domain). Official figures: Texas Legislative Council (2024 on the 2026 lines); Louisiana, New Jersey, California and Washington election offices (county totals). Certified results transcribed by Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Maine 2024 by district: 2024 United States presidential election in Maine (revision 1382530995); Indiana county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Indiana (revision 1382505975); Oregon county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Oregon (revision 1382605746).
District lines: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2026 (120th Congress) and 2025 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), public domain.
Members: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).
Counties: US Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (public domain); 2024 county results summed from the same MEDSL precinct returns, with the official county totals above.
Demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024 (public domain).
2028 candidates: Federal Election Commission (public domain).
Photos: official portraits, public domain (US government); see Photo credits.
PollCheck US. Data through November 5, 2026. Photo credits