2016 South Carolina House of Representatives election

2016 South Carolina House of Representatives election

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All 124 seats in the South Carolina House of Representatives
63 seats needed for a majority
Turnout67.85%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Jay Lucas J. Todd Rutherford
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since December 2, 2014 January 8, 2013
Leader's seat 121st 101st
Last election 78 46
Seats won 80 44
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 2
Popular vote 869,238 572,739
Percentage 58.48% 38.53%
Swing Decrease4.73% Increase3.57%

Results:
     Republican gain      Republican hold
     Democratic hold

Speaker before election

Jay Lucas
Republican

Elected Speaker

Jay Lucas
Republican

The 2016 South Carolina House of Representatives elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. South Carolina voters elected state representatives in all 124 of the state house's districts. State representatives serve two-year terms in the South Carolina State House. A statewide map of South Carolina's state House districts can be obtained from the South Carolina House's website here, and individual district maps can be obtained from the U.S. Census here.

A primary election on June 14, 2016, and a primary runoff on June 28, 2016, in races in which no candidate received over 50% of his/her party's primary vote, determined which candidates appeared on the November 8 general election ballot. Primary election results can be obtained from the South Carolina Secretary of State's website.[1]

Following the 2014 state house elections, Republicans maintained effective control of the House with 80 members. Democrats held 44 seats following the 2016 elections.

In the 2016 election, Republicans gained 2 seats, thus maintaining a 80-to-44-seat majority over Democrats.

  1. ^ "Official Results". South Carolina Secretary of State. Retrieved February 22, 2019.