2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2010 election for South Carolina's 5th District
U.S. House · South Carolina
Mick Mulvaney (R) won with 55.1% of the vote, defeating John Spratt (D) by 10.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Mick MulvaneyRepublican · winner
55.1%125,834
John SprattDemocrat
44.8%102,296
228,286 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2010
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
John SprattMick Mulvaney
$2M
Raised by the campaign
$1.6M
$2.5M
Spent by the campaign
$1.5M
$57.3K
Cash on hand
$137.5K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2010.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2010