2012Final results
2012 election for South Carolina's 4th District
U.S. House · South Carolina
Trey Gowdy (R) won with 64.9% of the vote, defeating Deb Morrow (D) by 31.2 points.
Trey GowdyRepublican · winner
64.9%173,201
Deb MorrowDemocrat
33.7%89,964
Jeff SumerelGreen
1.3%3,390
266,884 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 2012
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.
Deb MorrowTrey Gowdy
$4.2K
Raised by the campaign
$728.8K
$200
Spent by the campaign
$533.3K
$7.7K
Cash on hand
$271K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 6, 2012; FEC, through Dec 31, 2012.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012