2016Final results
2016 election for South Carolina's 4th District
U.S. House · South Carolina
Trey Gowdy (R) won with 67.2% of the vote, defeating Chris Fedalei (D) by 36.2 points.
Trey GowdyRepublican · winner
67.2%198,648
Chris FedaleiDemocrat
31.0%91,676
Michael ChandlerConstitution
1.7%5,103
295,670 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2016
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Chris FedaleiTrey Gowdy
$100.7K
Raised by the campaign
$1.9M
$100K
Spent by the campaign
$1.6M
$736
Cash on hand
$667K
Campaign money: FEC, through Nov 28, 2016; FEC, through Dec 31, 2016.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2016