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2020Final results

2020 election for South Carolina's 5th District

U.S. House · South Carolina

Ralph Norman (R) won with 60.1% of the vote, defeating Moe Brown (D) by 20.2 points.

Ralph NormanRepublican · winner
60.1%220,006
Moe BrownDemocrat
39.9%145,979
366,258 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020

Races before and after

EvenR+20.32016R+3.12017 special electionR+15.52018R+20.22020R+29.62022R+27.22024

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Moe BrownRalph Norman
$487.7K
Raised by the campaign
$1M
$484.3K
Spent by the campaign
$910.2K
$3.4K
Cash on hand
$727.9K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2020.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2020