South Carolina House of Representatives · 2026 general · all 124 seats
Republicans keep a majority in the South Carolina House of Representatives
Democrats hold 45 seats and Republicans 78, with 1 still being counted; 63 make a majority. 10 seats changed party.
10 seats flipped to Democrats0 to Republicans1 still uncalled
Source: Results and race calls: South Carolina Election Commission (unofficial)Updated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET
Source: Results and race calls: South Carolina Election Commission (unofficial)Updated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET
Every race, by how close it was
All 123 races by the winner’s margin, D − R. The shaded band holds the 16 races decided by under 5 points. Ringed dots flipped; amber dots are still being counted. The 19 seats won without an opponent sit at the ends.
- Democratic
- Republican
- Counting
- Flipped
- Under 5 points
Unofficial returns. Source: Results and race calls: South Carolina Election Commission (unofficial)Updated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET
Seats that flipped
Districts that elected the other party.
Incumbents who lost
Members defeated in the general election.
Closest called races
Smallest winning margins.
Biggest swings
Change in margin from the last race on the same lines.
Source: Results and race calls: South Carolina Election Commission (unofficial)Updated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET
How far each district moved
Change in each contested district’s margin from the previous election, in 2-point bins. The median district moved D +16.1.
43 contested districts; districts uncontested in either election are left out.
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
South Carolina House of Representatives in other elections
- 2024 Rep. 87–36
- 2022 Rep. 88–36
- 2020 Rep. 81–43
- 2018 Rep. 80–44
- The South Carolina House of Representatives →
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