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South Carolina House District 116

Name: South Carolina House District 116
Start: 2026-11-03
Location: South Carolina

South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina

Clay Middleton flipped the seat for Democrats, winning by 11.1 points over James E Teeple.

Clay MiddletonDemocrat · winner

55.5%11,632

James E TeepleRepublican · incumbent

44.4%9,309

Write-InOther party

0.1%11

20,952 votes

Where the race moved

Against the 2024 presidential vote

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Clay MiddletonJames E Teeple

$61.5K

Raised by the campaign

$28.3K

$52.8K

Spent by the campaign

$50.2K

$8.7K

Cash on hand

$84.4K

Campaign money: South Carolina State Ethics Commission, through Jun 30, 2026; South Carolina State Ethics Commission, through Jun 10, 2026.

Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.

Also on the ballot: Write-In (Other party), 0.1%