Leaving office January 3, 2027.Did not run for re-election in 2026. This page switches to the former-officeholder layout when the term ends.

RepublicanIn office until January 3, 2027

Ralph Norman

U.S. Representative, SC-5 since 2017. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 6 elections between 2006 and 2024, winning 5.

U.S. Representative, SC-5Born 1953

Official website Wikipedia Congress.gov FEC filings

In office: 9 yrs; Since 2017
Bills became law: 1; 23 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed: 11.4%; Chamber median 2.1%
With party: 98%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +27.2; Won 2024
Elections: 6; 2006–2024

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Committees

119th Congress.

House Committee on Financial ServicesFinancial InstitutionsHousing and Insurance
House Committee on RulesLegislative and Budget Process
House Committee on the Budget

Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Legislation

119th Congress · 23 sponsored · 1 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HR 3377 To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to James Capers, Jr., for acts of valor as a member…
Private Legislation · Became law Mar 2026

Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Norman sits in the U.S. House

Norman is closer to the center than 0% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Chip Roy, Andy Biggs, Eli Crane

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET

With Norman’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans98%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills2%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the U.S. House.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Norman’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Norman	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Sep 16, 2026	HR 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026	No	Yes	No	Passed 262–159
Jun 30, 2026	HCONRES 108: Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to…	No	No	Yes	Failed 189–235
Jun 9, 2026	S 2: Secure America Act	Not voting	Yes	No	Passed 214–212
May 13, 2026	HR 1346: To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure…	No	Yes	No	Passed 218–203
Feb 12, 2026	HR 2189: To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and…	Not voting	Yes	No	Passed 233–185

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Norman was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

200620082010201220142016201820202022202420262028U.S. House, SC-5

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2024	U.S. House, SC-5	Won	R+27.2	R+23.1	+4.1
2022	U.S. House, SC-5	Won	R+29.6	R+18.7	+10.9
2020	U.S. House, SC-5	Won	R+20.2	—	—
2018	U.S. House, SC-5	Won	R+15.5	—	—
2017	U.S. House, SC-5 (special)	Won	R+3.1	—	—
2006	U.S. House, SC-5	Lost	D+13.8	—	—