Robert Williams
South Carolina State Representative, District 62 since 2006. Ran in 12 elections between 2006 and 2024, winning 11. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 20 yrs
- Since 2006
- Bills became law
- 17
- 981 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 5.6%
- Chamber median 7.9%
- With party
- 98%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- −19.3
- Lost 2026
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Labor, Commerce and Industry
- Legislative Oversight
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Williams sits in the South Carolina House of Representatives
Williams is closer to the center than 32% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Todd Rutherford, Kambrell Garvin, Leon Howard
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:01 PM ET
With Williams’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats98%
Black tick: the average of Democrats in the South Carolina House of Representatives.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Williams’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Williams | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2026 | H 3305: Supplemental Appropriations | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 96–15 |
| Aug 11, 2026 | H 4042: Ivermectin | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 43–51 |
| May 14, 2026 | H 5122: Internet and Communications Service Providers Equipment | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 92–18 |
| May 14, 2026 | H 4303: Cigarettes for heating | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 91–18 |
| May 14, 2026 | H 4589: Education Capital Improvements Sales and Use Tax | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 91–14 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Williams was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
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 | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 42 | Lost | R+19.3 | R+33.0 | +13.7 |
| 2026 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 62 | Won | D+95.6 | D+4.3 | +91.3 |
| 2024 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 62 | Won | — | D+4.3 | — |
| 2022 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 62 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2020 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 62 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2018 | U.S. House, SC-7 | Lost | R+19.3 | — | — |
| 2018 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 62 | Won | D+26.4 | — | — |
| 2016 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 62 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2014 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 62 | Won | D+36.4 | — | — |
| 2014 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 62 (primary) | Won | — | — | — |
| 2012 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 62 | Won | D+36.7 | — | — |
| 2010 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 62 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2008 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 62 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2006 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 62 | Won | D+34.3 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: South Carolina Election Commission (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $21.6K
- Spent
- $20.1K
- Cash
- $57
Source: South Carolina State Ethics Commission filings through May 20, 2026Updated Oct 15, 2026, 1:11 AM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Robert Williams State | Active |
Source: South Carolina State Ethics Commission filings through May 20, 2026Updated Oct 15, 2026, 1:11 AM ET
Seats Williams has held
- South Carolina House of Representatives, District 62 · since 2006
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Williams has run against
- Doug Gilliam (R) · 2026 election, lost
- Write-In (I) · 2026 election, won
- Tom Rice (R) · 2018 election, lost
- Billy Baldwin (R) · 2018 election, won
- Chippy Johnson (R) · 2014 election, won
- Ronald Reese Page (R) · 2012 election, won
- Daniel James (R) · 2006 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: South Carolina Election Commission (unofficial)
How we know Williams
One person, matched across every source we use.
- FEC H8SC07063
- Open States ocd-person/1b83cb36-84ea-44b1-b234-14ca1151c7a4
- Wikidata Q21062888
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET