DemocraticIncumbent
Hamilton R. Grant
- Experience
- State legislature
South Carolina › South Carolina House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
South Carolina House District 79
Hamilton R. Grant has no major-party opponent.
Hamilton R. Grant has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean D+51: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 33,016
- People per km²
- 764
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 47%
- White, no degree
- 12%of adults
- White 27%
- Hispanic 6%
- Black 58%
- Asian 5%
- Other / multiracial 4%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024
19,703 votes · D+50.7✓ Hamilton Grant (D)75.3%
Rebecca Madsen (R)24.6%
2024 President Vote in this district
20,006 two-party votes · D+50.9 · D+52.4 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)75.5%
Donald Trump (R)24.5%
2022 Earlier district lines
13,572 votes · D+49.2✓ Ivory Thigpen (D)74.5%
Melissa McFadden (R)25.4%
2020 Earlier district lines
20,738 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Ivory T Thigpen (D)87.0%
Victor Kocher (—)12.6%
2020 President Vote in this district
28,393 two-party votes · D+52.3 · D+47.8 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)76.2%
Donald Trump (R)23.8%
2016 President Vote in this district
22,267 two-party votes · D+43.0 · D+40.8 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)71.5%
Donald Trump (R)28.5%