2020 United States Senate election in South Carolina facts for kids
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County results
Graham: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% Harrison: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% |
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An election happened on November 3, 2020, to elect a Senator from the U.S. state of South Carolina. The three people in the election were Lindsey Graham (Republican Party), Jaime Harrison (Democratic Party) and Bill Bledsoe (Constitution Party). Lindsey Graham won reelection for the fourth time. Jamie Harrison got more money for his campaign than any other politician.
There was two primary elections held on June 9, 2020. Lindsey Graham easily won the Republican Party primary and Jamie Harrison won the Democratic Party primary election.
Republican Party primary
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lindsey Graham (incumbent) | 317,512 | 67.69% | |
| Republican | Michael LaPierre | 79,932 | 17.04% | |
| Republican | Joe Reynolds | 43,029 | 9.17% | |
| Republican | Dwayne "Duke" Buckner | 28,570 | 6.09% | |
| Total votes | 469,043 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic Party primary
Jamie Harrison won the primary and Gloria Bromell Tinubu, William Stone, and Justin Wooton all stopped their race before the primary.
Results
| United States Senate election in South Carolina, 2020 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Lindsey Graham (incumbent) | 1,369,137 | 54.44% | +0.17% | |
| Democratic | Jaime Harrison | 1,110,828 | 44.17% | +5.39% | |
| Constitution | Bill Bledsoe | 32,845 | 1.30% | N/A | |
| Write-in | 2,294 | 0.09% | -0.29% | ||
| Total votes | 2,515,104 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
See also
In Spanish: Elección al Senado de los Estados Unidos en Carolina del Sur de 2020 para niños
