South Carolina — 2008 Election Results

PresidentU.S. SenateU.S. House

Certified returns for every federal race in South Carolina in 2008, as published by the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. 7 of 7 congressional races match the totals printed in the Clerk's own recapitulation.

President

Presidential electors — votes by party line

Party lineVotesShare
Republican1,034,89653.9%
Democratic862,44944.9%
Libertarian7,2830.4%
Constitution6,8270.4%
Independent (Petition)5,0530.3%
Green4,4610.2%
Total1,920,969

The Clerk reports presidential returns by the party line of each slate of electors. Candidate-level results are on the 2008 election page.

U.S. Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Lindsey GrahamRepublican1,076,53457.5%
Bob ConleyDemocrat790,62142.2%
Write-in4,2760.2%
Total1,871,431

U.S. House of Representatives

District 1

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Henry E. Brown, Jr.Republican177,54051.9%
Linda KetnerDemocrat163,72447.9%
Write-in6150.2%
Total341,879

District 2

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Joe WilsonRepublican184,58353.7%
Rob MillerDemocrat158,62746.2%
Write-in2760.1%
Total343,486

District 3

CandidatePartyVotesShare
J. Gresham BarrettRepublican186,79964.7%
Jane Ballard DyerDemocrat101,72435.2%
Write-in2180.1%
Total288,741

District 4

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Bob InglisRepublican184,44060.1%
Paul CordenDemocrat113,29136.9%
C. Faye WaltersGreen7,3322.4%
Write-in1,8650.6%
Total306,928

District 5

CandidatePartyVotesShare
John M. Spratt, Jr.Democrat188,78561.6%
Albert F. SpencerRepublican113,28237.0%
Frank WaggonerConstitution4,0931.3%
Write-in1250.0%
Total306,285

District 6

CandidatePartyVotesShare
James E. ClyburnDemocrat193,37867.5%
Nancy HarrelsonRepublican93,05932.5%
Write-in1340.0%
Total286,571

Source

Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election, 2008 — Official source · Archived copy
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Shares are of all votes listed for the race, including write-ins and, where a state reports them, blank and void ballots.

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