Elections / 2018 · Governor · SC
Henry McMaster / Pamela Evette won South Carolina's 2018 governor's race.
Henry McMaster / Pamela Evette (Republican) led by 8.0 points statewide. County returns are aggregated from precinct-level results (MIT Election Lab).
Statewide result
South Carolina 2018 governor — precinct returns aggregated statewide (MIT Election Lab).
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry McMaster / Pamela Evette | RRepublican | 921,342 | 54.0% |
| James Smith / Mandy Powers Norrell | DDemocrat | 784,182 | 46.0% |
By county (46)
Each row links to the county's full place page.
| County | Won | Led by | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville | R | Henry McMaster / Pamela Evette | +16.0 | 176,202 |
| Charleston | D | James Smith / Mandy Powers Norrell | +14.9 | 147,276 |
| Richland | D | James Smith / Mandy Powers Norrell | +40.8 | 141,269 |
| Horry | R | Henry McMaster / Pamela Evette | +30.2 | 110,559 |
| Lexington | R | Henry McMaster / Pamela Evette | +25.9 | 99,398 |
| York | R | Henry McMaster / Pamela Evette | +17.1 | 95,476 |
| Spartanburg | R | Henry McMaster / Pamela Evette | +23.4 | 94,706 |
| Beaufort | R | Henry McMaster / Pamela Evette | +9.1 | 70,370 |
| Berkeley | R | Henry McMaster / Pamela Evette | +7.1 | 65,559 |
| Anderson | R | Henry McMaster / Pamela Evette | +38.3 | 62,798 |
| Aiken | R | Henry McMaster / Pamela Evette | +23.6 | 59,555 |
| Dorchester | R | Henry McMaster / Pamela Evette | +8.4 | 50,838 |
| Florence | R | Henry McMaster / Pamela Evette | +0.9 | 45,480 |
| Pickens | R | Henry McMaster / Pamela Evette | +46.1 | 38,532 |
| Sumter | D | James Smith / Mandy Powers Norrell | +15.3 | 34,408 |
| Lancaster | R | Henry McMaster / Pamela Evette | +19.1 | 32,851 |
| Orangeburg | D | James Smith / Mandy Powers Norrell | +39.8 | 30,624 |
| Oconee | R | Henry McMaster / Pamela Evette | +42.3 | 27,544 |
| Georgetown | R | Henry McMaster / Pamela Evette | +9.0 | 25,843 |
| Kershaw | R | Henry McMaster / Pamela Evette | +18.3 | 23,469 |
| Darlington | R | Henry McMaster / Pamela Evette | +1.9 | 23,307 |
| Greenwood | R | Henry McMaster / Pamela Evette | +20.9 | 23,113 |
| Laurens | R | Henry McMaster / Pamela Evette | +27.0 | 20,314 |
| Cherokee | R | Henry McMaster / Pamela Evette | +40.5 | 16,694 |
| Colleton | R | Henry McMaster / Pamela Evette | +4.3 | 13,212 |
| Newberry | R | Henry McMaster / Pamela Evette | +17.4 | 13,018 |
| Clarendon | D | James Smith / Mandy Powers Norrell | +5.3 | 12,087 |
| Chesterfield | R | Henry McMaster / Pamela Evette | +12.4 | 11,971 |
| Williamsburg | D | James Smith / Mandy Powers Norrell | +34.6 | 11,543 |
| Chester | R | Henry McMaster / Pamela Evette | +4.3 | 10,860 |
| Marion | D | James Smith / Mandy Powers Norrell | +23.9 | 10,413 |
| Edgefield | R | Henry McMaster / Pamela Evette | +20.1 | 9,383 |
| Jasper | D | James Smith / Mandy Powers Norrell | +7.0 | 9,348 |
| Fairfield | D | James Smith / Mandy Powers Norrell | +26.5 | 9,274 |
| Union | R | Henry McMaster / Pamela Evette | +16.6 | 8,936 |
| Abbeville | R | Henry McMaster / Pamela Evette | +27.3 | 8,564 |
| Dillon | D | James Smith / Mandy Powers Norrell | +1.1 | 8,193 |
| Marlboro | D | James Smith / Mandy Powers Norrell | +18.4 | 7,760 |
| Barnwell | R | Henry McMaster / Pamela Evette | +2.5 | 7,283 |
| Saluda | R | Henry McMaster / Pamela Evette | +31.4 | 6,872 |
| Hampton | D | James Smith / Mandy Powers Norrell | +22.6 | 6,609 |
| Lee | D | James Smith / Mandy Powers Norrell | +31.7 | 6,364 |
| Calhoun | D | James Smith / Mandy Powers Norrell | +0.6 | 5,942 |
| McCormick | R | Henry McMaster / Pamela Evette | +5.1 | 4,430 |
| Bamberg | D | James Smith / Mandy Powers Norrell | +29.1 | 4,380 |
| Allendale | D | James Smith / Mandy Powers Norrell | +58.0 | 2,897 |