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2016-11-08 Senatorial Election Results for South Carolina (Class 3)


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County Turnout Tim Scott*
(R)		 Thomas Dixon
(D)		 Bill Bledsoe
(Libertarian)		 Michael Scarborough
(American)		 Other Margin TOTAL
Abbeville54%6,66963.7%3,57034.1%1671.6%580.6%60.1%3,099 10,470
Aiken57%47,31864.7%23,68132.4%1,6602.3%4460.6%650.1%23,637 73,170
Allendale48%79623.4%2,54474.9%320.9%220.6%10.0%-1,748 3,395
Anderson52%57,67573.6%18,64823.8%1,5362.0%5010.6%550.1%39,027 78,415
Bamberg54%2,15935.6%3,82563.0%661.1%210.3%20.0%-1,666 6,073
Barnwell57%4,79352.2%4,22846.0%1071.2%560.6%30.0%565 9,187
Beaufort54%48,12563.1%26,61934.9%1,1801.5%3160.4%530.1%21,506 76,293
Berkeley49%50,42364.9%25,43532.7%1,3581.7%4200.5%740.1%24,988 77,710
Calhoun64%3,83451.9%3,36545.5%1361.8%470.6%60.1%469 7,388
Charleston56%97,21956.2%71,63141.4%3,0891.8%8230.5%1630.1%25,588 172,925
Cherokee49%14,56569.3%5,90128.1%3721.8%1650.8%170.1%8,664 21,020
Chester54%6,64948.8%6,57848.3%2591.9%1210.9%70.1%71 13,614
Chesterfield47%8,89555.5%6,78342.4%2291.4%960.6%130.1%2,112 16,016
Clarendon58%7,47750.1%7,21448.3%1551.0%730.5%150.1%263 14,934
Colleton56%9,42757.2%6,71040.7%2121.3%1330.8%130.1%2,717 16,495
Darlington58%15,26152.8%13,06645.2%4001.4%1400.5%150.1%2,195 28,882
Dillon50%5,74352.6%4,96945.5%1161.1%740.7%190.2%774 10,921
Dorchester54%39,91865.1%20,00932.6%1,0591.7%3290.5%470.1%19,909 61,362
Edgefield53%6,66259.2%4,32038.4%2081.8%600.5%60.1%2,342 11,256
Fairfield62%4,26539.4%6,34258.5%1471.4%690.6%90.1%-2,077 10,832
Florence55%31,44955.4%24,33042.9%6581.2%2580.5%490.1%7,119 56,744
Georgetown62%18,73760.3%11,88238.3%2690.9%1500.5%140.0%6,855 31,052
Greenville55%141,73167.2%63,44130.1%4,5752.2%1,0440.5%2220.1%78,290 211,013
Greenwood52%17,56862.8%9,79735.0%4401.6%1460.5%180.1%7,771 27,969
Hampton55%3,26539.3%4,83158.2%1341.6%650.8%40.0%-1,566 8,299
Horry49%90,64170.5%35,03827.3%2,0771.6%6940.5%920.1%55,603 128,542
Jasper50%5,15248.6%5,20149.1%1671.6%710.7%100.1%-49 10,601
Kershaw58%17,94963.6%9,48633.6%5401.9%2170.8%340.1%8,463 28,226
Lancaster54%23,19961.7%13,35035.5%7622.0%2800.7%300.1%9,849 37,621
Laurens49%17,05166.5%7,79330.4%5372.1%2150.8%290.1%9,258 25,625
Lee57%2,72734.7%4,99863.5%851.1%560.7%20.0%-2,271 7,868
Lexington56%85,38571.3%29,99525.1%3,2102.7%9370.8%1490.1%55,390 119,676
Marion58%5,50040.5%7,91558.3%1000.7%630.5%80.1%-2,415 13,586
Marlboro46%4,13241.3%5,71757.1%1141.1%490.5%30.0%-1,585 10,015
McCormick59%2,69953.8%2,24144.7%571.1%200.4%20.0%458 5,019
Newberry56%10,04861.6%5,77235.4%3382.1%1390.9%110.1%4,276 16,308
Oconee53%25,24877.1%6,72220.5%5461.7%2110.6%200.1%18,526 32,747
Orangeburg57%12,25632.1%25,38466.5%2920.8%1940.5%270.1%-13,128 38,153
Pickens47%37,72678.6%8,85818.4%1,0882.3%3030.6%530.1%28,868 48,028
Richland52%66,73640.3%95,04557.5%2,5291.5%8880.5%2100.1%-28,309 165,408
Saluda56%5,44365.2%2,69132.3%1421.7%630.8%40.0%2,752 8,343
Spartanburg50%79,48767.3%35,23929.8%2,6192.2%6530.6%1240.1%44,248 118,122
Sumter54%19,46245.1%22,91653.1%5361.2%2230.5%360.1%-3,454 43,173
Union53%6,72758.0%4,51438.9%2151.9%1341.2%90.1%2,213 11,599
Williamsburg58%5,13835.5%9,17963.4%830.6%670.5%60.0%-4,041 14,473
York56%68,28061.3%39,24935.3%2,8812.6%8130.7%1020.1%29,031 111,325
TOTAL 54% 1,241,60960.6% 757,02236.9% 37,4821.8% 11,9230.6% 1,8570.1% 484,587 2,049,893
Total R vote: 1,241,609 (60.6%)      Total D vote: 757,022 (36.9%)      Total Other vote: 51,262 (2.5%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements: $9,193,282 $40,462 $2,105 $0
Total Receipts: $13,073,028 $40,236 $2,180 $0
Cash on Hand: $3,879,745 $601 $0 $0
Contributions by Candidate: $0 $0 $0 $0
Loans by Candidate: $0 $0 $2,180 $0
Total Individual Contributions: $6,974,585 $36,085 $0 $0
Party Contributions: $450,400 $450 $0 $0
Other Committee Contributions: $5,460,072 $3,650 $0 $0
Transfers from Other Committees: $487,041 $0 $0 $0
Independent Expenditures Supporting: $174,574 $0 $0 $0
Independent Expenditures Opposing: $2,704 $0 $0 $0
Net Independent Expenditures: $171,870 $0 $0 $0
Net Spending: $9,365,152 $40,462 $2,105 $0

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/SC/2016



2016 Senate class 3, Abbeville County
CandidateVotesPct
Tim Scott* (R) 6,669 63.7%
Thomas Dixon (D) 3,570 34.1%
Bill Bledsoe (Lbt) 167 1.6%
Michael Scarborough (Amer) 58 0.6%
TOTAL 10,470
Turnout: 54%


2016 Senate class 3, Aiken County
CandidateVotesPct
Tim Scott* (R) 47,318 64.7%
Thomas Dixon (D) 23,681 32.4%
Bill Bledsoe (Lbt) 1,660 2.3%
Michael Scarborough (Amer) 446 0.6%
TOTAL 73,170
Turnout: 57%


2016 Senate class 3, Allendale County
CandidateVotesPct
Tim Scott* (R) 796 23.4%
Thomas Dixon (D) 2,544 74.9%
Bill Bledsoe (Lbt) 32 0.9%
Michael Scarborough (Amer) 22 0.6%
TOTAL 3,395
Turnout: 48%


2016 Senate class 3, Anderson County
CandidateVotesPct
Tim Scott* (R) 57,675 73.6%
Thomas Dixon (D) 18,648 23.8%
Bill Bledsoe (Lbt) 1,536 2.0%
Michael Scarborough (Amer) 501 0.6%
TOTAL 78,415
Turnout: 52%


2016 Senate class 3, Bamberg County
CandidateVotesPct
Tim Scott* (R) 2,159 35.6%
Thomas Dixon (D) 3,825 63.0%
Bill Bledsoe (Lbt) 66 1.1%
Michael Scarborough (Amer) 21 0.3%
TOTAL 6,073
Turnout: 54%


2016 Senate class 3, Barnwell County
CandidateVotesPct
Tim Scott* (R) 4,793 52.2%
Thomas Dixon (D) 4,228 46.0%
Bill Bledsoe (Lbt) 107 1.2%
Michael Scarborough (Amer) 56 0.6%
TOTAL 9,187
Turnout: 57%


2016 Senate class 3, Beaufort County
CandidateVotesPct
Tim Scott* (R) 48,125 63.1%
Thomas Dixon (D) 26,619 34.9%
Bill Bledsoe (Lbt) 1,180 1.5%
Michael Scarborough (Amer) 316 0.4%
TOTAL 76,293
Turnout: 54%


2016 Senate class 3, Berkeley County
CandidateVotesPct
Tim Scott* (R) 50,423 64.9%
Thomas Dixon (D) 25,435 32.7%
Bill Bledsoe (Lbt) 1,358 1.7%
Michael Scarborough (Amer) 420 0.5%
TOTAL 77,710
Turnout: 49%


2016 Senate class 3, Calhoun County
CandidateVotesPct
Tim Scott* (R) 3,834 51.9%
Thomas Dixon (D) 3,365 45.5%
Bill Bledsoe (Lbt) 136 1.8%
Michael Scarborough (Amer) 47 0.6%
TOTAL 7,388
Turnout: 64%


2016 Senate class 3, Charleston County
CandidateVotesPct
Tim Scott* (R) 97,219 56.2%
Thomas Dixon (D) 71,631 41.4%
Bill Bledsoe (Lbt) 3,089 1.8%
Michael Scarborough (Amer) 823 0.5%
TOTAL 172,925
Turnout: 56%


2016 Senate class 3, Cherokee County
CandidateVotesPct
Tim Scott* (R) 14,565 69.3%
Thomas Dixon (D) 5,901 28.1%
Bill Bledsoe (Lbt) 372 1.8%
Michael Scarborough (Amer) 165 0.8%
TOTAL 21,020
Turnout: 49%


2016 Senate class 3, Chester County
CandidateVotesPct
Tim Scott* (R) 6,649 48.8%
Thomas Dixon (D) 6,578 48.3%
Bill Bledsoe (Lbt) 259 1.9%
Michael Scarborough (Amer) 121 0.9%
TOTAL 13,614
Turnout: 54%


2016 Senate class 3, Chesterfield County
CandidateVotesPct
Tim Scott* (R) 8,895 55.5%
Thomas Dixon (D) 6,783 42.4%
Bill Bledsoe (Lbt) 229 1.4%
Michael Scarborough (Amer) 96 0.6%
TOTAL 16,016
Turnout: 47%


2016 Senate class 3, Clarendon County
CandidateVotesPct
Tim Scott* (R) 7,477 50.1%
Thomas Dixon (D) 7,214 48.3%
Bill Bledsoe (Lbt) 155 1.0%
Michael Scarborough (Amer) 73 0.5%
TOTAL 14,934
Turnout: 58%


2016 Senate class 3, Colleton County
CandidateVotesPct
Tim Scott* (R) 9,427 57.2%
Thomas Dixon (D) 6,710 40.7%
Bill Bledsoe (Lbt) 212 1.3%
Michael Scarborough (Amer) 133 0.8%
TOTAL 16,495
Turnout: 56%


2016 Senate class 3, Darlington County
CandidateVotesPct
Tim Scott* (R) 15,261 52.8%
Thomas Dixon (D) 13,066 45.2%
Bill Bledsoe (Lbt) 400 1.4%
Michael Scarborough (Amer) 140 0.5%
TOTAL 28,882
Turnout: 58%


2016 Senate class 3, Dillon County
CandidateVotesPct
Tim Scott* (R) 5,743 52.6%
Thomas Dixon (D) 4,969 45.5%
Bill Bledsoe (Lbt) 116 1.1%
Michael Scarborough (Amer) 74 0.7%
TOTAL 10,921
Turnout: 50%


2016 Senate class 3, Dorchester County
CandidateVotesPct
Tim Scott* (R) 39,918 65.1%
Thomas Dixon (D) 20,009 32.6%
Bill Bledsoe (Lbt) 1,059 1.7%
Michael Scarborough (Amer) 329 0.5%
TOTAL 61,362
Turnout: 54%


2016 Senate class 3, Edgefield County
CandidateVotesPct
Tim Scott* (R) 6,662 59.2%
Thomas Dixon (D) 4,320 38.4%
Bill Bledsoe (Lbt) 208 1.8%
Michael Scarborough (Amer) 60 0.5%
TOTAL 11,256
Turnout: 53%


2016 Senate class 3, Fairfield County
CandidateVotesPct
Tim Scott* (R) 4,265 39.4%
Thomas Dixon (D) 6,342 58.5%
Bill Bledsoe (Lbt) 147 1.4%
Michael Scarborough (Amer) 69 0.6%
TOTAL 10,832
Turnout: 62%


2016 Senate class 3, Florence County
CandidateVotesPct
Tim Scott* (R) 31,449 55.4%
Thomas Dixon (D) 24,330 42.9%
Bill Bledsoe (Lbt) 658 1.2%
Michael Scarborough (Amer) 258 0.5%
TOTAL 56,744
Turnout: 55%


2016 Senate class 3, Georgetown County
CandidateVotesPct
Tim Scott* (R) 18,737 60.3%
Thomas Dixon (D) 11,882 38.3%
Bill Bledsoe (Lbt) 269 0.9%
Michael Scarborough (Amer) 150 0.5%
TOTAL 31,052
Turnout: 62%


2016 Senate class 3, Greenville County
CandidateVotesPct
Tim Scott* (R) 141,731 67.2%
Thomas Dixon (D) 63,441 30.1%
Bill Bledsoe (Lbt) 4,575 2.2%
Michael Scarborough (Amer) 1,044 0.5%
TOTAL 211,013
Turnout: 55%


2016 Senate class 3, Greenwood County
CandidateVotesPct
Tim Scott* (R) 17,568 62.8%
Thomas Dixon (D) 9,797 35.0%
Bill Bledsoe (Lbt) 440 1.6%
Michael Scarborough (Amer) 146 0.5%
TOTAL 27,969
Turnout: 52%


2016 Senate class 3, Hampton County
CandidateVotesPct
Tim Scott* (R) 3,265 39.3%
Thomas Dixon (D) 4,831 58.2%
Bill Bledsoe (Lbt) 134 1.6%
Michael Scarborough (Amer) 65 0.8%
TOTAL 8,299
Turnout: 55%


2016 Senate class 3, Horry County
CandidateVotesPct
Tim Scott* (R) 90,641 70.5%
Thomas Dixon (D) 35,038 27.3%
Bill Bledsoe (Lbt) 2,077 1.6%
Michael Scarborough (Amer) 694 0.5%
TOTAL 128,542
Turnout: 49%


2016 Senate class 3, Jasper County
CandidateVotesPct
Tim Scott* (R) 5,152 48.6%
Thomas Dixon (D) 5,201 49.1%
Bill Bledsoe (Lbt) 167 1.6%
Michael Scarborough (Amer) 71 0.7%
TOTAL 10,601
Turnout: 50%


2016 Senate class 3, Kershaw County
CandidateVotesPct
Tim Scott* (R) 17,949 63.6%
Thomas Dixon (D) 9,486 33.6%
Bill Bledsoe (Lbt) 540 1.9%
Michael Scarborough (Amer) 217 0.8%
TOTAL 28,226
Turnout: 58%


2016 Senate class 3, Lancaster County
CandidateVotesPct
Tim Scott* (R) 23,199 61.7%
Thomas Dixon (D) 13,350 35.5%
Bill Bledsoe (Lbt) 762 2.0%
Michael Scarborough (Amer) 280 0.7%
TOTAL 37,621
Turnout: 54%


2016 Senate class 3, Laurens County
CandidateVotesPct
Tim Scott* (R) 17,051 66.5%
Thomas Dixon (D) 7,793 30.4%
Bill Bledsoe (Lbt) 537 2.1%
Michael Scarborough (Amer) 215 0.8%
TOTAL 25,625
Turnout: 49%


2016 Senate class 3, Lee County
CandidateVotesPct
Tim Scott* (R) 2,727 34.7%
Thomas Dixon (D) 4,998 63.5%
Bill Bledsoe (Lbt) 85 1.1%
Michael Scarborough (Amer) 56 0.7%
TOTAL 7,868
Turnout: 57%


2016 Senate class 3, Lexington County
CandidateVotesPct
Tim Scott* (R) 85,385 71.3%
Thomas Dixon (D) 29,995 25.1%
Bill Bledsoe (Lbt) 3,210 2.7%
Michael Scarborough (Amer) 937 0.8%
TOTAL 119,676
Turnout: 56%


2016 Senate class 3, Marion County
CandidateVotesPct
Tim Scott* (R) 5,500 40.5%
Thomas Dixon (D) 7,915 58.3%
Bill Bledsoe (Lbt) 100 0.7%
Michael Scarborough (Amer) 63 0.5%
TOTAL 13,586
Turnout: 58%


2016 Senate class 3, Marlboro County
CandidateVotesPct
Tim Scott* (R) 4,132 41.3%
Thomas Dixon (D) 5,717 57.1%
Bill Bledsoe (Lbt) 114 1.1%
Michael Scarborough (Amer) 49 0.5%
TOTAL 10,015
Turnout: 46%


2016 Senate class 3, McCormick County
CandidateVotesPct
Tim Scott* (R) 2,699 53.8%
Thomas Dixon (D) 2,241 44.7%
Bill Bledsoe (Lbt) 57 1.1%
Michael Scarborough (Amer) 20 0.4%
TOTAL 5,019
Turnout: 59%


2016 Senate class 3, Newberry County
CandidateVotesPct
Tim Scott* (R) 10,048 61.6%
Thomas Dixon (D) 5,772 35.4%
Bill Bledsoe (Lbt) 338 2.1%
Michael Scarborough (Amer) 139 0.9%
TOTAL 16,308
Turnout: 56%


2016 Senate class 3, Oconee County
CandidateVotesPct
Tim Scott* (R) 25,248 77.1%
Thomas Dixon (D) 6,722 20.5%
Bill Bledsoe (Lbt) 546 1.7%
Michael Scarborough (Amer) 211 0.6%
TOTAL 32,747
Turnout: 53%


2016 Senate class 3, Orangeburg County
CandidateVotesPct
Tim Scott* (R) 12,256 32.1%
Thomas Dixon (D) 25,384 66.5%
Bill Bledsoe (Lbt) 292 0.8%
Michael Scarborough (Amer) 194 0.5%
TOTAL 38,153
Turnout: 57%


2016 Senate class 3, Pickens County
CandidateVotesPct
Tim Scott* (R) 37,726 78.6%
Thomas Dixon (D) 8,858 18.4%
Bill Bledsoe (Lbt) 1,088 2.3%
Michael Scarborough (Amer) 303 0.6%
TOTAL 48,028
Turnout: 47%


2016 Senate class 3, Richland County
CandidateVotesPct
Tim Scott* (R) 66,736 40.3%
Thomas Dixon (D) 95,045 57.5%
Bill Bledsoe (Lbt) 2,529 1.5%
Michael Scarborough (Amer) 888 0.5%
TOTAL 165,408
Turnout: 52%


2016 Senate class 3, Saluda County
CandidateVotesPct
Tim Scott* (R) 5,443 65.2%
Thomas Dixon (D) 2,691 32.3%
Bill Bledsoe (Lbt) 142 1.7%
Michael Scarborough (Amer) 63 0.8%
TOTAL 8,343
Turnout: 56%


2016 Senate class 3, Spartanburg County
CandidateVotesPct
Tim Scott* (R) 79,487 67.3%
Thomas Dixon (D) 35,239 29.8%
Bill Bledsoe (Lbt) 2,619 2.2%
Michael Scarborough (Amer) 653 0.6%
TOTAL 118,122
Turnout: 50%


2016 Senate class 3, Sumter County
CandidateVotesPct
Tim Scott* (R) 19,462 45.1%
Thomas Dixon (D) 22,916 53.1%
Bill Bledsoe (Lbt) 536 1.2%
Michael Scarborough (Amer) 223 0.5%
TOTAL 43,173
Turnout: 54%


2016 Senate class 3, Union County
CandidateVotesPct
Tim Scott* (R) 6,727 58.0%
Thomas Dixon (D) 4,514 38.9%
Bill Bledsoe (Lbt) 215 1.9%
Michael Scarborough (Amer) 134 1.2%
TOTAL 11,599
Turnout: 53%


2016 Senate class 3, Williamsburg County
CandidateVotesPct
Tim Scott* (R) 5,138 35.5%
Thomas Dixon (D) 9,179 63.4%
Bill Bledsoe (Lbt) 83 0.6%
Michael Scarborough (Amer) 67 0.5%
TOTAL 14,473
Turnout: 58%


2016 Senate class 3, York County
CandidateVotesPct
Tim Scott* (R) 68,280 61.3%
Thomas Dixon (D) 39,249 35.3%
Bill Bledsoe (Lbt) 2,881 2.6%
Michael Scarborough (Amer) 813 0.7%
TOTAL 111,325
Turnout: 56%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Tim Scott*
Total Disbursements: $9,193,282
Total Receipts: $13,073,028
Cash on Hand: $3,879,745
Candidate Contributions: $0
Candidate Loans: $0
Individual Contributions: $6,974,585
Party Contributions: $450,400
Other Committee Contributions: $5,460,072
Other Committee Transfers: $487,041
Indep. Expenditures Supporting: $174,574
Indep. Expenditures Opposing: $2,704
Net Independent Expenditures: $171,870
Net Spending: $9,365,152



Thomas Dixon
Total Disbursements: $40,462
Total Receipts: $40,236
Cash on Hand: $601
Candidate Contributions: $0
Candidate Loans: $0
Individual Contributions: $36,085
Party Contributions: $450
Other Committee Contributions: $3,650
Other Committee Transfers: $0
Indep. Expenditures Supporting: $0
Indep. Expenditures Opposing: $0
Net Independent Expenditures: $0
Net Spending: $40,462



Bill Bledsoe
Total Disbursements: $2,105
Total Receipts: $2,180
Cash on Hand: $0
Candidate Contributions: $0
Candidate Loans: $2,180
Individual Contributions: $0
Party Contributions: $0
Other Committee Contributions: $0
Other Committee Transfers: $0
Indep. Expenditures Supporting: $0
Indep. Expenditures Opposing: $0
Net Independent Expenditures: $0
Net Spending: $2,105



**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/SC/2016


Republican Primary
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Democrat Primary
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