Senate Elections 2016 | US Senate Elections | South Carolina Races
2016 South Carolina U.S. Senate Election Results
Tim Scott
Percent: 60.57%
Votes: 1,241,609
Thomas Dixon
Percent: 36.93%
Votes: 757,022
Race Summary
In the 2016 United States Senate election, Tim Scott was re-elected with 60.57% of the vote, while Democratic challenger Thomas Dixon received 36.93%. Third-party candidates like Libertarian Bill Bledsoe and American Party nominee Rebel Scarborough collectively captured about 2.50% of the vote.
Full Results
Tim Scott (REP)
Percent: 60.57%
Votes: 1,241,609
Thomas Dixon (DEM)
Percent: 36.93%
Votes: 757,022
Rebel Michael Scarborough (AMR)
Percent: 0.58%
Votes: 11,923
Bill Bledsoe (LIB)
Percent: 1.83%
Votes: 37,482
Write-In
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 1,857
Total votes: 2,049,893
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Results by County
Abbeville County
Tim Scott (REP)
Percent: 63.70%
Votes: 6,669
Thomas Dixon (DEM)
Percent: 34.10%
Votes: 3,570
Rebel Michael Scarborough (AMR)
Percent: 0.55%
Votes: 58
Bill Bledsoe (LIB)
Percent: 1.60%
Votes: 167
Write-In
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 6
Total votes: 10,470
Bamberg County
Tim Scott (REP)
Percent: 35.55%
Votes: 2,159
Thomas Dixon (DEM)
Percent: 62.98%
Votes: 3,825
Rebel Michael Scarborough (AMR)
Percent: 0.35%
Votes: 21
Bill Bledsoe (LIB)
Percent: 1.09%
Votes: 66
Write-In
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 2
Total votes: 6,073
Calhoun County
Tim Scott (REP)
Percent: 51.89%
Votes: 3,834
Thomas Dixon (DEM)
Percent: 45.55%
Votes: 3,365
Rebel Michael Scarborough (AMR)
Percent: 0.64%
Votes: 47
Bill Bledsoe (LIB)
Percent: 1.84%
Votes: 136
Write-In
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 6
Total votes: 7,388
Chesterfield County
Tim Scott (REP)
Percent: 55.54%
Votes: 8,895
Thomas Dixon (DEM)
Percent: 42.35%
Votes: 6,783
Rebel Michael Scarborough (AMR)
Percent: 0.60%
Votes: 96
Bill Bledsoe (LIB)
Percent: 1.43%
Votes: 229
Write-In
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 13
Total votes: 16,016
Dillon County
Tim Scott (REP)
Percent: 52.59%
Votes: 5,743
Thomas Dixon (DEM)
Percent: 45.50%
Votes: 4,969
Rebel Michael Scarborough (AMR)
Percent: 0.68%
Votes: 74
Bill Bledsoe (LIB)
Percent: 1.06%
Votes: 116
Write-In
Percent: 0.17%
Votes: 19
Total votes: 10,921
Florence County
Tim Scott (REP)
Percent: 55.42%
Votes: 31,449
Thomas Dixon (DEM)
Percent: 42.88%
Votes: 24,330
Rebel Michael Scarborough (AMR)
Percent: 0.45%
Votes: 258
Bill Bledsoe (LIB)
Percent: 1.16%
Votes: 658
Write-In
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 49
Total votes: 56,744
Hampton County
Tim Scott (REP)
Percent: 39.34%
Votes: 3,265
Thomas Dixon (DEM)
Percent: 58.21%
Votes: 4,831
Rebel Michael Scarborough (AMR)
Percent: 0.78%
Votes: 65
Bill Bledsoe (LIB)
Percent: 1.61%
Votes: 134
Write-In
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 4
Total votes: 8,299
Lancaster County
Tim Scott (REP)
Percent: 61.67%
Votes: 23,199
Thomas Dixon (DEM)
Percent: 35.49%
Votes: 13,350
Rebel Michael Scarborough (AMR)
Percent: 0.74%
Votes: 280
Bill Bledsoe (LIB)
Percent: 2.03%
Votes: 762
Write-In
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 30
Total votes: 37,621
Marion County
Tim Scott (REP)
Percent: 40.48%
Votes: 5,500
Thomas Dixon (DEM)
Percent: 58.26%
Votes: 7,915
Rebel Michael Scarborough (AMR)
Percent: 0.46%
Votes: 63
Bill Bledsoe (LIB)
Percent: 0.74%
Votes: 100
Write-In
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 8
Total votes: 13,586
Oconee County
Tim Scott (REP)
Percent: 77.10%
Votes: 25,248
Thomas Dixon (DEM)
Percent: 20.53%
Votes: 6,722
Rebel Michael Scarborough (AMR)
Percent: 0.64%
Votes: 211
Bill Bledsoe (LIB)
Percent: 1.67%
Votes: 546
Write-In
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 20
Total votes: 32,747
Saluda County
Tim Scott (REP)
Percent: 65.24%
Votes: 5,443
Thomas Dixon (DEM)
Percent: 32.25%
Votes: 2,691
Rebel Michael Scarborough (AMR)
Percent: 0.76%
Votes: 63
Bill Bledsoe (LIB)
Percent: 1.70%
Votes: 142
Write-In
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 4
Total votes: 8,343
Williamsburg County
Tim Scott (REP)
Percent: 35.50%
Votes: 5,138
Thomas Dixon (DEM)
Percent: 63.42%
Votes: 9,179
Rebel Michael Scarborough (AMR)
Percent: 0.46%
Votes: 67
Bill Bledsoe (LIB)
Percent: 0.57%
Votes: 83
Write-In
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 6
Total votes: 14,473
Aiken County
Tim Scott (REP)
Percent: 64.67%
Votes: 47,318
Thomas Dixon (DEM)
Percent: 32.36%
Votes: 23,681
Rebel Michael Scarborough (AMR)
Percent: 0.61%
Votes: 446
Bill Bledsoe (LIB)
Percent: 2.27%
Votes: 1,660
Write-In
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 65
Total votes: 73,170
Barnwell County
Tim Scott (REP)
Percent: 52.17%
Votes: 4,793
Thomas Dixon (DEM)
Percent: 46.02%
Votes: 4,228
Rebel Michael Scarborough (AMR)
Percent: 0.61%
Votes: 56
Bill Bledsoe (LIB)
Percent: 1.16%
Votes: 107
Write-In
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 3
Total votes: 9,187
Charleston County
Tim Scott (REP)
Percent: 56.22%
Votes: 97,219
Thomas Dixon (DEM)
Percent: 41.42%
Votes: 71,631
Rebel Michael Scarborough (AMR)
Percent: 0.48%
Votes: 823
Bill Bledsoe (LIB)
Percent: 1.79%
Votes: 3,089
Write-In
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 163
Total votes: 172,925
Clarendon County
Tim Scott (REP)
Percent: 50.07%
Votes: 7,477
Thomas Dixon (DEM)
Percent: 48.31%
Votes: 7,214
Rebel Michael Scarborough (AMR)
Percent: 0.49%
Votes: 73
Bill Bledsoe (LIB)
Percent: 1.04%
Votes: 155
Write-In
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 15
Total votes: 14,934
Dorchester County
Tim Scott (REP)
Percent: 65.05%
Votes: 39,918
Thomas Dixon (DEM)
Percent: 32.61%
Votes: 20,009
Rebel Michael Scarborough (AMR)
Percent: 0.54%
Votes: 329
Bill Bledsoe (LIB)
Percent: 1.73%
Votes: 1,059
Write-In
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 47
Total votes: 61,362
Georgetown County
Tim Scott (REP)
Percent: 60.34%
Votes: 18,737
Thomas Dixon (DEM)
Percent: 38.26%
Votes: 11,882
Rebel Michael Scarborough (AMR)
Percent: 0.48%
Votes: 150
Bill Bledsoe (LIB)
Percent: 0.87%
Votes: 269
Write-In
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 14
Total votes: 31,052
Horry County
Tim Scott (REP)
Percent: 70.51%
Votes: 90,641
Thomas Dixon (DEM)
Percent: 27.26%
Votes: 35,038
Rebel Michael Scarborough (AMR)
Percent: 0.54%
Votes: 694
Bill Bledsoe (LIB)
Percent: 1.62%
Votes: 2,077
Write-In
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 92
Total votes: 128,542
Laurens County
Tim Scott (REP)
Percent: 66.54%
Votes: 17,051
Thomas Dixon (DEM)
Percent: 30.41%
Votes: 7,793
Rebel Michael Scarborough (AMR)
Percent: 0.84%
Votes: 215
Bill Bledsoe (LIB)
Percent: 2.10%
Votes: 537
Write-In
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 29
Total votes: 25,625
Marlboro County
Tim Scott (REP)
Percent: 41.26%
Votes: 4,132
Thomas Dixon (DEM)
Percent: 57.08%
Votes: 5,717
Rebel Michael Scarborough (AMR)
Percent: 0.49%
Votes: 49
Bill Bledsoe (LIB)
Percent: 1.14%
Votes: 114
Write-In
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 3
Total votes: 10,015
Orangeburg County
Tim Scott (REP)
Percent: 32.12%
Votes: 12,256
Thomas Dixon (DEM)
Percent: 66.53%
Votes: 25,384
Rebel Michael Scarborough (AMR)
Percent: 0.51%
Votes: 194
Bill Bledsoe (LIB)
Percent: 0.77%
Votes: 292
Write-In
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 27
Total votes: 38,153
Spartanburg County
Tim Scott (REP)
Percent: 67.29%
Votes: 79,487
Thomas Dixon (DEM)
Percent: 29.83%
Votes: 35,239
Rebel Michael Scarborough (AMR)
Percent: 0.55%
Votes: 653
Bill Bledsoe (LIB)
Percent: 2.22%
Votes: 2,619
Write-In
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 124
Total votes: 118,122
York County
Tim Scott (REP)
Percent: 61.33%
Votes: 68,280
Thomas Dixon (DEM)
Percent: 35.26%
Votes: 39,249
Rebel Michael Scarborough (AMR)
Percent: 0.73%
Votes: 813
Bill Bledsoe (LIB)
Percent: 2.59%
Votes: 2,881
Write-In
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 102
Total votes: 111,325
Allendale County
Tim Scott (REP)
Percent: 23.45%
Votes: 796
Thomas Dixon (DEM)
Percent: 74.93%
Votes: 2,544
Rebel Michael Scarborough (AMR)
Percent: 0.65%
Votes: 22
Bill Bledsoe (LIB)
Percent: 0.94%
Votes: 32
Write-In
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 3,395
Beaufort County
Tim Scott (REP)
Percent: 63.08%
Votes: 48,125
Thomas Dixon (DEM)
Percent: 34.89%
Votes: 26,619
Rebel Michael Scarborough (AMR)
Percent: 0.41%
Votes: 316
Bill Bledsoe (LIB)
Percent: 1.55%
Votes: 1,180
Write-In
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 53
Total votes: 76,293
Cherokee County
Tim Scott (REP)
Percent: 69.29%
Votes: 14,565
Thomas Dixon (DEM)
Percent: 28.07%
Votes: 5,901
Rebel Michael Scarborough (AMR)
Percent: 0.78%
Votes: 165
Bill Bledsoe (LIB)
Percent: 1.77%
Votes: 372
Write-In
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 17
Total votes: 21,020
Colleton County
Tim Scott (REP)
Percent: 57.15%
Votes: 9,427
Thomas Dixon (DEM)
Percent: 40.68%
Votes: 6,710
Rebel Michael Scarborough (AMR)
Percent: 0.81%
Votes: 133
Bill Bledsoe (LIB)
Percent: 1.29%
Votes: 212
Write-In
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 13
Total votes: 16,495
Edgefield County
Tim Scott (REP)
Percent: 59.19%
Votes: 6,662
Thomas Dixon (DEM)
Percent: 38.38%
Votes: 4,320
Rebel Michael Scarborough (AMR)
Percent: 0.53%
Votes: 60
Bill Bledsoe (LIB)
Percent: 1.85%
Votes: 208
Write-In
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 6
Total votes: 11,256
Greenville County
Tim Scott (REP)
Percent: 67.17%
Votes: 141,731
Thomas Dixon (DEM)
Percent: 30.06%
Votes: 63,441
Rebel Michael Scarborough (AMR)
Percent: 0.49%
Votes: 1,044
Bill Bledsoe (LIB)
Percent: 2.17%
Votes: 4,575
Write-In
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 222
Total votes: 211,013
Jasper County
Tim Scott (REP)
Percent: 48.60%
Votes: 5,152
Thomas Dixon (DEM)
Percent: 49.06%
Votes: 5,201
Rebel Michael Scarborough (AMR)
Percent: 0.67%
Votes: 71
Bill Bledsoe (LIB)
Percent: 1.58%
Votes: 167
Write-In
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 10
Total votes: 10,601
Lee County
Tim Scott (REP)
Percent: 34.66%
Votes: 2,727
Thomas Dixon (DEM)
Percent: 63.52%
Votes: 4,998
Rebel Michael Scarborough (AMR)
Percent: 0.71%
Votes: 56
Bill Bledsoe (LIB)
Percent: 1.08%
Votes: 85
Write-In
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 2
Total votes: 7,868
McCormick County
Tim Scott (REP)
Percent: 53.78%
Votes: 2,699
Thomas Dixon (DEM)
Percent: 44.65%
Votes: 2,241
Rebel Michael Scarborough (AMR)
Percent: 0.40%
Votes: 20
Bill Bledsoe (LIB)
Percent: 1.14%
Votes: 57
Write-In
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 2
Total votes: 5,019
Pickens County
Tim Scott (REP)
Percent: 78.55%
Votes: 37,726
Thomas Dixon (DEM)
Percent: 18.44%
Votes: 8,858
Rebel Michael Scarborough (AMR)
Percent: 0.63%
Votes: 303
Bill Bledsoe (LIB)
Percent: 2.27%
Votes: 1,088
Write-In
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 53
Total votes: 48,028
Sumter County
Tim Scott (REP)
Percent: 45.08%
Votes: 19,462
Thomas Dixon (DEM)
Percent: 53.08%
Votes: 22,916
Rebel Michael Scarborough (AMR)
Percent: 0.52%
Votes: 223
Bill Bledsoe (LIB)
Percent: 1.24%
Votes: 536
Write-In
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 36
Total votes: 43,173
Anderson County
Tim Scott (REP)
Percent: 73.55%
Votes: 57,675
Thomas Dixon (DEM)
Percent: 23.78%
Votes: 18,648
Rebel Michael Scarborough (AMR)
Percent: 0.64%
Votes: 501
Bill Bledsoe (LIB)
Percent: 1.96%
Votes: 1,536
Write-In
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 55
Total votes: 78,415
Berkeley County
Tim Scott (REP)
Percent: 64.89%
Votes: 50,423
Thomas Dixon (DEM)
Percent: 32.73%
Votes: 25,435
Rebel Michael Scarborough (AMR)
Percent: 0.54%
Votes: 420
Bill Bledsoe (LIB)
Percent: 1.75%
Votes: 1,358
Write-In
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 74
Total votes: 77,710
Chester County
Tim Scott (REP)
Percent: 48.84%
Votes: 6,649
Thomas Dixon (DEM)
Percent: 48.32%
Votes: 6,578
Rebel Michael Scarborough (AMR)
Percent: 0.89%
Votes: 121
Bill Bledsoe (LIB)
Percent: 1.90%
Votes: 259
Write-In
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 7
Total votes: 13,614
Darlington County
Tim Scott (REP)
Percent: 52.84%
Votes: 15,261
Thomas Dixon (DEM)
Percent: 45.24%
Votes: 13,066
Rebel Michael Scarborough (AMR)
Percent: 0.48%
Votes: 140
Bill Bledsoe (LIB)
Percent: 1.38%
Votes: 400
Write-In
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 15
Total votes: 28,882
Fairfield County
Tim Scott (REP)
Percent: 39.37%
Votes: 4,265
Thomas Dixon (DEM)
Percent: 58.55%
Votes: 6,342
Rebel Michael Scarborough (AMR)
Percent: 0.64%
Votes: 69
Bill Bledsoe (LIB)
Percent: 1.36%
Votes: 147
Write-In
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 9
Total votes: 10,832
Greenwood County
Tim Scott (REP)
Percent: 62.81%
Votes: 17,568
Thomas Dixon (DEM)
Percent: 35.03%
Votes: 9,797
Rebel Michael Scarborough (AMR)
Percent: 0.52%
Votes: 146
Bill Bledsoe (LIB)
Percent: 1.57%
Votes: 440
Write-In
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 18
Total votes: 27,969
Kershaw County
Tim Scott (REP)
Percent: 63.59%
Votes: 17,949
Thomas Dixon (DEM)
Percent: 33.61%
Votes: 9,486
Rebel Michael Scarborough (AMR)
Percent: 0.77%
Votes: 217
Bill Bledsoe (LIB)
Percent: 1.91%
Votes: 540
Write-In
Percent: 0.12%
Votes: 34
Total votes: 28,226
Lexington County
Tim Scott (REP)
Percent: 71.35%
Votes: 85,385
Thomas Dixon (DEM)
Percent: 25.06%
Votes: 29,995
Rebel Michael Scarborough (AMR)
Percent: 0.78%
Votes: 937
Bill Bledsoe (LIB)
Percent: 2.68%
Votes: 3,210
Write-In
Percent: 0.12%
Votes: 149
Total votes: 119,676
Newberry County
Tim Scott (REP)
Percent: 61.61%
Votes: 10,048
Thomas Dixon (DEM)
Percent: 35.39%
Votes: 5,772
Rebel Michael Scarborough (AMR)
Percent: 0.85%
Votes: 139
Bill Bledsoe (LIB)
Percent: 2.07%
Votes: 338
Write-In
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 11
Total votes: 16,308
Richland County
Tim Scott (REP)
Percent: 40.35%
Votes: 66,736
Thomas Dixon (DEM)
Percent: 57.46%
Votes: 95,045
Rebel Michael Scarborough (AMR)
Percent: 0.54%
Votes: 888
Bill Bledsoe (LIB)
Percent: 1.53%
Votes: 2,529
Write-In
Percent: 0.13%
Votes: 210
Total votes: 165,408
Union County
Tim Scott (REP)
Percent: 58.00%
Votes: 6,727
Thomas Dixon (DEM)
Percent: 38.92%
Votes: 4,514
Rebel Michael Scarborough (AMR)
Percent: 1.16%
Votes: 134
Bill Bledsoe (LIB)
Percent: 1.85%
Votes: 215
Write-In
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 9
Total votes: 11,599