Governor Elections 2018 | US Governor Elections | South Carolina Races
2018 South Carolina Gubernatorial Election Results
Henry McMaster
Percent: 53.96%
Votes: 921,342
James Smith
Percent: 45.92%
Votes: 784,182
Race Summary
On November 6, 2018, incumbent Republican Governor Henry McMaster, who had assumed office in 2017, was elected to a full term, defeating Democratic challenger James E. Smith Jr. with approximately 53.96% of the vote to Smith’s 45.92%
Full Results
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 53.96%
Votes: 921,342
James Smith (DEM)
Percent: 45.92%
Votes: 784,182
Write-In
Percent: 0.12%
Votes: 2,045
Total votes: 1,707,569
State Map
Results by County
Abbeville County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 63.59%
Votes: 5,451
James Smith (DEM)
Percent: 36.32%
Votes: 3,113
Write-In
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 8
Total votes: 8,572
Bamberg County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 35.42%
Votes: 1,552
James Smith (DEM)
Percent: 64.54%
Votes: 2,828
Write-In
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 2
Total votes: 4,382
Calhoun County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 49.63%
Votes: 2,952
James Smith (DEM)
Percent: 50.27%
Votes: 2,990
Write-In
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 6
Total votes: 5,948
Chesterfield County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 56.19%
Votes: 6,730
James Smith (DEM)
Percent: 43.76%
Votes: 5,241
Write-In
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 6
Total votes: 11,977
Dillon County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 49.45%
Votes: 4,052
James Smith (DEM)
Percent: 50.54%
Votes: 4,141
Write-In
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 8,194
Florence County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 50.42%
Votes: 22,947
James Smith (DEM)
Percent: 49.51%
Votes: 22,533
Write-In
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 36
Total votes: 45,516
Hampton County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 38.62%
Votes: 2,558
James Smith (DEM)
Percent: 61.16%
Votes: 4,051
Write-In
Percent: 0.23%
Votes: 15
Total votes: 6,624
Lancaster County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 59.49%
Votes: 19,554
James Smith (DEM)
Percent: 40.45%
Votes: 13,297
Write-In
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 21
Total votes: 32,872
Marion County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 38.03%
Votes: 3,963
James Smith (DEM)
Percent: 61.89%
Votes: 6,450
Write-In
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 8
Total votes: 10,421
Oconee County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 71.06%
Votes: 19,599
James Smith (DEM)
Percent: 28.81%
Votes: 7,945
Write-In
Percent: 0.14%
Votes: 38
Total votes: 27,582
Saluda County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 65.68%
Votes: 4,516
James Smith (DEM)
Percent: 34.26%
Votes: 2,356
Write-In
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 4
Total votes: 6,876
Williamsburg County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 32.66%
Votes: 3,774
James Smith (DEM)
Percent: 67.24%
Votes: 7,769
Write-In
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 11
Total votes: 11,554
Aiken County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 61.73%
Votes: 36,801
James Smith (DEM)
Percent: 38.17%
Votes: 22,754
Write-In
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 57
Total votes: 59,612
Barnwell County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 51.23%
Votes: 3,734
James Smith (DEM)
Percent: 48.69%
Votes: 3,549
Write-In
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 6
Total votes: 7,289
Charleston County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 42.48%
Votes: 62,642
James Smith (DEM)
Percent: 57.40%
Votes: 84,634
Write-In
Percent: 0.12%
Votes: 175
Total votes: 147,451
Clarendon County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 47.33%
Votes: 5,722
James Smith (DEM)
Percent: 52.65%
Votes: 6,365
Write-In
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 3
Total votes: 12,090
Dorchester County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 54.16%
Votes: 27,563
James Smith (DEM)
Percent: 45.73%
Votes: 23,275
Write-In
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 58
Total votes: 50,896
Georgetown County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 54.46%
Votes: 14,083
James Smith (DEM)
Percent: 45.48%
Votes: 11,760
Write-In
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 15
Total votes: 25,858
Horry County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 65.06%
Votes: 71,985
James Smith (DEM)
Percent: 34.87%
Votes: 38,574
Write-In
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 79
Total votes: 110,638
Laurens County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 63.39%
Votes: 12,899
James Smith (DEM)
Percent: 36.44%
Votes: 7,415
Write-In
Percent: 0.17%
Votes: 34
Total votes: 20,348
Marlboro County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 40.76%
Votes: 3,166
James Smith (DEM)
Percent: 59.15%
Votes: 4,594
Write-In
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 7
Total votes: 7,767
Orangeburg County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 30.09%
Votes: 9,222
James Smith (DEM)
Percent: 69.84%
Votes: 21,402
Write-In
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 19
Total votes: 30,643
Spartanburg County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 61.60%
Votes: 58,442
James Smith (DEM)
Percent: 38.22%
Votes: 36,264
Write-In
Percent: 0.18%
Votes: 168
Total votes: 94,874
York County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 58.52%
Votes: 55,905
James Smith (DEM)
Percent: 41.42%
Votes: 39,571
Write-In
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 54
Total votes: 95,530
Allendale County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 20.98%
Votes: 608
James Smith (DEM)
Percent: 78.99%
Votes: 2,289
Write-In
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 2,898
Beaufort County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 54.52%
Votes: 38,399
James Smith (DEM)
Percent: 45.39%
Votes: 31,971
Write-In
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 63
Total votes: 70,433
Cherokee County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 70.19%
Votes: 11,730
James Smith (DEM)
Percent: 29.70%
Votes: 4,964
Write-In
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 17
Total votes: 16,711
Colleton County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 52.10%
Votes: 6,891
James Smith (DEM)
Percent: 47.79%
Votes: 6,321
Write-In
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 14
Total votes: 13,226
Edgefield County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 60.01%
Votes: 5,636
James Smith (DEM)
Percent: 39.90%
Votes: 3,747
Write-In
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 9
Total votes: 9,392
Greenville County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 57.88%
Votes: 102,195
James Smith (DEM)
Percent: 41.91%
Votes: 74,007
Write-In
Percent: 0.21%
Votes: 369
Total votes: 176,571
Jasper County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 46.43%
Votes: 4,346
James Smith (DEM)
Percent: 53.44%
Votes: 5,002
Write-In
Percent: 0.13%
Votes: 12
Total votes: 9,360
Lee County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 34.14%
Votes: 2,174
James Smith (DEM)
Percent: 65.80%
Votes: 4,190
Write-In
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 4
Total votes: 6,368
McCormick County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 52.52%
Votes: 2,327
James Smith (DEM)
Percent: 47.46%
Votes: 2,103
Write-In
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 4,431
Pickens County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 72.87%
Votes: 28,139
James Smith (DEM)
Percent: 26.92%
Votes: 10,393
Write-In
Percent: 0.21%
Votes: 82
Total votes: 38,614
Sumter County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 42.35%
Votes: 14,578
James Smith (DEM)
Percent: 57.60%
Votes: 19,830
Write-In
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 18
Total votes: 34,426
Anderson County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 69.03%
Votes: 43,412
James Smith (DEM)
Percent: 30.82%
Votes: 19,386
Write-In
Percent: 0.15%
Votes: 95
Total votes: 62,893
Berkeley County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 53.46%
Votes: 35,107
James Smith (DEM)
Percent: 46.37%
Votes: 30,452
Write-In
Percent: 0.17%
Votes: 110
Total votes: 65,669
Chester County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 52.15%
Votes: 5,665
James Smith (DEM)
Percent: 47.82%
Votes: 5,195
Write-In
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 3
Total votes: 10,863
Darlington County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 50.92%
Votes: 11,871
James Smith (DEM)
Percent: 49.05%
Votes: 11,436
Write-In
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 8
Total votes: 23,315
Fairfield County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 36.74%
Votes: 3,409
James Smith (DEM)
Percent: 63.21%
Votes: 5,865
Write-In
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 5
Total votes: 9,279
Greenwood County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 60.37%
Votes: 13,973
James Smith (DEM)
Percent: 39.49%
Votes: 9,140
Write-In
Percent: 0.15%
Votes: 34
Total votes: 23,147
Kershaw County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 59.08%
Votes: 13,881
James Smith (DEM)
Percent: 40.81%
Votes: 9,588
Write-In
Percent: 0.12%
Votes: 28
Total votes: 23,497
Lexington County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 62.83%
Votes: 62,544
James Smith (DEM)
Percent: 37.02%
Votes: 36,854
Write-In
Percent: 0.15%
Votes: 153
Total votes: 99,551
Newberry County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 58.66%
Votes: 7,644
James Smith (DEM)
Percent: 41.24%
Votes: 5,374
Write-In
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 12
Total votes: 13,030
Richland County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 29.55%
Votes: 41,793
James Smith (DEM)
Percent: 70.33%
Votes: 99,476
Write-In
Percent: 0.12%
Votes: 169
Total votes: 141,438
Union County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 58.24%
Votes: 5,208
James Smith (DEM)
Percent: 41.69%
Votes: 3,728
Write-In
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 7
Total votes: 8,943