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2012 South Carolina U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 2012 South Carolina U.S. House District 1 Election?

Tim Scott won the 2012 South Carolina U.S. House District 1 Election. Tim Scott received 179,908 popular votes (62.03%). The main challenger was Bobbie G. Rose (33.84%).

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Scott +28.2 pts · won by 76,351 votes
Tim ScottRepublicanWINNER62.03%
179,908 votes
Bobbie G. RoseDemocratic33.84%
103,557 votes
Keith BlandfordLibertarian2.18%
6,334 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.9% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.