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2016 South Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 2016 South Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election?

Mick Mulvaney won the 2016 South Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election. Mick Mulvaney received 161,669 popular votes (59.22%). The main challenger was Fran Person (38.74%).

See the full head-to-head between Mulvaney and Person

Mulvaney +20.5 pts · won by 55,897 votes
Mick MulvaneyRepublicanWINNER59.22%
161,669 votes
Fran PersonDemocratic38.74%
105,772 votes
Rudy Barnes Jr.american1.97%
5,388 votes
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.