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2016 South Carolina U.S. Senate Election

South Carolina · 4 candidates · See every 2016 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 2016 South Carolina U.S. Senate Election?

Tim Scott won the 2016 South Carolina U.S. Senate Election. Tim Scott received 1,241,609 popular votes (60.57%). The main challenger was Thomas Dixon (36.93%).

See the full head-to-head between Scott and Dixon

Scott +23.6 pts · won by 484,587 votes
Tim ScottRepublicanWINNER60.57%
1,241,609 votes
Thomas DixonDemocratic36.93%
757,022 votes
Bill BledsoeLibertarian1.83%
37,482 votes
Rebel Michael ScarboroughAmerican0.58%
11,923 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.