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2020 South Carolina U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 2020 South Carolina U.S. House District 7 Election?

Tom Rice won the 2020 South Carolina U.S. House District 7 Election. Tom Rice received 224,993 popular votes (61.8%). The main challenger was Melissa Ward Watson (38.14%).

See the full head-to-head between Rice and Watson

Rice +23.7 pts · won by 86,130 votes
Tom RiceRepublicanWINNER61.8%
224,993 votes
Melissa Ward WatsonDemocratic38.14%
138,863 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.