Tim Scott
★ U.S. Senator● In office
- Born
- September 19, 1965
- Current age
- 60
- Home state
- South Carolina
- Party
- Republican
- In office
- U.S. Senator, South Carolina (present)
- On the ballot
- 2010–2022
5-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Scott3.4M
Opponents2.1M
5
Elections run
Between 2010 and 2022, Tim Scott ran in 5 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning all 5. Scott's biggest single-election total was 1,241,609 votes, in the 2016 U.S. Senate election in South Carolina. Scott's closest win came in the 2012 U.S. House election in South Carolina's District 1, decided by 76,351 votes.
Browse every U.S. Senate election in South Carolina, every U.S. House race in South Carolina's District 1, or all 2022 U.S. Senate races.
How many votes has Tim Scott received?
Tim Scott has received 3,397,761 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | U.S. SenateSouth Carolina | Won | 1,066,27462.88% | Krystle Matthews |
| 2016 | U.S. SenateSouth Carolina | Won | 1,241,60960.57% | Thomas Dixon Bill Bledsoe Rebel Michael Scarborough |
| 2014 | U.S. SenateSouth Carolina · Special | Won | 757,21561.12% | Joyce Dickerson Jill Bossi |
| 2012 | U.S. HouseSouth Carolina | Won | 179,90862.03% | Bobbie G. Rose Keith Blandford (head-to-head) |
| 2010 | U.S. HouseSouth Carolina | Won | 152,75565.37% | Ben Frasier Rob Groce Robert Dobbs Keith Blandford (head-to-head) Jimmy Wood M. E. Mac McCullough |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S001184) and Wikidata (Q561315). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Tim Scott: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/tim-scott. Accessed [date].