Joe Wilson

In the 2024 House race for SC-2, Joe Wilson (R) won with 59.5% of the vote, defeating David Robinson II (D) who received 40.3%. A third candidate also appeared on the ballot. Joe Wilson's 19.3-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

As the incumbent, Joe Wilson benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. The 2024 presidential election drove higher voter turnout, which can help or hurt down-ballot candidates depending on the top of the ticket.

In the 2022 House race for SC-2, Joe Wilson (R) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating Judd Larkins (D) who received 39.9%. A third candidate also appeared on the ballot. Joe Wilson's 20.2-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

As the incumbent, Joe Wilson benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. As a Republican, Joe Wilson benefited from the historical midterm penalty against the president's party — with a Democrat in the White House, the opposition typically gains seats.

In the 2020 House race for SC-2, Joe Wilson (R) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating Adair Ford Boroughs (D) who received 42.6%. 2 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Joe Wilson's 13.1-point lead over the runner-up showed solid but not overwhelming support.

This was an open-seat race. Open seats typically attract stronger candidates and heavier spending from both parties. The 2020 presidential election drove higher voter turnout, which can help or hurt down-ballot candidates depending on the top of the ticket.

In the 2018 House race for SC-02, Joe Wilson (R) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating Sean Carrigan (D) who received 42.5%. A third candidate also appeared on the ballot. Joe Wilson's 13.8-point lead over the runner-up showed solid but not overwhelming support.

As the incumbent, Joe Wilson benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. As a Republican, Joe Wilson won despite the historical midterm penalty against the president's party (Republican Trump was in office).

In the 2016 House race for SC-02, Joe Wilson (R) won with 60.3% of the vote, defeating Eddie Mccain (a) who received 3.8%. A third candidate also appeared on the ballot. Joe Wilson's 56.5-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

As the incumbent, Joe Wilson benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. The 2016 presidential election drove higher voter turnout, which can help or hurt down-ballot candidates depending on the top of the ticket.

In the 2014 House race for SC-02, Joe Wilson (R) won with 62.5% of the vote, defeating Phil Black (D) who received 35.3%. A third candidate also appeared on the ballot. Joe Wilson's 27.2-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

As the incumbent, Joe Wilson benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. As a Republican, Joe Wilson benefited from the historical midterm penalty against the president's party — with a Democrat in the White House, the opposition typically gains seats.

In the 2012 House race for SC-02, Joe Wilson (R) ran unopposed and received 196,116 votes. Running without a challenger is rare and usually indicates either a safe party stronghold or that the opposition could not field a candidate.

This was an open-seat race. Open seats typically attract stronger candidates and heavier spending from both parties. The 2012 presidential election drove higher voter turnout, which can help or hurt down-ballot candidates depending on the top of the ticket.