66% of Lexington County voters cast ballots for Trump in 2024 election

Of the 190,088 Lexington County residents registered to vote, 147,971 voted in the 2024 General Election, and 96,965 of those that voted cast ballots for President-elect Donald J. Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance.

Official statistics from Lexington County Voter Registration and Elections show the following:

77.84% of registered Lexington County voters cast ballots in the recent election.

59,653 people voted on Election Day.

82,184 people voted early.

5,809 people voted absentee.

50,636 people voted Republican, 21,465 voted Democrat, 54 voted Constitution, 165 voted United Citizens, 104 voted Green, 0 voted Alliance, 105 voted Libertarian and 36 voted Workers.

Democratic Vice President Kamala D. Harris and her running mate, Tim Walz, earned 47,815 ballots from Lexington County. Therefore, 32.55% of Lexington County voters cast ballots for Harris and Walz.

362 cast ballots for Randall A. Terry and Stephen E. of the Constitution Party.

311 cast ballots for Cornel West and Melina Abdulla of the United Citizens Party.

471 cast ballots for Jill Stein and Rudolph Butch Ware of the Green Party.

810 cast ballots for Chase Oliver and Mike ter Maat of the Libertarian Party.

169 cast ballots for Claudia De La Cruz and Karina of the Workers Party.

Republican Joe Wilson won the U.S. House of Representatives District 2 race against Democrat David Robinson II. District 2 covers Aiken, Barnwell, Orangeburg, Lexington and Richland counties. 69.13% of Lexington County voters chose Wilson.

Republican Billy Garrett won the S.C. Senate District 10 race against Democrat Francie Kleckley. District 10 covers Greenwood, Saluda and Lexington counties. 73.92% of Lexington County voters chose Garrett.

Republican Ronnie Cromer won the S.C. Senate District 18 race, which covers Lexington, Newberry and Richland counties, after running unopposed. 98.74% of Lexington County voters chose Cromer.

Republican Carlisle Kennedy ran unopposed and won the S.C. Senate District 23 race. District 23 covers Lexington County. 97.92% of Lexington County voters chose Kennedy.

Republican Shane Massey won the S.C. Senate District 25 race after running unopposed. District 25 covers Aiken, Edgefield, Lexington, McCormick and Saluda counties. 99.13% of Lexington County voters chose Massey.

Democrat Russell Ott won the S.C. Senate District 26 seat, which covers Lexington, Richland and Calhoun counties, against Republican Jason Guerry. 50.27% of Lexington County voters chose Ott.

Republican Cal Forrest won the S.C. House of Representatives District 39 race after running unopposed. District 39 covers Saluda and Lexington counties. 99.34% of Lexington County voters chose Forrest.

Republican Joe White won the S.C. House of Representatives District 40 race after running unopposed. District 40 covers Newberry and Lexington counties. 98.89% of Lexington County voters chose White.

Republican Chris Wooten won the S.C. House of Representatives District 69 race against Libertarian Allen James Broadus. District 69 covers Lexington County. 81.45% of Lexington County voters chose Wooten.

Republican Nathan Ballentine won the S.C. House of Representatives District 71 race, which covers Lexington and Richland counties, after running unopposed. 99.28% of Lexington County voters chose Ballentine.

Republican Jay Kilmartin won the S.C. House of Representatives District 85 race after running unopposed. District 85 covers Lexington County. 98.12% of Lexington County voters chose Kilmartin.

Republican Bill Taylor won the S.C. House of Representatives District 86 race after running unopposed. District 86 covers Aiken and Lexington counties. 99.17% of Lexington County voters chose Taylor.

Republican Paula Rawl Calhoon won the S.C. House of Representatives District 87 race against Libertarian Robin Machajewski. District 87 covers Lexington County. 85.58% of Lexington County voters chose Calhoon.

Republican RJ May won the S.C. House of Representatives District 88 race after running unopposed. District 88 covers Lexington County. 92.18% of Lexington County voters chose May.

Democrat Jerry Govan won the S.C. House of Representatives District 93 race against Harold Geddings of the Workers Party and Republican Krista Hassell. District 93 covers Lexington, Calhoun and Orangeburg counties. 44.37% of Lexington County voters chose Govan.

Republican D. Ryan McCabe won the S.C. House of Representatives District 96 race after running unopposed. District 96 covers Lexington County. 99.08% of Lexington County voters chose McCabe.

99.15% of Lexington County voters chose Republican Rick Hubbard for Circuit 11 Solicitor.

Republican Jay Koon won the Lexington County sheriff race after running unopposed. 98.08% of Lexington County voters chose Koon.

99.26% of Lexington County voters chose Republican Lisa Cromer for Clerk of Court.

99.29% of Lexington County voters chose Republican Margaret Fisher for Coroner.

99.35% of Lexington County voters chose Republican Chris Harmon for Auditor.

99.31% of Lexington County voters chose Republican Jim Eckstrom for County Treasurer.

99.40% of Lexington County voters chose Republican Tina Guerry for Register of Deeds.

Republican Michael Bishop will serve on the county council after having earned 99.43% of ballots cast for the Lexington County Council District 1 seat.

Republican Darrell Hudson will serve on the county council after having earned 99.26% of ballots cast for the Lexington County Council District 3 seat.

Republican Todd Cockrell will serve on the county council after having earned 99.04% of ballots cast for the Lexington County Council District 4 seat.

Republican Clifford Fisher will serve on the county council after having earned 99.11% of ballots cast for the Lexington County Council District 5 seat.

Republican Charli Wessinger will serve on the county council after having earned 98.90% of ballots cast for the Lexington County Council District 6 seat.

99.36% of Lexington County voters chose Jamie Gunter for the Soil and Water District Commission.

Mike Anderson has won Lexington County School District One’s final empty seat for the board of trustees after a recount. The recount was between two candidates: Mike Anderson and Dana Homesley. After the recount, Anderson received 16,464 votes while Homesley received 15,074 votes. The four new board members are Mike Anderson (16,464 votes), Mckenzie Flashnick (18,051 votes), Kathy Henson (22,596 votes) and Nicholas Pizzuti (17,031 votes).

Craig Aull, Barry F. Bolen, Abbott Tre Bray, Mary Burkett, Liz Chitty Castles, Ivan Earle, Brian Habing, Allen Knotts and Cliff Springs all ran for District Two school trustee positions. Aull (13.97%), Bray (13.35%), Burkett (17.37%) and Castles (14.64%) won.

Burgundy Barr, Sonya Winstead Cary, Craig A. Caughman, Stacey B. Derrick and Cynthia Etheredge all ran for District Three school trustee positions. Etheredge (27.13%), Derrick (21.22%), Caughman (20.78%) and Cary (18.64%) won.

Tina M. Brantley, Cindy L. Dibble, Lynne B. Fallaw, Mark Hardenbrook, Sadie K. Wannamaker and Dennis Wilson all ran for District Four trustee positions. Fallaw (22.14%), Wannamaker (17.11%), Wilson (16.23%) and Dibble (15.67%) won.

Catherine Huddle, Ken Loveless and Scott Herring ran for the Lexington seats of District Five trustee positions. Herring and Huddle won seats with Herring ending the night with 34.21% of ballots cast with Huddle quickly behind with 34.19%.

37.70% of Lexington County voters chose Roy Burkett Jr. for Hollow Creek Watershed Conservation District. 30.14% chose Marvin Adams. 31.45% chose Bill Scott.

88.23% of Lexington County voters voted “Yes, In favor of the Question” to the following:
“Must Section 4, Article II of the Constitution of this State, relating to voter qualifications, be amended so as to provide that only a citizen of the United States and of this State of the age of eighteen and upwards who is properly registered is entitled to vote as provided by law?”

68.54% of Lexington County voters voted “Yes, In favor of the Question” to the following School District 5 Bond Referendum: “Shall the Board of Trustees of School District No. 5 of Lexington County and Richland County, South Carolina (the “School District”) be empowered to issue, at one time or from time to time, general obligation bonds of the School District, in the principal amount of not exceeding $240,000,000, the proceeds of which shall be used to finance the costs (including architectural, engineering, legal and related fees) of acquiring land, constructing, improving, equipping, expanding, renovating and repairing school facilities within the School District as follows: Secure Vestibule Entrances at the following schools: Ballentine Elementary School, Chapin Elementary School, Dutch Fork Elementary School, H.E. Corley Elementary School, Chapin Intermediate School, CrossRoads Intermediate School, Irmo Middle School, Chapin High School, Spring Hill High School, Irmo High School, Adult Education, and Academy for Success; Upgrade security cameras at all School District facilities; New Dutch Fork Elementary School; Renovate Dutch Fork Elementary School into Richlex Educational Center; Renovations and Reconditioning CrossRoads Intermediate School, Dutch Fork High School, Dutch Fork Middle School, Harbison West Elementary School, Irmo High School, Irmo Middle School, Nursery Road Elementary School and Seven Oaks Elementary School; Renovation (Enclosing Classroom Walls) at Harbison West Elementary School and Nursery Road Elementary School; Elementary Classroom Wings at Chapin Elementary School and Lake Murray Elementary School; Digital Solutions and Artificial Intelligence Lab at Dutch Fork High School; Small Business Incubator and Student Center at Irmo High School; Administrative and Professional Development Building; Construction Workforce Development Lab at Center for Advanced Technical Studies; Fine Arts Center Auditorium at Chapin High School; and If funds remain after completion of all of the projects listed above, covered practice pavilions at Chapin High School, Dutch Fork High School and Irmo High School?”

This story has been updated to reflect the Lexington One recount results.