The Winner
If you live in South Carolina's 7th U.S. House District, you will continue to be represented in Congress by Rep. Russell Fry (R-SC) of Surfside Beach, South Carolina, who has been declared the winner of the 2026 congressional race, according to the Associated Press.
Fry took about 56.7% of the vote (about 172,439 votes) to about 43.2% (about 131,445 votes) for Democrat John Vincent, a margin of about 13 points or about 40,994 votes, according to official results from the South Carolina State Election Commission as of Nov. 11.
The winner is based on the Associated Press call, and the vote figures are preliminary because the results remain unofficial until certified.
The Race
Vincent), the Democratic opponent, reached the general election ballot through the June 9 Democratic primary. Cook Political Report rated the seat Solid Republican before the election.
South Carolina's 7th Congressional District has about 763,500 residents, according to geographic data for the district. Its median household income is about $59,600, and its median age is about 45. About 24.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the unemployment rate is about 5.6%, and about 16.9% of residents live below the poverty line. The population is about 64.9% white, 25.6% Black, 5.4% Hispanic, and 1.1% Asian.
The district covers all or parts of Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence and Georgetown counties, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
What's Next
Fry is set to take office on Jan. 3, 2027. Fry introduced the EASE Act, which would let the president suspend the federal gas tax for up to 120 days during a declared national emergency, according to a press release from his office dated Oct. 1.
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