SOUTH CAROLINA
      Nov. 8, 2016 U.S. Senate

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+Tim Scott (R) i
 1,241,809
 60.57%
Thomas Dixon (D/WF/G)
 757,022
 36.91%
Bill Bledsoe (L/C)
 37,482
 1.83%
Rebel Michael Scarborough (AMR)
 11,923
 0.58%
write-ins
 1,857
 0.09%

2,050,093
Registration: 3,129,467.  Ballots cast: 2,123,584.
Plurality: 484,787 votes (23.66 percentage points).
 SC State Election Commission



Notes: Sen. Tim Scott, first elected in a special election in 2014, won a full term with little difficulty, defeating pastor and activist Thomas Dixon.  Dixon had three ballot lines: Democratic, Working Families, and Green.  Also on the ballot were Bill Bledsoe (Libertarian / Constitution) and Rebel Michael Scarborough (AMR).  Bledsoe, a veterinarian from Spartanburg, attracted notice by holding "long gun" rallies.  There was a debate between Scott and Dixon at Furman University on Oct. 24 (>).  The FEC reported for 2015-16 the Scott campaign made total disbursements of $4.8 million compared to $40,642 for Dixon (>).












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