South Carolina's 2nd congressional district
US House district in South Carolina.
South Carolina opened an automatic recount in its 2nd District on 10 November, where Representative Joe Wilson leads Democrat Zyon Khalifa by 2,926 votes, or 0.986%, just under the state's 1% line.
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The South Carolina State Election Commission opened an automatic recount in the 2nd District, where Joe Wilson leads Zyon Khalifa by 2,926 votes of 296,664 (0.986%), 147,791 to 144,865. Dayna Alane Smith of the Working Families Party has 3,673.
South Carolina recounts automatically when the margin is 1% or less. the Commission's recount page showed none of the district's five counties recounted when Lowdown read it on 11 November. The district spans Columbia to the South Carolina side of the Augusta metropolitan area.
The same recount covers South Carolina House Districts 27 and 89. In the neighbouring 1st, Nancy Lacore missed the line by 0.027 points and keeps her win.
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Written with AI from Lowdown's published reporting. Not individually reviewed by an editor. Updated 11 November 2026. Editorial standards.