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South Carolina's Republican electors certify Trump's 2024 win

Former President Donald Trump speaks at the 56th annual Silver Elephant Gala on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)
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Former President Donald Trump speaks at the 56th annual Silver Elephant Gala on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)

Representing South Carolina voters, the state's electors met Dec. 17, 2024, to formally cast their ballots for President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance.

After some shuffling of papers and several signatures later, on Tuesday South Carolina certified the state's nine Electoral College votes for President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance.

The vote, carried out across the country Tuesday, cements Trump's return to the White House for the next four years.

“Every four years, the members of the Electoral College gather to represent the will of the people of South Carolina, and to cast their votes for president and vice president of the United States,” Secretary of State Mark Hammond said. “On Nov. 5, 2024, the voters of South Carolina made their choice for president and vice president overwhelmingly clear."

Trump carried South Carolina for the third time in November by more than 58% of the vote. Of the Electoral College, Trump won 312 votes to Vice President Kamala Harris' 226.

Of the state's nine electors, seven represent South Carolina's seven congressional districts and two electors serve at-large.

They are:

  • Cindy Costa, at-large
  • Drew McKissick, at-large
  • Xiaodan Li, 1st Congressional District
  • Tyson Grinstead., 2nd Congressional District
  • Susan Aiken, 3rd Congressional District
  • Alexia Newman, 4th Congressional District
  • William Oden, 5th Congressional District
  • Moye Graham, 6th Congressional District
  • Michael Connett, 7th Congressional District

Up next, Congress will hold a joint session Jan. 6 to formally certify the Electoral College votes.

Harris will preside over the session.

Maayan Schechter (My-yahn Schek-ter) is a news reporter with South Carolina Public Radio and ETV. She worked at South Carolina newspapers for a decade, previously working as a reporter and then editor of The State’s S.C. State House and politics team, and as a reporter at the Aiken Standard and the Greenville News. She grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, and graduated from the University of North Carolina-Asheville in 2013.