Democrat Keishan Scott, 24, turned one of many youngest members of the South Carolina Home of Representatives on Tuesday after beating his GOP opponent by massive margin.
Scott, who’s now representing District 50 in Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham’s state, beat William Oden with almost 71% of roughly 3,675 votes, in response to the unofficial rely from the state Election Fee.
The Bishopville native is a first-generation school graduate from Central Carolina Technical School and the College of South Carolina. He ran a marketing campaign prioritizing entry to well being care, high quality schooling, workforce empowerment and increasing infrastructure.
The seat was previously held by Democrat Will Wheeler, who unexpectedly resigned early this yr, launching a particular election. Scott’s victory comes as Democrats are going through an approval disaster. Former Vice President Kamala Harris received the largely rural district within the 2024 presidential election, however by a slender 51-46 margin.
Scott’s landslide win additionally comes at a time when DNC Vice Chair David Hogg, 25, has introduced a $20 million effort to elect youthful Democratic major challengers in historically protected blue districts.
Longtime Dem strategist James Carville known as Hogg’s plan “jackassery” due to its concentrate on changing older sitting Democrats, quite than preventing Republicans.
Three Home Democrats — all of their 70s — have died in workplace up to now in 2025, doubtlessly making it simpler for Republicans to cross laws in step with President Donald Trump’s agendas.
Democratic Nationwide Committee Chair Ken Martin congratulated Scott on X, saying, “tonight’s outcomes are a reminder that voters are siding with robust Democratic leaders who will battle for working households throughout the nation.”
“This victory will not be mine alone, but it surely belongs to all the folks in District 50 that bought out and exercised their proper to vote,”Scott mentioned in a speech posted on Fb.