District 116 covering Johns to Edisto islands: Former Charleston mayoral candidate Clay Middleton beat incumbent Republican James Teeple to give Democrats the flip, 56 percent to 44 percent.

Teeple was first elected in 2024, and Middleton’s 2026 campaign to unseat him was at the forefront of local Democrats’ efforts in the Lowcountry.

District 122 in Hampton County: Korey Williams, an attorney, won 52 percent of the vote to defeat incumbent Republican Bill Hager, who took 48 percent. Hager was first elected in 2022.

Pee Dee

District 57 covering parts of Horry, Marion and Williamsburg counties: Cynthia O. Ford, an Air Force veteran and former S.C. Department of Juvenile Justice administrator, unseated longtime incumbent Lucas Atkinson, 52 percent to 48 percent.

Atkinson was first elected to the sprawling district as a Democrat in 2016, but switched parties ahead of the 2026 cycle. It set up a rematch with Ford, who had unsuccessfully challenged him during the Democratic primary in 2024.

District 64 around Manning and Summerton: Michele Demery, a teacher, took 52 percent of the vote to defeat incumbent Republican Fawn Pedalino, who had 48 percent. Pedalino first won the seat in 2022.

Midlands

District 89 covering West Columbia and Cayce: In perhaps the biggest win of the night, Joe Madge, an engineer, edged out five-term incumbent Republican Micah Caskey 50.3 percent to 49.6 percent.

That narrow margin means an automatic recount, but Caskey, whom the House GOP Caucus tapped to be its new majority leader in August, said online he didn’t expect the result to change.

Upstate

District 12 covers from Greenwood to the Georgia border in McCormick County: Business owner Jumelle Brooks took 55 percent of the vote to unseat incumbent Republican Daniel Gibson, who took 45 percent.

Gibson was first elected in 2022, flipping what had until then been a longtime Democratic seat.