2010 South Carolina Gubernatorial Election Results
Nikki Haley
Percent: 51.37%
Votes: 690,525
Vincent Sheheen
Percent: 46.91%
Votes: 630,534
Election Summary
In 2010, Republican nominee Nikki Haley won her initial bid for the governorship with 51.37% of the votes, while Democratic nominee Vincent Sheheen received 46.91%. This victory made Haley the first female governor of South Carolina, with third-party candidates and write-ins taking the remaining 1.73%.
Full Results
Nikki Haley (REP)
Percent: 51.37%
Votes: 690,525
Vincent Sheheen (DEM)
Percent: 46.91%
Votes: 630,534
Morgan Bruce Reeves (GRN)
Percent: 1.50%
Votes: 20,114
Write-In
Percent: 0.23%
Votes: 3,025
Total votes: 1,344,198
State Map
Results by County
Abbeville County
Nikki Haley (REP)
Percent: 45.88%
Votes: 3,359
Vincent Sheheen (DEM)
Percent: 52.00%
Votes: 3,807
Morgan Bruce Reeves (GRN)
Percent: 1.67%
Votes: 122
Write-In
Percent: 0.45%
Votes: 33
Total votes: 7,321
Bamberg County
Nikki Haley (REP)
Percent: 34.42%
Votes: 1,661
Vincent Sheheen (DEM)
Percent: 63.95%
Votes: 3,086
Morgan Bruce Reeves (GRN)
Percent: 1.57%
Votes: 76
Write-In
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 3
Total votes: 4,826
Calhoun County
Nikki Haley (REP)
Percent: 45.14%
Votes: 2,642
Vincent Sheheen (DEM)
Percent: 53.41%
Votes: 3,126
Morgan Bruce Reeves (GRN)
Percent: 1.33%
Votes: 78
Write-In
Percent: 0.12%
Votes: 7
Total votes: 5,853
Chesterfield County
Nikki Haley (REP)
Percent: 43.04%
Votes: 4,797
Vincent Sheheen (DEM)
Percent: 55.91%
Votes: 6,232
Morgan Bruce Reeves (GRN)
Percent: 1.00%
Votes: 111
Write-In
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 6
Total votes: 11,146
Dillon County
Nikki Haley (REP)
Percent: 39.87%
Votes: 3,127
Vincent Sheheen (DEM)
Percent: 58.92%
Votes: 4,621
Morgan Bruce Reeves (GRN)
Percent: 1.12%
Votes: 88
Write-In
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 7
Total votes: 7,843
Florence County
Nikki Haley (REP)
Percent: 47.68%
Votes: 19,253
Vincent Sheheen (DEM)
Percent: 51.00%
Votes: 20,594
Morgan Bruce Reeves (GRN)
Percent: 1.21%
Votes: 487
Write-In
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 44
Total votes: 40,378
Hampton County
Nikki Haley (REP)
Percent: 34.59%
Votes: 2,195
Vincent Sheheen (DEM)
Percent: 63.51%
Votes: 4,030
Morgan Bruce Reeves (GRN)
Percent: 1.81%
Votes: 115
Write-In
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 5
Total votes: 6,345
Lancaster County
Nikki Haley (REP)
Percent: 52.15%
Votes: 11,650
Vincent Sheheen (DEM)
Percent: 46.37%
Votes: 10,358
Morgan Bruce Reeves (GRN)
Percent: 1.44%
Votes: 321
Write-In
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 11
Total votes: 22,340
Marion County
Nikki Haley (REP)
Percent: 32.79%
Votes: 3,391
Vincent Sheheen (DEM)
Percent: 65.96%
Votes: 6,822
Morgan Bruce Reeves (GRN)
Percent: 1.21%
Votes: 125
Write-In
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 4
Total votes: 10,342
Oconee County
Nikki Haley (REP)
Percent: 58.44%
Votes: 12,361
Vincent Sheheen (DEM)
Percent: 38.16%
Votes: 8,072
Morgan Bruce Reeves (GRN)
Percent: 2.21%
Votes: 468
Write-In
Percent: 1.19%
Votes: 252
Total votes: 21,153
Saluda County
Nikki Haley (REP)
Percent: 52.03%
Votes: 3,268
Vincent Sheheen (DEM)
Percent: 46.31%
Votes: 2,909
Morgan Bruce Reeves (GRN)
Percent: 1.43%
Votes: 90
Write-In
Percent: 0.22%
Votes: 14
Total votes: 6,281
Williamsburg County
Nikki Haley (REP)
Percent: 29.30%
Votes: 3,393
Vincent Sheheen (DEM)
Percent: 68.89%
Votes: 7,977
Morgan Bruce Reeves (GRN)
Percent: 1.68%
Votes: 194
Write-In
Percent: 0.13%
Votes: 15
Total votes: 11,579
Aiken County
Nikki Haley (REP)
Percent: 61.79%
Votes: 30,268
Vincent Sheheen (DEM)
Percent: 36.49%
Votes: 17,874
Morgan Bruce Reeves (GRN)
Percent: 1.56%
Votes: 764
Write-In
Percent: 0.17%
Votes: 82
Total votes: 48,988
Barnwell County
Nikki Haley (REP)
Percent: 47.95%
Votes: 3,327
Vincent Sheheen (DEM)
Percent: 49.99%
Votes: 3,469
Morgan Bruce Reeves (GRN)
Percent: 1.97%
Votes: 137
Write-In
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 6
Total votes: 6,939
Charleston County
Nikki Haley (REP)
Percent: 47.63%
Votes: 48,905
Vincent Sheheen (DEM)
Percent: 50.57%
Votes: 51,917
Morgan Bruce Reeves (GRN)
Percent: 1.58%
Votes: 1,622
Write-In
Percent: 0.22%
Votes: 228
Total votes: 102,672
Clarendon County
Nikki Haley (REP)
Percent: 41.86%
Votes: 4,733
Vincent Sheheen (DEM)
Percent: 56.46%
Votes: 6,383
Morgan Bruce Reeves (GRN)
Percent: 1.60%
Votes: 181
Write-In
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 9
Total votes: 11,306
Dorchester County
Nikki Haley (REP)
Percent: 57.96%
Votes: 20,811
Vincent Sheheen (DEM)
Percent: 40.09%
Votes: 14,395
Morgan Bruce Reeves (GRN)
Percent: 1.82%
Votes: 654
Write-In
Percent: 0.13%
Votes: 46
Total votes: 35,906
Georgetown County
Nikki Haley (REP)
Percent: 53.14%
Votes: 11,285
Vincent Sheheen (DEM)
Percent: 45.49%
Votes: 9,661
Morgan Bruce Reeves (GRN)
Percent: 1.29%
Votes: 274
Write-In
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 16
Total votes: 21,236
Horry County
Nikki Haley (REP)
Percent: 64.19%
Votes: 45,001
Vincent Sheheen (DEM)
Percent: 33.92%
Votes: 23,778
Morgan Bruce Reeves (GRN)
Percent: 1.79%
Votes: 1,253
Write-In
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 76
Total votes: 70,108
Laurens County
Nikki Haley (REP)
Percent: 53.01%
Votes: 9,260
Vincent Sheheen (DEM)
Percent: 45.06%
Votes: 7,872
Morgan Bruce Reeves (GRN)
Percent: 1.63%
Votes: 284
Write-In
Percent: 0.30%
Votes: 53
Total votes: 17,469
Marlboro County
Nikki Haley (REP)
Percent: 31.50%
Votes: 2,269
Vincent Sheheen (DEM)
Percent: 67.10%
Votes: 4,833
Morgan Bruce Reeves (GRN)
Percent: 1.35%
Votes: 97
Write-In
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 4
Total votes: 7,203
Orangeburg County
Nikki Haley (REP)
Percent: 29.24%
Votes: 8,352
Vincent Sheheen (DEM)
Percent: 69.53%
Votes: 19,861
Morgan Bruce Reeves (GRN)
Percent: 1.15%
Votes: 329
Write-In
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 22
Total votes: 28,564
Spartanburg County
Nikki Haley (REP)
Percent: 56.24%
Votes: 41,593
Vincent Sheheen (DEM)
Percent: 42.01%
Votes: 31,074
Morgan Bruce Reeves (GRN)
Percent: 1.47%
Votes: 1,085
Write-In
Percent: 0.28%
Votes: 208
Total votes: 73,960
York County
Nikki Haley (REP)
Percent: 60.63%
Votes: 41,465
Vincent Sheheen (DEM)
Percent: 37.81%
Votes: 25,855
Morgan Bruce Reeves (GRN)
Percent: 1.49%
Votes: 1,020
Write-In
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 48
Total votes: 68,388
Allendale County
Nikki Haley (REP)
Percent: 22.11%
Votes: 564
Vincent Sheheen (DEM)
Percent: 75.50%
Votes: 1,926
Morgan Bruce Reeves (GRN)
Percent: 2.35%
Votes: 60
Write-In
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 2,551
Beaufort County
Nikki Haley (REP)
Percent: 58.65%
Votes: 29,958
Vincent Sheheen (DEM)
Percent: 39.60%
Votes: 20,229
Morgan Bruce Reeves (GRN)
Percent: 1.66%
Votes: 848
Write-In
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 46
Total votes: 51,081
Cherokee County
Nikki Haley (REP)
Percent: 56.40%
Votes: 8,066
Vincent Sheheen (DEM)
Percent: 41.47%
Votes: 5,931
Morgan Bruce Reeves (GRN)
Percent: 1.87%
Votes: 268
Write-In
Percent: 0.26%
Votes: 37
Total votes: 14,302
Colleton County
Nikki Haley (REP)
Percent: 47.73%
Votes: 6,227
Vincent Sheheen (DEM)
Percent: 50.10%
Votes: 6,535
Morgan Bruce Reeves (GRN)
Percent: 2.05%
Votes: 267
Write-In
Percent: 0.12%
Votes: 16
Total votes: 13,045
Edgefield County
Nikki Haley (REP)
Percent: 54.36%
Votes: 4,447
Vincent Sheheen (DEM)
Percent: 44.29%
Votes: 3,623
Morgan Bruce Reeves (GRN)
Percent: 1.21%
Votes: 99
Write-In
Percent: 0.13%
Votes: 11
Total votes: 8,180
Greenville County
Nikki Haley (REP)
Percent: 58.81%
Votes: 78,235
Vincent Sheheen (DEM)
Percent: 39.37%
Votes: 52,376
Morgan Bruce Reeves (GRN)
Percent: 1.48%
Votes: 1,966
Write-In
Percent: 0.35%
Votes: 462
Total votes: 133,039
Jasper County
Nikki Haley (REP)
Percent: 39.56%
Votes: 2,469
Vincent Sheheen (DEM)
Percent: 58.37%
Votes: 3,643
Morgan Bruce Reeves (GRN)
Percent: 2.02%
Votes: 126
Write-In
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 3
Total votes: 6,241
Lee County
Nikki Haley (REP)
Percent: 30.04%
Votes: 1,985
Vincent Sheheen (DEM)
Percent: 68.59%
Votes: 4,532
Morgan Bruce Reeves (GRN)
Percent: 1.29%
Votes: 85
Write-In
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 5
Total votes: 6,607
McCormick County
Nikki Haley (REP)
Percent: 50.00%
Votes: 1,995
Vincent Sheheen (DEM)
Percent: 48.45%
Votes: 1,933
Morgan Bruce Reeves (GRN)
Percent: 1.48%
Votes: 59
Write-In
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 3
Total votes: 3,990
Pickens County
Nikki Haley (REP)
Percent: 64.30%
Votes: 19,435
Vincent Sheheen (DEM)
Percent: 33.19%
Votes: 10,033
Morgan Bruce Reeves (GRN)
Percent: 1.86%
Votes: 563
Write-In
Percent: 0.65%
Votes: 196
Total votes: 30,227
Sumter County
Nikki Haley (REP)
Percent: 41.94%
Votes: 12,396
Vincent Sheheen (DEM)
Percent: 56.73%
Votes: 16,769
Morgan Bruce Reeves (GRN)
Percent: 1.23%
Votes: 365
Write-In
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 28
Total votes: 29,558
Anderson County
Nikki Haley (REP)
Percent: 57.60%
Votes: 28,682
Vincent Sheheen (DEM)
Percent: 40.07%
Votes: 19,954
Morgan Bruce Reeves (GRN)
Percent: 1.83%
Votes: 913
Write-In
Percent: 0.50%
Votes: 250
Total votes: 49,799
Berkeley County
Nikki Haley (REP)
Percent: 56.10%
Votes: 24,164
Vincent Sheheen (DEM)
Percent: 41.74%
Votes: 17,979
Morgan Bruce Reeves (GRN)
Percent: 1.98%
Votes: 854
Write-In
Percent: 0.17%
Votes: 73
Total votes: 43,070
Chester County
Nikki Haley (REP)
Percent: 42.52%
Votes: 4,007
Vincent Sheheen (DEM)
Percent: 55.51%
Votes: 5,231
Morgan Bruce Reeves (GRN)
Percent: 1.84%
Votes: 173
Write-In
Percent: 0.13%
Votes: 12
Total votes: 9,423
Darlington County
Nikki Haley (REP)
Percent: 46.10%
Votes: 9,844
Vincent Sheheen (DEM)
Percent: 52.84%
Votes: 11,284
Morgan Bruce Reeves (GRN)
Percent: 1.02%
Votes: 217
Write-In
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 10
Total votes: 21,355
Fairfield County
Nikki Haley (REP)
Percent: 31.15%
Votes: 2,754
Vincent Sheheen (DEM)
Percent: 67.09%
Votes: 5,931
Morgan Bruce Reeves (GRN)
Percent: 1.61%
Votes: 142
Write-In
Percent: 0.15%
Votes: 13
Total votes: 8,840
Greenwood County
Nikki Haley (REP)
Percent: 50.78%
Votes: 10,221
Vincent Sheheen (DEM)
Percent: 47.30%
Votes: 9,521
Morgan Bruce Reeves (GRN)
Percent: 1.46%
Votes: 293
Write-In
Percent: 0.46%
Votes: 93
Total votes: 20,128
Kershaw County
Nikki Haley (REP)
Percent: 42.21%
Votes: 9,393
Vincent Sheheen (DEM)
Percent: 56.91%
Votes: 12,662
Morgan Bruce Reeves (GRN)
Percent: 0.81%
Votes: 180
Write-In
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 16
Total votes: 22,251
Lexington County
Nikki Haley (REP)
Percent: 60.17%
Votes: 50,167
Vincent Sheheen (DEM)
Percent: 38.13%
Votes: 31,787
Morgan Bruce Reeves (GRN)
Percent: 1.40%
Votes: 1,167
Write-In
Percent: 0.30%
Votes: 252
Total votes: 83,373
Newberry County
Nikki Haley (REP)
Percent: 51.52%
Votes: 6,237
Vincent Sheheen (DEM)
Percent: 47.13%
Votes: 5,705
Morgan Bruce Reeves (GRN)
Percent: 1.22%
Votes: 148
Write-In
Percent: 0.13%
Votes: 16
Total votes: 12,106
Richland County
Nikki Haley (REP)
Percent: 31.35%
Votes: 36,899
Vincent Sheheen (DEM)
Percent: 67.44%
Votes: 79,378
Morgan Bruce Reeves (GRN)
Percent: 1.00%
Votes: 1,181
Write-In
Percent: 0.21%
Votes: 252
Total votes: 117,710
Union County
Nikki Haley (REP)
Percent: 43.74%
Votes: 4,014
Vincent Sheheen (DEM)
Percent: 54.12%
Votes: 4,966
Morgan Bruce Reeves (GRN)
Percent: 1.80%
Votes: 165
Write-In
Percent: 0.34%
Votes: 31
Total votes: 9,176