Joe Wilson leads in South Carolina’s 2nd congressional district

Election progress

In the U.S. House of Representatives election in South Carolina's 2nd congressional district, incumbent congressman, Republican Joe Wilson, is leading. According to preliminary data, Wilson has 147,620 votes (49.8%), while his main competitor, Democrat Zion Khalifa, has 144,593 votes (48.8%). The third candidate, Daina Smith, received 3,665 votes (1.2%). Interpressnews+4

According to NBC News, 99% of the votes have been counted. At this time, a winner has not been officially announced in South Carolina's 2nd district. Facebook - Publika+3

Additional information

According to Netgazeti-fb, Joe Wilson's son, Alan Wilson, won the gubernatorial election in the same state. Publika-fb notes that Joe Wilson is a co-chair of the Helsinki Commission and one of the initiators of the MEGOBARI act. Facebook - Netgazeti+1