William Timmons

Voters in the Upstate participated in two contested congressional primaries.

Incumbent William Timmons faced two challengers in the 4th Congressional District Republican primary.

Eunice Lehmacher and Ernest Mackins competed in the 3rd Congressional District Democratic primary.

The winner of the 3rd District Democratic primary will face Republican Rep. Sheri Biggs in November.

U.S. Rep. William Timmons, a Greenville Republican, will take on Democrat Courtney McClain in November for the opportunity to serve a fifth term in Congress.

He took on two challengers in the GOP primary for the 4th Congressional District.

Greenville businessman David Atchley ran on a platform of putting the needs of the Upstate over national partisan politics.

Robert E. Lee, who works as an engineer, touted himself as the most ideologically pure "America First" candidate.

Just before midnight, Timmons had opened up a commanding lead.

State election officials posted 47,865 votes for Timmons with all precincts reporting.

Atchley was a distant second with 14,178 votes. Lee had 10,657 votes.

In a social media post, Timmons described the results as a "mandate."

He said, "It is truly an honor and a privilege to serve the Upstate and fight for the people of South Carolina's 4th District."

Timmons was endorsed by President Donald Trump and made his support for Trump the centerpiece of his campaign.

Timmons was first elected to Congress in 2018. He said he will not seek reelection in 2028.

South Carolina 3rd Congressional District Democratic primary

It was one of two contested congressional races in the Upstate.

In the state's 3rd Congressional District, Eunice Lehmacher defeated Ernest Mackins, 16,715 votes to 14,591, late on June 9 in the Democratic primary.

Lehmacher will take on incumbent Republican Sheri Biggs in November.