| − | Despite fake election ratings,<ref>[https://cookpolitical.com/ratings/house-race-ratings 2020 House Race Ratings | The Cook Political Report]</ref><ref>[https://www.politico.com/2020-election/race-forecasts-and-predictions/house/ Who wins 2020? House Election Predictions & Key Races - Politico]</ref> Cunningham lost re-election by a very narrow margin in the [[2020 U.S. House elections|2020 elections]] to Republican opponent [[Nancy Mace]], a state representative.<ref>[https://www.businessinsider.com/south-carolina-1st-district-house-election-joe-cunningham-nancy-mace-2020?op=1 Republican Nancy Mace unseats Democratic incumbent Rep. Joe Cunningham in South Carolina's 1st Congressional District]</ref> His defeat was largely attributed to being unable to overcome a strong challenge in the mostly Republican-leaning district.<ref>[https://www.dailygamecock.com/article/2020/11/column-how-joe-cunningham-lost-opinion-grenier Column: How Joe Cunningham lost]</ref> | + | Despite fake election ratings,<ref>[https://cookpolitical.com/ratings/house-race-ratings 2020 House Race Ratings | The Cook Political Report]</ref><ref>[https://www.politico.com/2020-election/race-forecasts-and-predictions/house/ Who wins 2020? House Election Predictions & Key Races - Politico]</ref> Cunningham lost re-election by a very narrow margin in the [[2020 U.S. House elections|2020 elections]] to Republican opponent [[Nancy Mace]], a state representative.<ref>[https://www.businessinsider.com/south-carolina-1st-district-house-election-joe-cunningham-nancy-mace-2020?op=1 Republican Nancy Mace unseats Democratic incumbent Rep. Joe Cunningham in South Carolina's 1st Congressional District]</ref> His defeat was largely attributed to being unable to overcome a strong challenge in the mostly Republican-leaning district, particularly in not winning over enough voters on the issue of offshore drilling unlike in 2018.<ref>[https://www.dailygamecock.com/article/2020/11/column-how-joe-cunningham-lost-opinion-grenier Column: How Joe Cunningham lost]</ref> |