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2000 South Carolina Senate election

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2000 South Carolina Senate election
← 1996
November 7, 2000
2004 →
All 46 seats in theSouth Carolina Senate
24 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
 
LeaderGlenn F. McConnellJohn W. Drummond
PartyRepublicanDemocratic
Leader sinceJanuary 1996
Leader's seatDistrict 41District 10
Last election2125
Seats after24[a]22
Seat changeIncrease 3Decrease 3
President pro tempore before election

John W. Drummond
Democratic

Elected President pro tempore

Glenn F. McConnell
Republican

Elections in South Carolina
U.S. President
Presidential primaries
U.S. Senate
U.S. House of Representatives

The2000 South Carolina Senate election was held on November 7, 2000, to determine which party would control theSouth Carolina Senate for the following four years in the 114th South Carolina General Assembly. All 46 seats in theSouth Carolina Senate were up for election. Prior to the election, 25 seats were held byDemocrats and 21 seats were held byRepublicans. The general election saw Republicans flip 2 seats, thereby leaving the Senate evenly split between Republicans and Democrats, until Democrat J. Verne Smith of District 5switched parties, giving Republicans a majority in the State Senate for the first time since 1878.[1]

Retirements

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Republicans

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  1. District 12: John R. Russell retired.
  2. District 13: Charles Tyrone Courtney retired after being convicted on federal charges ofbank fraud,mail fraud and making false statements in aloan application in June 2000.[2]

Democrats

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  1. District 45:McKinley Washington Jr. retired.

Defeated incumbents

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In general

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Democrats

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  1. District 9: James Edward Bryan Jr. lost re-election toDanny Verdin.

Closest races

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Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. District 37, 2.50%
  2. District 33, 8.67%
  3. District 9, 8.99% (gain)

Results

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District 1

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District 1 election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanThomas C. Alexander (incumbent)21,38099.87%
Scattering270.13%
Total votes21,407100.0%
Republicanhold

District 2

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District 2 election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanLarry A. Martin (incumbent)25,49399.50%
Scattering1280.50%
Total votes25,621100.0%
Republicanhold

District 3

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District 3 election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanRobert L. Waldrep Jr. (incumbent)26,06999.97%
Scattering80.03%
Total votes26,077100.0%
Republicanhold

District 4

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District 4 election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticWilliam H. O'Dell (incumbent)14,53458.83%
RepublicanE. Blair Rice Jr.10,17141.17%
Total votes24,705100.0%
Democratichold

District 5

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District 5 election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticVerne J. Smith[b] (incumbent)17,08178.21%
RepublicanStacey B. Schaller4,65921.33%
Scattering1000.46%
Total votes21,840100.0%
Democratichold

District 6

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District 6 election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanMike Fair (incumbent)28,04897.63%
Scattering6802.37%
Total votes28,728100.0%
Republicanhold

District 7

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District 7 election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticRalph Anderson (incumbent)14,41763.99%
RepublicanAllen Bunk Johnson8,08335.88%
Scattering300.13%
Total votes22,530100.0%
Democratichold

District 8

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District 8 election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanDavid L. Thomas (incumbent)32,72088.53%
DemocraticAl Hafer4,09711.09%
Scattering1390.38%
Total votes36,956100.0%
Republicanhold

District 9

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District 9 election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanDanny Verdin16,79354.47%
DemocraticJames Edward Bryan Jr. (incumbent)14,02445.48%
Scattering160.05%
Total votes30,833100.0%
Republicangain fromDemocratic

District 10

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District 10 election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJohn W. Drummond (incumbent)16,02159.33%
RepublicanHunter Eddy10,97440.64%
Scattering70.03%
Total votes27,002100.0%
Democratichold

District 11

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District 11 election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticGlenn G. Reese (incumbent)13,12057.84%
RepublicanSteve A. Parker9,55842.13%
Scattering70.03%
Total votes22,685100.0%
Democratichold

District 12

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District 12 election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJohn D. Hawkins20,34168.63%
DemocraticEdgar M. Poole Jr.9,24331.23%
Scattering110.04%
Total votes29,595100.0%
Republicanhold

District 13

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District 13 election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJames H. Ritchie Jr.18,70866.41%
DemocraticBrian K. Kennedy9,45533.56%
Scattering90.03%
Total votes28,172100.0%
Republicanhold

District 14

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District 14 election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanHarvey S. Peeler Jr. (incumbent)21,73999.76%
Scattering520.24%
Total votes21,791100.0%
Republicanhold

District 15

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District 15 election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanRobert W. Hayes Jr. (incumbent)26,16699.88%
Scattering300.12%
Total votes26,196100.0%
Republicanhold

District 16

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District 16 election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanGreg Gregory (incumbent)22,48899.21%
Scattering1800.79%
Total votes22,668100.0%
Republicanhold

District 17

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District 17 election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticLinda H. Short (incumbent)19,58582.99%
RepublicanDanny W. Parker4,01117.00%
Scattering30.01%
Total votes23,599100.0%
Democratichold

District 18

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District 18 election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanAndré Bauer (incumbent)19,55863.89%
DemocraticDave C. Waldrop Jr.11,04336.08%
Scattering80.03%
Total votes30,609100.0%
Republicanhold

District 19

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District 19 election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticKay Patterson (incumbent)22,39199.04%
Scattering2180.96%
Total votes22,609100.0%
Democratichold

District 20

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District 20 election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJohn Courson (incumbent)21,62460.23%
DemocraticTony Mizzell14,26339.72%
Scattering190.05%
Total votes35,906100.0%
Republicanhold

District 21

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District 21 election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticDarrell Jackson (incumbent)15,18098.17%
Scattering2831.83%
Total votes15,463100.0%
Democratichold

District 22

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District 22 election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanWarren Giese (incumbent)22,76455.86%
DemocraticToby Ward17,97444.10%
Scattering180.04%
Total votes40,756100.0%
Republicanhold

District 23

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District 23 election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJoe Wilson (incumbent)35,241100.0%
Total votes35,241100.0%
Republicanhold

District 24

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District 24 election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanW. Greg Ryberg (incumbent)28,54899.55%
Scattering1280.45%
Total votes28,676100.0%
Republicanhold

District 25

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District 25 election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticTommy Moore (incumbent)19,38267.01%
RepublicanRobert G. Gossett9,54232.99%
Scattering10.00%
Total votes28,925100.0%
Democratichold

District 26

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District 26 election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticNikki G. Setzler (incumbent)17,57155.74%
RepublicanW. Gary Prince13,21341.91%
Scattering7422.35%
Total votes31,526100.0%
Democratichold

District 27

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District 27 election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticDonald Holland (incumbent)19,84468.09%
RepublicanBart Hayward9,27231.81%
Scattering300.10%
Total votes29,146100.0%
Democratichold

District 28

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District 28 election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticDick Elliott (incumbent)21,92399.68%
Scattering700.32%
Total votes21,993100.0%
Democratichold

District 29

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District 29 election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticEdward Eli Saleeby (incumbent)20,94699.50%
Scattering1060.50%
Total votes21,052100.0%
Democratichold

District 30

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District 30 election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticMaggie Wallace Glover (incumbent)18,14599.32%
Scattering1240.68%
Total votes18,269100.0%
Democratichold

District 31

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District 31 election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanHugh Leatherman (incumbent)17,13055.98%
DemocraticPatsy Stone13,46744.01%
Scattering40.01%
Total votes30,601100.0%
Republicanhold

District 32

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District 32 election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticYancey McGill (incumbent)22,372100.0%
Total votes22,372100.0%
Democratichold

District 33

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District 33 election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticLuke A. Rankin (incumbent)17,81154.33%
RepublicanAllan Clemmons14,96745.66%
Scattering30.01%
Total votes32,781100.0%
Democratichold

District 34

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District 34 election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanArthur Ravenel Jr. (incumbent)30,07899.79%
Scattering630.21%
Total votes30,141100.0%
Republicanhold

District 35

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District 35 election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticPhil P. Leventis (incumbent)15,10259.84%
RepublicanBlane Lawson10,13340.16%
Total votes25,235100.0%
Democratichold

District 36

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District 36 election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJohn C. Land III (incumbent)20,81873.81%
RepublicanGary McLeod7,38326.18%
Scattering20.01%
Total votes28,199100.0%
Democratichold

District 37

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District 37 election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanLarry Grooms (incumbent)15,97051.21%
DemocraticGeorge Bailey15,18848.71%
Scattering250.08%
Total votes31,183100.0%
Republicanhold

District 38

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District 38 election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanWilliam S. Branton (incumbent)20,78699.64%
Scattering750.36%
Total votes20,861100.0%
Republicanhold

District 39

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District 39 election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJohn W. Matthews Jr. (incumbent)23,12599.21%
Scattering1850.79%
Total votes23,310100.0%
Democratichold

District 40

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District 40 election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticBrad Hutto (incumbent)24,60290.78%
LibertarianJonathan M. Hare2,4569.06%
Scattering430.16%
Total votes27,101100.0%
Democratichold

District 41

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District 41 election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanGlenn F. McConnell (incumbent)27,73999.82%
Scattering510.18%
Total votes27,790100.0%
Republicanhold

District 42

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District 42 election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticRobert Ford (incumbent)14,26399.36%
Scattering920.64%
Total votes14,355100.0%
Democratichold

District 43

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District 43 election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticErnie Passailaigue (incumbent)8,33061.60%
RepublicanLanneau Siegling5,16638.21%
Scattering250.19%
Total votes13,521100.0%
Democratichold

District 44

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District 44 election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanBill Mescher (incumbent)23,88999.90%
Scattering230.10%
Total votes23,912100.0%
Republicanhold

District 45

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District 45 election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticClementa C. Pinckney20,08862.95%
RepublicanCurtis Brantley11,80336.99%
Scattering200.06%
Total votes31,911100.0%
Democratichold

District 46

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District 46 election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanScott Richardson (incumbent)28,67798.79%
Scattering3511.21%
Total votes29,028100.0%
Republicanhold

Notes

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  1. ^Initially the Senate was evenly split between Democrats and Republicans until Democrat J. Verne Smith of District 5 switched parties, giving Republicans a majority.
  2. ^Switched parties to the Republicans following the election in order to break a tie between Democratic and Republican control of the chamber.

References

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  1. ^"NOVEMBER 7,2000 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE WIDE GENERAL ELECTION - OFFICIAL RESULTS"(PDF). scvotes.gov. RetrievedDecember 8, 2025.
  2. ^"Ex-senator gets 30 days And 10 months home detention Courtney Sentenced". goupstate.com. RetrievedDecember 10, 2025.
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