American state legislative election
2004 South Carolina Senate election ← 2000 November 2, 2004 2008 →
South Carolina Senate
The2004South Carolina Senate election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004.[ 1] [ 2] primary elections were held on June 8, and therunoff elections were held on June 22. With each Senator's four-year term expired, all forty-six seats were up for election.
Republicans retained their majority gained in the 2002 South Carolina Senate elections, marking the first prolonged period of Republican rule of the chamber since theReconstruction Era , and the "maturity" of South Carolina's "long-predicated [political realignment]" away from Democratic control.[ 3]
Experts noted this election for its predictability, with "very few seats seriously contested."[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
Certified political parties [ edit ] The following parties were certified by the South Carolina Election Commission, thus eligible to participate in and put up candidates for the state's Senate elections:[ 6]
[ edit ] On January 15, 2003, Rudolph Andreas Bauer resigned from the Senate to take up the office ofLieutenant Governor .[ 7] special election was called to replace him. Primary elections were held on February 25, 2003. The special election was held on April 15, 2003.[ 6]
South Carolina Senate District 18 Special Election Democratic Primary Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Ronnie Abrams 241 9.9 Democratic Jim Lander 2,174 90.1 Total votes 2,415 100.0
South Carolina Senate District 18 Special Election Republican Primary Party Candidate Votes % Republican Chad Connelly 1,661 26.4 Republican Ronnie Cromer 4,617 73.6 Total votes 6,278 100.0
South Carolina Senate District 18 Special Election Party Candidate Votes % Republican Ronnie Cromer 6,929 62.6 Democratic Jim Lander 3,855 34.9 Libertarian Party of South Carolina Stephen Cain 271 2.45% Total votes 11,056 100.0
[ edit ] A special election was called to replace Senator Donald Holland, who died on October 5, 2003.[ 8]
South Carolina Senate District 27 Special Election Republican Primary Party Candidate Votes % Republican Buddy Wilson 226 14.1 Republican Steve Kelly 1,375 85.9 Total votes 1,601 100.0
South Carolina Senate District 27 Special Election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Vincent Sheheen 7,942 62.2 Republican Steve Kelly 4,841 37.8 Total votes 11,056 100.0
Party Votes Seats No. % No. +/− % South Carolina Republican Party 847,746 59.72 26 +1 56.52 South Carolina Democratic Party 548,899 38.67 20 -1 43.48 Independent 6,580 0.46 0 0 0.00 Write-in 6,575 0.46 0 0 0.00 Libertarian Party of South Carolina 6,219 0.44 0 0 0.00 United Citizens Party 3,573 0.25 0 0 0.00 Total 1,419,592 100.00 46 ±0 100.00 Registered voters 2,315,462 100.00 Turnout 1,419,592 61.31 Source: South Carolina Election Commission[ 6]
Popular vote Republican
59.72% Democratic
38.67% Other
1.61%
Senate seats Republican
56.52% Democratic
43.48%
Source:[ 9]
District one comprised all ofOconee County and some ofPickens County .[ 7]
South Carolina Senate District 1 General Election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Thomas C. Alexander 24,848 100 Total votes 24,848 100.0
District two contained a partial section of Pickens County.[ 7]
South Carolina Senate District 2 General Election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Larry A. Martin 29,402 100 Total votes 29,402 100.0
District three contained some ofAnderson County .[ 7]
South Carolina Senate District 3 Democratic Primary, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Eli Allgood 639 39.4 Democratic Mike Mullinax 981 60.6 Total votes 1,620 100.0
South Carolina Senate District 3 Republican Primary, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Ron Wilson 3,324 25.8 Republican Kevin L. Bryant 4,678 36.3 Republican Chuck Allen 4,868 37.8 Total votes 12,870 100.0
South Carolina Senate District 3 Republican Primary Runoff, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Chuck Allen 4,806 37.2 Republican Kevin L. Bryant 8,118 62.8 Total votes 12,924 100.0
South Carolina Senate District 3 General Election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Mike Mullinax 14,356 34.9 Republican Kevin L. Bryan 24,999 65.1 Total votes 38,355 100.0
District four contained portions ofAbbeville County andAnderson County .[ 7]
South Carolina Senate District 4 General Election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Jay West 10,546 37.7 Republican Billy O'Dell 17,417 62.3 Total votes 27,963 100.0
District five held a portion ofGreenville County .[ 7]
District six contained a portion of Greenville County.[ 7]
South Carolina Senate District 6 General Election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Mike Fair 27,788 100 Total votes 27,788 100.0
District seven contained a portion of Greenville County.[ 7]
South Carolina Senate District 7 Democratic Primary, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Debra J. Gammons 861 18.58 Democratic Ralph Anderson 3,772 81.42 Total votes 4,633 100.0
South Carolina Senate District 7 General Election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Ralph Anderson 20,487 100.00 Total votes 20,487 100.0
District eight contained a portion of Greenville County.[ 7]
South Carolina Senate District 8 General Election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Republican David Thomas 36,892 65.1 Total votes 36,892 100.0
District nine contained portions of Greenville County andLaurens County .[ 7]
South Carolina Senate District 9 General Election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic James E. Bryan, Jr. 12,888 39.91 Republican Danny Verdin 19,402 60.09 Total votes 32,290 100.00
District ten contained all ofGreenwood County and some of Abbeville County.[ 7]
South Carolina Senate District 10 Democratic Primary, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic David Henderson 1,920 30.60 Democratic John Drummond 4,354 69.40 Total votes 6,274 100.0
South Carolina Senate District 10 General Election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Dale C. Phillips 9,446 33.80 Democratic John Drummond 18,502 66.20 Total votes 27,948 100.00
District eleven contained a portion ofSpartanburg County .[ 7]
South Carolina Senate District 11 General Election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Steve Parker 13,527 44.37 Democratic Glenn Reese 16,962 55.63 Total votes 30,489 100.00
District twelve contained a portion of Spartanburg County.[ 7]
South Carolina Senate District 12 Republican Primary, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Lee Bright 4,731 49.84 Republican John David Hawkins 4,762 50.16 Total votes 9,493 100.0
South Carolina Senate District 12 General Election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Leonardo Ortiz 10,196 29.50 Republican John D. Hawkins 24,365 70.50 Total votes 34,561 100.00
District thirteen contained a portion of Spartanburg County.[ 7]
South Carolina Senate District 13 General Election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Jim Ritchie 25,275 100.00 Total votes 25,275 100.00
District fourteen contained portions ofCherokee ,Union , andYork counties.[ 7]
South Carolina Senate District 14 General Election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Rick Dizbon 10,079 30.51 Republican Harvey Peeler 22,957 69.49 Total votes 33,036 100.00
District fifteen contained a portion of York county.[ 7]
South Carolina Senate District 15 General Election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Wes Hayes 30,520 100.00 Total votes 30,520 100.00
District sixteen contained portions ofFairfield ,Lancaster , and York counties.[ 7]
South Carolina Senate District 16 General Election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Donn J. Sinclair 11,344 34.78 Republican Greg Gregory 21,273 65.22 Total votes 32,617 100.00
District seventeen contained portions ofChester , Fairfield, Union, and York counties.[ 7]
South Carolina Senate District 17 Democratic Primary, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Willie J. Graham, II 2,970 26.61 Democratic Linda H. Short 8,190 73.39 Total votes 11,160 100.0
South Carolina Senate District 17 General Election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Linda H. Short 25,527 100.00 Total votes 25,527 100.00
District eighteen contained all ofNewberry andSaluda counties, with portions ofLexington and Union counties.[ 7]
South Carolina Senate District 18 General Election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Ronnie W. Cromer 30,022 100.00 Total votes 30,022 100.00
District nineteen contained a portion ofRichland County .[ 7]
South Carolina Senate District 19 Democratic Primary, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Hemphill P. Pride, II 844 15.08 Democratic Kay Patterson 4,751 84.92 Total votes 5,595 100.0
South Carolina Senate District 19 General Election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % United Citizens Chris Nelums 3,573 11.62 Democratic Kay Patterson 27,171 88.38 Total votes 30,744 100.00
District twenty contained a portion of Richland County.[ 7]
South Carolina Senate District 20 General Election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Republican John Courson 31,495 100.00 Total votes 31,495 100.00
District twenty-one contained portions ofCalhoun and Richland counties.
South Carolina Senate District 21 Democratic Primary, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Edward D. Sullivan 774 12.55 Democratic Darrell Jackson 5,393 87.45 Total votes 6,167 100.0
South Carolina Senate District 21 General Election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Darrell Jackson 26,041 100.00 Total votes 26,041 100.00
District twenty-two contained portions ofKershaw and Richland counties.[ 7] [ 10]
South Carolina Senate District 22 Republican Primary, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Warren B. Giese 4,145 42.27 Republican Ken Wingate 5,661 57.73 Total votes 9,806 100.0
South Carolina Senate District 22 General Election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Ken Wingate 19,340 44 Democratic Joel Lourie 24,616 56 Total votes 43,956 100.00
District twenty-three contained portions of Lexington County.[ 7]
South Carolina Senate District 23 Republican Primary, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Shirley M. Sons 3,652 36.60 Republican Jake Knotts 6,326 63.40 Total votes 9,978 100.0
South Carolina Senate District 23 General Election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Jake Knotts 28,572 100.00 Total votes 28,572 100.00
District twenty-four contained portions ofAiken and Lexington counties.[ 7]
South Carolina Senate District 24 General Election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Greg Ryberg 30,428 100.00 Total votes 30,428 100.00
District twenty-five contained all ofEdgefield andMcCormick counties and some of Aiken County.[ 7]
South Carolina Senate District 25 General Election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Bernie Hamby 10,628 32.15 Democratic Thomas L. Moore 22,433 67.85 Total votes 33,061 100.00
District twenty-six contained portions of Aiken and Lexington counties.[ 7]
District twenty-seven contained all ofChesterfield County , with portions of Kershaw, Lancaster, andMarlboro counties.[ 7]
South Carolina Senate District 27 General Election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Steve Kelly 13,418 43.55 Democratic Vincent Sheheen 17,395 56.45 Total votes 30,813 100.00
District twenty-eight comprised portions ofDillon ,Florence ,Horry ,Marion , Marlboro, andWilliamsburg counties.[ 7] Dick Elliott narrowly defeated Republican challenger Katherine Jenerette. While she conceded the election, Jenerette alleged the election had "numerous 'irregularities'" and filed a report with theUnited States Department of Justice to investigate.[ 11]
South Carolina Senate District 28 General Election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Katherine Jenerette 14,324 46.92 Democratic Dick Elliott 16,204 53.08 Total votes 30,528 100.00
District twenty-nine comprised portions ofDarlington , Florence, andLee counties.[ 7]
South Carolina Senate District 29 Republican Primary Election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Michael S. Holt 2,750 49.33 Republican Warren Arthur 2,825 50.67 Total votes 5,575 100.00
South Carolina Senate District 29 General Election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Warren Arthur 12,750 42 Democratic Gerald Malloy 17,608 58 Total votes 30,358 100.00
District thirty comprised portions of Dillion, Florence, and Marion counties.[ 7]
South Carolina Senate District 30 Democratic Primary Election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Tim Norwood 5,765 32.47 Democratic Kent Williams 5,772 32.51 Democratic Maggie Wallace Glover 6,218 35.02 Total votes 17,755 100.00
South Carolina Senate District 30 General Election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Write-In N/A 471 1.72 Democratic Kent Williams 26,835 98.28 Total votes 27,306 100.00
District thirty-one comprised portions of Chesterfield, Darlington, Florence, and Marlboro counties.[ 7]
South Carolina Senate District 31 General Election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Stephen J. Wukela 11,688 33.60 Republican Hugh Leatherman 23,098 66.40 Total votes 34,786 100.00
District thirty-two comprised portions of Florence,Georgetown , Horry, and Williamsburg counties.[ 7]
South Carolina Senate District 32 Democratic Primary Election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Ted Brown 4,673 46.40 Democratic John Yancey McGill 5,398 53.60 Total votes 10,071 100.00
South Carolina Senate District 32 General Election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic John Yancey McGill 24,169 100.00 Total votes 24,169 100.00
District thirty-three comprised portions of Horry county.[ 7]
South Carolina Senate District 33 General Election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Jara Uzenda 7,963 25.98 Republican Luke A. Rankin 22,686 74.02 Total votes 30,649 100.00
District thirty-four comprised portions ofCharleston , Georgetown, and Horry counties.[ 7]
South Carolina Senate District 34 Republican Primary Election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Ricky Horne 276 2.58 Republican David Maring 3,611 33.80 Republican Ray Cleary 6,796 63.62 Total votes 10,683 100.00
South Carolina Senate District 34 General Election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Ray Cleary 31,277 100.00 Total votes 31,277 100.00
District thirty-five comprised portions ofSumter and Lee counties.[ 7]
South Carolina Senate District 35 General Election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Dickie Jones 15,454 49.86 Democratic Phil Leventis 15,540 50.14 Total votes 30,994 100.00
District thirty-six comprised portions of Calhoun,Clarendon , Florence, Lee, and Sumter counties.[ 7]
South Carolina Senate District 36 General Election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Bob Gibbons 10,037 30.96 Democratic John C. Land, III 22,381 69.04 Total votes 32,418 100.00
District thirty-seven comprised portions ofBerkeley , Charleston,Colleton , andDorchester counties.[ 7]
South Carolina Senate District 37 General Election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Stewart Powell 13,398 36.30 Republican Larry Grooms 23,508 63.70 Total votes 36,906 100.00
District thirty-eight comprised portions of Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester counties.[ 7]
South Carolina Senate District 38 Republican Primary Election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Ben Cole 3,500 27.41 Republican Bill Branton 4,219 33.05 Republican Randy Scott 5,048 39.54 Total votes 12,767 100.00
South Carolina Senate District 38 Republican Primary Runoff Election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Bill Branton 3,266 33.39 Republican Randy Scott 6,516 66.61 Total votes 9,782 100.00
South Carolina Senate District 38 General Election Party Candidate Votes % Republican Randy Scott 27,748 100.00 Total votes 27,748 100.00
District thirty-nine comprised portions ofBamberg , Colleton, Dorchester,Hampton , andOrangeburg counties.[ 7]
South Carolina Senate District 39 General Election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic John Matthews, Jr. 27,726 100.00 Total votes 27,726 100.00
District forty comprised all ofBarnwell County , with portions ofAllendale , Hampton, and Orangeburg counties.[ 7]
South Carolina Senate District 40 General Election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Republican A. Clay Morris 9,413 28.64 Democratic Brad Hutto 23,459 71.36 Total votes 32,872 100.00
District forty-one comprised portions of Charleston and Dorchester counties.[ 7]
South Carolina Senate District 41 General Election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Justin Khan 15,360 35.91 Republican Glenn McConnell 27,416 64.09 Total votes 42,776 100.00
District forty-two comprised a portion of Charleston county.[ 7]
South Carolina Senate District 42 Democratic Primary Election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Brian Maxwell 320 10.65 Democratic Robert Ford 2,684 89.35 Total votes 3,004 100.00
South Carolina Senate District 42 General Election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Independent Maurice Washington 6,580 30.95 Democratic Robert Ford 14,677 69.05 Total votes 21,257 100.00
District forty-three comprised portions of Berkeley and Charleston counties.[ 7]
South Carolina Senate District 43 Republican Primary Election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Henry Fishburne 2,067 22.14 Republican John Kuhn 3,378 36.17 Republican Chip Campsen 3,893 41.69 Total votes 9,338 100.00
South Carolina Senate District 43 Republican Primary Runoff Election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Republican John Kuhn 3,869 42.31 Republican Chip Campsen 5,276 57.69 Total votes 9,145 100.00
South Carolina Senate District 43 General Election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Constance Anastopoulo 13,087 36.70 Republican Chip Campsen 22,570 63.30 Total votes 35,657 100.00
District forty-four comprised portions of Berkeley and Charleston counties.[ 7]
South Carolina Senate District 44 General Election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Lindsay Banks 10,611 34.14 Republican Bill Mescher 20,466 65.86 Total votes 31,077 100.00
District forty-five comprised allJasper County , along with of portions of Allendale,Beaufort , Charleston, Colleton, and Hampton counties.[ 7]
South Carolina Senate District 45 General Election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Clementa Pinckney 21,184 100.00 Total votes 21,184 100.00
District forty-six comprised a portion of Beaufort County.[ 7]
South Carolina Senate District 46 General Election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Write-in N/A 455 1.20 Republican Scott Richardson 37,250 98.80 Total votes 37,705 100.00
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