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All 46 seats in theSouth Carolina Senate 24 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2012 South Carolina Senate elections were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. Theprimary elections were held on June 12 and therunoff elections were held two weeks later on June 26. The current composition of the state delegation is 28Republicans and 18Democrats. Senators are elected for four-year terms, all in the same year.
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Governing[1] | Safe R | October 24, 2012 |
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District 1 covers parts ofOconee andPickens Counties. IncumbentThomas C. Alexander ran unopposed in the Republican primary and the general election. He was reelected to his fifth full-term as senator.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Thomas C. Alexander (incumbent) | 29,957 | 99.1 | |
| Write-in | Other | 270 | 0.9 | |
| Total votes | 30,227 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
The district includes parts ofPickens county. Republican incumbentLarry A. Martin faced Republican petition candidateRex Rice in the general election. Rice was initially on the Republican primary ballot, but due to a lawsuit about proper filing of economic interest statements, he and many other state candidates were decertified.[3] To get on the November ballot instead, Rice pursued the little-used paper process of getting signatures of at least five percent of the district's registered voters.[4] Martin won with 64% of the vote.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Larry A. Martin (incumbent) | 24,013 | 64.4 | |
| Republican | Rex Rice (petition) | 13,164 | 35.43 | |
| Write-in | Other | 108 | 0.3 | |
| Total votes | 37,285 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
The district includes parts ofAnderson county. Republican incumbentKevin L. Bryant is a pharmacist. In the Republican primary, Bryant won overDon Bowen 75.93% to 24.07%.[6]
The district includes parts ofAbbeville,Anderson andGreenwood counties. Republican incumbentWilliam H. O'Dell is CEO of O'Dell Corporation.
The district includes parts ofGreenville and,Spartanburg counties. Retiring Republican incumbentPhillip Shoopman is a retired businessman.Tom Corbin won the election for District 5 after defeating Amanda Tieder Somers in the Republican primary.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tom Corbin | 3,050 | 65.4 | |
| Republican | Amanda Tieder Somers | 1,616 | 34.6 | |
| Total votes | 4,666 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tom Corbin | 33,491 | 98.8 | |
| Write-in | 406 | 1.2 | ||
| Total votes | 33,897 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
The district includes parts ofGreenville county. Republican incumbentMichael L. Fair works in insurance.
The district includes parts ofGreenville county. Retiring Democratic incumbentRalph Anderson is a retired postmaster. In the Democratic primary,Karl B Allen defeatedLillian Brock Flemming 54.83% to 45.17%.
The district includes parts ofGreenville county. Retiring Republican incumbentDavid L. Thomas is an attorney. In the Republican run-off,Ross Turner won overJoe Swann 50.32% to 49.68%.[7]
The district includes parts ofGreenville andLaurens counties. Republican incumbentDaniel B. Verdin III is the owner of Verdin's Farm and Garden Center.
The district includes parts ofAbbeville,Greenwood andLaurens counties. Democratic incumbentJohn W. Drummond is President of Drummond Oil Company, Inc. and President Pro Tempore Emeritus of the South Carolina Senate.
The district includes parts ofSpartanburg county. Democratic incumbentGlenn G. Reese is a businessman.
The district includes parts ofSpartanburg county. Freshman Republican incumbentLee Bright is a school board member.
The district includes parts ofGreenville,Spartanburg andUnion counties. Freshman Republican incumbentShane Martin is an attorney.
The district includes parts ofCherokee,Spartanburg,Union andYork counties. Republican incumbentHarvey S. Peeler, Jr. is a dairyman/businessman.
The district includes parts ofYork county. Republican incumbentRobert W. Hayes, Jr. is an attorney.
The district includes parts ofLancaster andYork counties. Republican incumbentChauncey K. Gregory is President of Builders Supply Company.
The district includes parts ofChester,Fairfield,Union andYork counties. Democratic incumbentCreighton B. Coleman is an attorney.
The district includesNewberry and parts ofSaluda andLexington counties. Republican incumbentRonnie Cromer is a pharmacist. The Democratic nominee isMichael Ray Ellisor, winning overPete Oliver 52.30% to 47.70% in the primary.
The district includes parts ofRichland county. Democratic incumbentJohn L. Scott Jr. is a small business owner.
The district includes parts ofLexington andRichland counties. Republican incumbentJohn E. Courson is Senior V.P., Keenan & Suggs. Courson was challenged by Green Party candidate Scott West.[8] West worked for theTom Clements US Senate campaign in 2010.
The district includes parts ofRichland county. Republican incumbentDarrell Jackson is a businessman and minister; Pres., Sunrise Enterprise of Columbia
The district includes parts ofKershaw andRichland counties. Democratic incumbentJoel Lourie is a businessman
The district includes parts ofLexington county. Republican incumbentJohn M. Knotts, Jr. is retired from law enforcement. In the Republican run-off, Knotts won overKatrina Shealy 57.52% to 42.48%.
The district includes parts ofAiken county. Republican incumbentW. Greg Ryberg is CEO of REI, Inc.
The district includes parts ofAiken,Edgefield,McCormick andSaluda counties. Freshman Republican incumbentA. Shane Massey is an attorney.
The district includes parts ofAiken,Lexington andSaluda counties. Democratic incumbentNikki G. Setzler is an attorney.
The district includes parts ofChesterfield,Kershaw andLancaster counties. Democratic incumbentVincent A. Sheheen is an attorney.
The district includes parts ofDillon,Horry,Marion andMarlboro counties. Democratic incumbentDick Elliott is a real estate developer, retail.
The district includes parts ofChesterfield,Darlington,Lee andMarlboro counties. Democratic incumbentGerald Malloy is an attorney.
The district includes parts ofDillon,Florence,Marion andMarlboro counties. Freshman Democratic incumbentKent M. Williams is a Deputy County Administrator.
The district includes parts ofDarlington andFlorence counties. Republican incumbentHugh K. Leatherman, Sr. is a businessman.
The district includes parts ofFlorence,Georgetown,Horry andWilliamsburg counties. Democratic incumbentJ. Yancey McGill is a real estate broker and residential homebuilder. In the Democratic primary recount,J. Yancey McGill won over Cezar E McKnight 50.32% to 49.68%.[9]
The district includes parts ofHorry county. Republican incumbentLuke A. Rankin is an attorney.
The district includes parts ofCharleston,Georgetown andHorry counties. Republican incumbentRaymond E. Cleary III is a dentist.
The district includes parts ofLee andSumter counties. Retiring Democratic incumbentPhil P. Leventis is an aviation and management services consultant. In the Republican run-off, Tony Barwick won over Wade Kolb 56.86% to 43.14%.[10]
The district includes parts ofCalhoun,Clarendon,Florence andSumter counties. Democratic incumbentJohn C. Land III is an attorney.
The district includes parts ofBerkeley,Charleston,Colleton andDorchester counties. Republican incumbentLawrence K. Grooms is president and CEO of GTI.
The district includes parts ofCharleston andDorchester counties. Freshman Republican incumbentRandy Scott is a small businessman.Bill Collins qualified as a petition candidate and will have his name on the ballot in the general election.
The district includes parts ofBamberg,Colleton,Dorchester,Hampton andOrangeburg counties. Democratic incumbentJohn W. Matthews, Jr. is a businessman and retired elementary school principal.
The district includes parts ofAllendale,Bamberg,Barnwell andOrangeburg counties. Democratic incumbentC. Bradley Hutto is a trial lawyer.
The district includes parts ofCharleston county. Republican incumbentGlenn F. McConnell is an attorney/businessman, and President Pro Tempore.
The district includes parts ofCharleston county. Democratic incumbentRobert Ford is a developer.
The district includes parts ofBerkeley andCharleston counties. Republican incumbentGeorge E. Campsen III is a businessman/attorney. Dist. No. 43 - Berkeley & Charleston Cos.
The district includes parts ofBerkeley county. Freshman Republican incumbentPaul G. Campbell, Jr. is a retired Regional President for Alcoa, now a consultant.
The district includes parts ofBeaufort,Charleston,Colleton,Hampton andJasper counties. Democratic incumbentClementa C. Pinckney was a pastor and student.
The district includes parts ofBeaufort county. Republican incumbentCatherine C. Ceips is a full-time legislator.
