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  Senate Class II - History
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DescriptionVacancy Rules: Governor appoints a replacement that serves until next statewide general election.

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Date Type Results
Nov 03, 2020 General Election
 Lindsey Graham(I)
1,369,137
54.44% 		 Jaime Harrison
1,110,828
44.17% 		 Bill Bledsoe
32,845
1.31% 		  Write-In (W)
2,294
0.09%
Nov 04, 2014 General Election
 Lindsey Graham(I)
672,941
54.27% 		 C. Bradley Hutto
480,833
38.78% 		 Thomas Ravenel
47,588
3.84% 		 Victor Kocher
33,839
2.73% 		  Write-In (W)
4,774
0.39%
Nov 04, 2008 General Election
 Lindsey Graham(I)
1,076,534
57.52% 		 Bob Conley
790,621
42.25% 		  Write-In (W)
4,276
0.23%
Nov 05, 2002 General Election
 Lindsey Graham
600,010
54.40% 		 Alex Sanders
487,359
44.19% 		 Ted Adams
8,228
0.75% 		 Victor Kocher
6,684
0.61% 		  Write-In (W)
667
0.06%
Nov 05, 1996 General Election
 J. Strom Thurmond(I)
620,326
53.38% 		 Elliott Close
511,226
43.99% 		 Richard T. Quillian
12,994
1.12% 		 Peter J. Ashy
9,741
0.84% 		 Annette C. Estes
7,697
0.66% 		  Write-In (W)
141
0.01%
Nov 06, 1990 General Election
 J. Strom Thurmond(I)
482,032
64.21% 		 Robert "Bob" Cunningham
244,112
32.52% 		 William H. Griffin
13,804
1.84% 		 Marion C. Metts
10,317
1.37% 		  Write-In (W)
464
0.06%
Nov 06, 1984 General Election
 J. Strom Thurmond(I)
644,815
66.79% 		 Melvin Purvis
306,982
31.80% 		 Stephen Davis
13,333
1.38% 		  Write-In (W)
335
0.03%
Nov 07, 1978 General Election
 J. Strom Thurmond(I)
351,917
55.65% 		 Charles D. Ravenel
280,146
44.30% 		  Write-In (W)
163
0.03% 		 W. M. Mims (W)
94
0.01%
Nov 07, 1972 General Election
 J. Strom Thurmond(I)
428,145
63.47% 		 Eugene "Nick" Zeigler
246,182
36.50% 		  Others (W)
188
0.03%
Nov 08, 1966 General Election
 J. Strom Thurmond(I)
271,297
62.19% 		 Bradley Morrah, Jr.
164,955
37.81%
Sep 16, 1964 Party Switch
 J. Strom Thurmond(I)
1
100.00%
Nov 08, 1960 General Election
 J. Strom Thurmond(I)
330,167
99.97% 		  Others (W)
102
0.03%
Nov 06, 1956 Special Election
 J. Strom Thurmond
245,371
100.00%
Apr 05, 1956 Appointment
 Thomas Albert Wofford
1
100.00%
Dec 24, 1954 Appointment
 J. Strom Thurmond
1
100.00%
Nov 02, 1954 General Election
 J. Strom Thurmond(I) (W)
143,444
63.13% 		 Edgar A. Brown
83,525
36.76% 		 Marcus A. Stone (W)
240
0.11%
Sep 06, 1954 Appointment
 Charles Ezra Daniel
1
100.00%
Nov 02, 1948 General Election
 Burnet R. Maybank(I)
135,998
96.45% 		 J. Bates Gerald
5,008
3.55%
Nov 03, 1942 General Election
 Burnet R. Maybank(I)
22,556
100.00%
Sep 30, 1941 Special Election
 Burnet R. Maybank
13,264
100.00%
Aug 05, 1941 Appointment
 Roger C. Peace
1
100.00%
Jul 17, 1941 Appointment
 Alva M. Lumpkin
1
100.00%
Nov 03, 1936 General Election
 James F. Byrnes(I)
113,696
98.56% 		 Joseph A. Tolbert
961
0.83% 		 Marion W. Seabrook
702
0.61% 		 H. J. Johnson (W)
1
0.00%
Nov 04, 1930 General Election
 James F. Byrnes
16,211
100.00%
Nov 04, 1924 General Election
 Coleman L. Blease
50,751
100.00%
Nov 05, 1918 General Election
 Nathaniel B. Dial
25,792
100.00%
Nov 05, 1918 Special Election
 William P. Pollock
25,733
100.00%
Jul 05, 1918 Appointment
 Christie Benet
1
100.00%
Nov 03, 1912 General Election
 Benjamin R. "Pitchfork Ben" Tillman(I)
151
100.00%
Nov 03, 1906 General Election
 Benjamin R. "Pitchfork Ben" Tillman(I)
1
100.00%
Nov 03, 1900 General Election
 Benjamin R. "Pitchfork Ben" Tillman(I)
1
100.00%
Dec 11, 1894 General Election
 Benjamin R. "Pitchfork Ben" Tillman
131
84.52% 		 Matthew Calbraith Butler(I)
21
13.55% 		 George W. Murray
2
1.29% 		 William D. Crum
1
0.65%
Dec 11, 1888 General Election
 Matthew Calbraith Butler(I)
136
97.84% 		 Thomas E. Miller
3
2.16%
Nov 03, 1882 General Election
 Matthew Calbraith Butler(I)
1
100.00%
Nov 03, 1876 General Election
 Matthew Calbraith Butler
1
100.00%
Dec 07, 1870 General Election
 Thomas James Robertson(I)
87
58.78% 		 Matthew Calbraith Butler
30
20.27% 		 F. J. Moses
23
15.54% 		 F. L. Cardozo
8
5.41% 		 M. R. Delaney
0
0.00% 		 Daniel Henry Chamberlain
0
0.00% 		 J. L. Neagle
0
0.00%
  Reuben Tomlinson
0
0.00% 		 Alonzo Jacob Ransier
0
0.00% 		 W. B. Nash
0
0.00% 		 C. W. Montgomery
0
0.00% 		 D. T. Corbin
0
0.00% 		 C. P. Leslie
0
0.00%
Jul 14, 1868 Appointment
 Thomas James Robertson
1
100.00%
Oct 30, 1865 General Election
 Benjamin Franklin Perry
109
76.22% 		 John Lawrence Manning
24
16.78% 		 William Henry Trescot
4
2.80% 		 Francis Wilkinson Pickens
3
2.10% 		 William Waters Boyce
2
1.40% 		 Robert W. Barnwell
1
0.70%
Dec 03, 1858 General Election
 James Chesnut, Jr.
113
76.35% 		 William Whaley
18
12.16% 		 J. H. Middleton
8
5.41% 		  Blank/Scattering
3
2.03% 		 Christopher G. Memminger
2
1.35% 		 Benjamin Franklin Perry
2
1.35% 		 George P. Elliott
2
1.35%
  John Hopkins Adams
0
0.00% 		 John Lawrence Manning
0
0.00% 		 John McQueen
0
0.00% 		 Robert Barnwell Rhett Sr.
0
0.00% 		 Laurence Massillon Keitt
0
0.00% 		 James P. Carroll
0
0.00%
  Joseph A. Woodward
0
0.00% 		 Thomas Jefferson Withers
0
0.00%
May 10, 1858 Appointment
 Arthur Peronneau Hayne
1
100.00%
Nov 03, 1852 General Election
 Josiah James Evans
1
100.00%
May 09, 1852 Appointment
 William Ford De Saussure
1
100.00%
Dec 17, 1850 Appointment
 Robert Barnwell Rhett Sr.
1
100.00%
Jun 03, 1850 Appointment
 Robert W. Barnwell
1
100.00%
Apr 10, 1850 Appointment
 Franklin Harper Elmore
1
100.00%
Nov 03, 1846 General Election
 John C. Calhoun(I)
1
100.00%
Nov 25, 1845 Appointment
 John C. Calhoun
135
100.00%
Dec 15, 1842 Appointment
 Daniel Elliott Huger
82
51.90% 		 Robert Barnwell Rhett Sr.
71
44.94% 		 Francis W. Davie
3
1.90% 		 [FNU] McWillie
2
1.27% 		 Francis Wilkinson Pickens
0
0.00% 		  Scattering
0
0.00%
Nov 03, 1840 General Election
 John C. Calhoun(I)
1
100.00%
Nov 03, 1834 General Election
 John C. Calhoun(I)
1
100.00%
Dec 11, 1832 Appointment
 John C. Calhoun
121
88.97% 		 James A. Black
5
3.68% 		 William Campbell Preston
3
2.21% 		 Z. P. Herndon
2
1.47% 		 Philip E. Pearson
2
1.47% 		 William Harper
1
0.74% 		 J. Jones
1
0.74%
  James Hamilton, Jr.
1
0.74%
Nov 03, 1828 General Election
 Robert Young Hayne(I)
1
100.00%
Nov 03, 1822 General Election
 Robert Young Hayne
91
55.15% 		 William Smith(I)
74
44.85%
Dec 06, 1816 General Election
 William Smith
101
66.45% 		 James R. Pringle
51
33.55%
Nov 03, 1810 General Election
 John Taylor
1
100.00%
Nov 03, 1804 General Election
 Thomas Sumter(I)
1
100.00%
Dec 14, 1801 Appointment
 Thomas Sumter
90
65.22% 		 John Rutledge
47
34.06% 		 Thomas Evans
1
0.72%
Dec 06, 1798 General Election
 Charles Pinckney
79
55.63% 		 Andrew Pickens
63
44.37%
Dec 07, 1796 Appointment
 John Hunter
72
52.17% 		 John Chestnut
66
47.83%
Nov 03, 1792 General Election
 Pierce Butler(I)
118
88.06% 		 Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
8
5.97% 		  Scattering
8
5.97%
May 10, 1789 General Election
 Pierce Butler
1
100.00%

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