Allen Blackmon
South Carolina State Senator, District 27 since 2024. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 1 yr
- Since 2024
- Bills became law
- 4
- 87 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 9.2%
- Chamber median 3.4%
- With party
- 87%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +40.5
- Won 2024
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Banking and Insurance
- Fish, Game and Forestry
- Judiciary
- Rules
- Transportation
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Blackmon sits in the South Carolina State Senate
Blackmon is closer to the center than 43% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Larry Grooms, Tom Alexander, Tom Young
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:01 PM ET
With Blackmon’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans87%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the South Carolina State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Blackmon’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Blackmon | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2026 | H 4709: US produced iron and steel | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 36–2 |
| Jun 25, 2026 | H 4300: Retirement System for Judges and Solicitors | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 36–3 |
| Jun 25, 2026 | H 4248: Food labeling | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 33–5 |
| Jun 25, 2026 | S 428: Fraudulent Check Expungement | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 36–3 |
| Jun 25, 2026 | H 3558: Commissioners to Article V Convention | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 20–5 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Blackmon was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | South Carolina State Senate, District 27 | Won | R+40.5 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Blackmon has held
- South Carolina State Senate, District 27 · since 2024
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Blackmon has run against
- Yokima Cureton (D) · 2024 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Blackmon
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/52d28efd-d83d-4825-8572-c9e30b8d7c77
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET