1996Final results
1996 election for South Carolina Senate District 26
South Carolina State Senate · South Carolina
Nikki Setzler (D) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Avery Wilkerson (R) by 5.8 points.
Nikki SetzlerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.9%13,122
Avery WilkersonRepublican
47.1%11,675
24,797 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET