1996Final results
1996 election for South Carolina Senate District 33
South Carolina State Senate · South Carolina
Luke Rankin (D) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating Phillip N. Render (R) by 10.8 points.
Luke RankinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.4%13,379
Phillip N. RenderRepublican
44.6%10,769
24,148 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