1996Final results
1996 election for South Carolina Senate District 40
South Carolina State Senate · South Carolina
Brad Hutto (D) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating Bobby J. Cox (R) by 19.8 points.
Brad HuttoDemocrat · winner
59.9%17,256
Bobby J. CoxRepublican
40.1%11,551
28,807 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