2000Final results
2000 election for South Carolina Senate District 12
South Carolina State Senate · South Carolina
John Hawkins (R) won with 68.8% of the vote, defeating Edgar M. Poole Jr. (D) by 37.5 points.
John HawkinsRepublican · winner
68.8%20,341
Edgar M. Poole Jr.Democrat
31.2%9,243
29,584 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 2000
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET