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2000Final results

2000 election for South Carolina Senate District 17

South Carolina State Senate · South Carolina

Linda H. Short (D) won with 83.0% of the vote, defeating Danny W. Parker (R) by 66.0 points.

Linda H. ShortDemocrat · winner · incumbent
83.0%19,585
Danny W. ParkerRepublican
17.0%4,011
23,596 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

EvenD+66.02000D+47.62008D+32.02012D+6.72016D+3.12020R+0.12024

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET