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2000 election for South Carolina Senate District 37
South Carolina State Senate · South Carolina
Larry Grooms (R) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating George Bailey (D) by 2.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Larry GroomsRepublican · winner
51.3%15,970
George BaileyDemocrat
48.7%15,188
31,158 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