2000Final results
2000 election for South Carolina Senate District 5
South Carolina State Senate · South Carolina
J. Verne Smith (D) won with 78.6% of the vote, defeating Stacey B. Schaller (Cst) by 57.1 points.
J. Verne SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.6%17,081
Stacey B. SchallerConstitution
21.4%4,659
21,740 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