2000Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2000 election for South Carolina Senate District 9
South Carolina State Senate · South Carolina
Danny Verdin (R) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating James E. Bryan (D) by 9.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Danny VerdinRepublican · winner
54.5%16,793
James E. BryanDemocrat · incumbent
45.5%14,024
30,817 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