2004Final results
2004 election for South Carolina Senate District 12
South Carolina State Senate · South Carolina
John Hawkins (R) won with 70.5% of the vote, defeating Leonardo Ortiz (D) by 41.0 points.
John HawkinsRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.5%24,365
Leonardo OrtizDemocrat
29.5%10,196
34,561 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 2004
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET