2004Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2004 election for U.S. Senate in South Carolina
U.S. Senate · South Carolina
Jim DeMint (R) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Inez Tenenbaum (D) by 9.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Jim DeMintRepublican · winner
53.7%857,167
Inez TenenbaumDemocrat
44.1%704,384
Patrick TyndallConstitution
0.8%13,464
Rebekah E. SutherlandLibertarian
0.7%10,678
Tee FergusonUnited Citizens
0.4%5,859
Efia NwangazaGreen
0.3%4,383
1,597,221 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2004
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Inez TenenbaumJim DeMint
$6.3M
Raised by the campaign
$9.7M
$6.3M
Spent by the campaign
$9.7M
$14.9K
Cash on hand
-$3.1K
Other candidates' campaigns: Patrick Tyndall $13.3K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2004.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2004
The candidates
Jim DeMint (R)Inez Tenenbaum (D)
Also on the ballot: Patrick Tyndall (Constitution), 0.8%; Rebekah E. Sutherland (Libertarian), 0.7%; Tee Ferguson (United Citizens), 0.4%; Efia Nwangaza (Green), 0.3%