2008Final results
2008 election for South Carolina Senate District 1
South Carolina State Senate · South Carolina
Tom Alexander (R) won with 85.3% of the vote, defeating Polly Nicolay (Cst) by 70.7 points.
Tom AlexanderRepublican · winner · incumbent
85.3%27,498
Polly NicolayConstitution
14.7%4,728
32,226 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET