2008Final results
2008 election for South Carolina Senate District 17
South Carolina State Senate · South Carolina
Creighton B. Coleman (D) won with 73.8% of the vote, defeating Mark Bennett (R) by 47.6 points.
Creighton B. ColemanDemocrat · winner
73.8%28,028
Mark BennettRepublican
26.2%9,952
37,980 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