2008Final results
2008 election for South Carolina Senate District 4
South Carolina State Senate · South Carolina
Billy Odell (R) won with 67.4% of the vote, defeating Leonardo Ortiz (D) by 34.8 points.
Billy OdellRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.4%21,676
Leonardo OrtizDemocrat
32.6%10,475
32,151 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