2008Final results
2008 election for South Carolina Senate District 40
South Carolina State Senate · South Carolina
Brad Hutto (D) won with 72.6% of the vote, defeating John E. Strickland (R) by 45.2 points.
Brad HuttoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.6%26,124
John E. StricklandRepublican
27.4%9,861
35,985 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