2012Final results
2012 election for South Carolina House District 13
South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina
Robert Shannon Riley (R) won with 78.8% of the vote, defeating Bob Merritt (Ind) by 58.0 points.
Robert Shannon RileyRepublican · winner
78.8%11,697
Bob MerrittIndependent
20.8%3,084
14,846 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET