2012Final results
2012 election for South Carolina Senate District 15
South Carolina State Senate · South Carolina
Wes Hayes (R) won with 74.2% of the vote, defeating Jim Thompson (Ind) by 48.8 points.
Wes HayesRepublican · winner
74.2%29,306
Jim ThompsonIndependent
25.5%10,049
39,470 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