2012Final results
2012 election for South Carolina Senate District 17
South Carolina State Senate · South Carolina
Creighton B. Coleman (D) won with 66.0% of the vote, defeating Bob Carrison (R) by 32.0 points.
Creighton B. ColemanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.0%28,919
Bob CarrisonRepublican
33.9%14,872
43,836 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