2012Final results
2012 election for South Carolina Senate District 20
South Carolina State Senate · South Carolina
John E. Courson (R) won with 59.1% of the vote, defeating Robert Rikard (D) by 21.0 points.
John E. CoursonRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.1%25,363
Robert RikardDemocrat
38.1%16,359
Scott Lewis WestGreen
2.7%1,158
42,923 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