2012Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2012 election for South Carolina Senate District 23
South Carolina State Senate · South Carolina
Katrina Shealy (Ind) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Jake Knotts (R) by 7.4 points.
Katrina ShealyIndependent · winner
51.1%16,716
Jake KnottsRepublican · incumbent
43.7%14,298
David R. WhetsellConstitution
4.9%1,596
32,735 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