2012Final results
2012 election for South Carolina Senate District 41
South Carolina State Senate · South Carolina
Paul Thurmond (R) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating Paul Tinkler (D) by 11.6 points.
Paul ThurmondRepublican · winner
55.7%27,845
Paul TinklerDemocrat
44.1%22,039
49,968 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