2016 general · November 8, 2016
2016 South Carolina State Senate election results, district by district
Every South Carolina State Senate district in the 2016 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 46 seats
After the electionD 18 · R 28
Races46
Changed party1
Unopposed80%37 races
Incumbents defeated0
Every district
D 18 · R 28
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Tom Alexander (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-2 | Rex Rice (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-3 | Kevin L. Bryant (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-4 | Mike Gambrell (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-5 | Tom Corbin (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-6 | William Timmons (R) | 69.7 | |
| SD-7 | Karl Allen (D) | 23.9 | |
| SD-8 | Ross Turner (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-9 | Danny Verdin (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-10 | Floyd Nicholson (D) | 2.6 | |
| SD-11 | Glenn G. Reese (D) | 9.5 | |
| SD-12 | Scott F. Talley (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-13 | Shane Martin (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-14 | Harvey Peeler (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-15 | Wes Climer (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-16 | Greg Gregory (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-17 | Mike Fanning (D) | 6.7 | |
| SD-18 | Ronnie Cromer (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-19 | John L. Scott Jr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-20 | John E. Courson (R) | 49.5 | |
| SD-21 | Darrell Jackson (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-22 | Mia McLeod (D) | 10.0 | |
| SD-23 | Katrina Shealy (R) | Unopposed | Flipped |
| SD-24 | Tom Young (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-25 | Shane Massey (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-26 | Nikki Setzler (D) | 17.0 | |
| SD-27 | Vincent Sheheen (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-28 | Greg Hembree (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-29 | Gerald Malloy (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-30 | Kent Williams (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-31 | Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-32 | Ronnie Sabb (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-33 | Luke Rankin (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-34 | Stephen Goldfinch (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-35 | Thomas McElveen (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-36 | Kevin L. Johnson (D) | 24.4 | |
| SD-37 | Larry Grooms (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-38 | Sean Bennett (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-39 | John W. Matthews Jr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-40 | Brad Hutto (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-41 | Sandy Senn (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-42 | Marlon Kimpson (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-43 | Chip Campsen (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-44 | Paul G. Campbell Jr. (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-45 | Margie Bright Matthews (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-46 | Tom Davis (R) | Unopposed |
South Carolina State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab