2018Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsSpecial election
2018 special election for South Carolina Senate District 20
South Carolina State Senate · South Carolina
Dick Harpootlian (D) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Benjamin Dunn (R) by 4.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Dick HarpootlianDemocrat · winner
52.3%21,408
Benjamin DunnRepublican
47.6%19,481
40,944 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2018
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET