2020Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2020 election for South Carolina Senate District 10
South Carolina State Senate · South Carolina
Billy Garrett (R) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Floyd Nicholson (D) by 12.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Billy GarrettRepublican · winner
56.0%23,989
Floyd NicholsonDemocrat · incumbent
43.9%18,841
42,870 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET