2020Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2020 election for South Carolina Senate District 27
South Carolina State Senate · South Carolina
Penry Gustafson (R) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating Vincent Sheheen (D) by 2.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Penry GustafsonRepublican · winner
51.0%22,294
Vincent SheheenDemocrat · incumbent
48.9%21,406
43,741 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