DemocratNot in office · last served 1980Last on a ballot: Nov 1980

Allen Carter

Allen Carter ran in 4 elections between 1968 and 1980, winning 3. Served in the South Carolina State Senate (District 14 and District 16).

Career

Offices held, and every time Carter was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Margin: how far Carter finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.

Year	Office	Stage	Result	Opponents	Share	Margin
1980	South Carolina State Senate, District 16	General	Lost	Thomas Dewey Wise (D), William W. Doar Jr. (D), Glenn F. McConnell (R)	11.6%	R+2.1
1976	South Carolina State Senate, District 16	General	Won	William W. Doar Jr. (D), Thomas Dewey Wise (D), Arnold S. Goodstein (D)	12.9%	R+0.9
1972	South Carolina State Senate, District 16	General	Won	William W. Doar Jr. (D), Thomas Dewey Wise (D), Thomas F. Hartnett (R)	11.9%	R+3.3
1968	South Carolina State Senate, District 14	General	Won	Rembert C. Dennis (D), J. Kenneth Rentiers (D), Robert Scarborough (D)	10.7%	R+2.3