South Carolina State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
South Carolina Senate District 1
A district of about 112,000 people, 34% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+43.9 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Tom Alexander (R) · won98.9%
- Write-ins and other votes (OTH)1.1%
Unopposed.
Source: South Carolina State Election CommissionUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:13 AM ET
Where it sits among all 46 seats
Every South Carolina State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every election for this seat
15 races since 1968; the seat changed party 1 time. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2022 | |||
| 2024 | Tom Alexander (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Tom Alexander (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2016 | Tom Alexander (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2012 | Tom Alexander (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Tom Alexander (R) | Polly Nicolay (I) | 70.7 |
| 2004 | Tom Alexander (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Tom Alexander (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1996 | Tom Alexander (R)Flip | Ted N. Phillips (D) | 49.9 |
| 1992 | Alexander S. Macaulay (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Alexander S. Macaulay (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1984 | Alexander S. Macaulay (D) | Dick Plyler (R) | 17.1 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | T. Garrison · Harris P. Smith · Alexander S. Macaulay · M. E. McDonald (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1976 | Herbert D. Morgan · Harris P. Smith · T. Garrison · M. E. McDonald (D) | Bobby Odell McGee (R) | 21.1 |
| 1972 | William Howard Ballenger · T. Garrison · M. E. McDonald · Harris P. Smith (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Snead Schumacher · M. E. McDonald · T. Garrison (D) | — | Unopposed |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Districts that overlap District 1
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 1's area in each.
- U.S. House
- SC-3 100%
Every race on these lines
Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.
| 2024 | |
|---|---|
| President | R+44.5 |
Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year
Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 46 seats. Small marks are other seats in South Carolina. The black marker is District 1.
Higher than 60% of seats.
Higher than 82% of seats.
Lower than 67% of seats.
Lower than 98% of seats.
Higher than 64% of seats.
Less dense than 62% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
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33% college gradsR+51.7Not up in 2026District 13
31% college gradsR+34.0Not up in 2026
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET