South Carolina State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
South Carolina Senate District 13
A district of about 114,000 people, 31% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+34.0 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Shane Martin (R) · won98.4%
- Write-ins and other votes (OTH)1.6%
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 | Shane Martin (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Shane Martin (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2016 | Shane Martin (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2012 | Shane Martin (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Shane Martin (R) | Jimmy Tobias (D) | 36.2 |
| 2004 | Jim Ritchie (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Jim Ritchie (R) | Brian K. Kennedy (D) | 32.9 |
| 1996 | C. Tyrone Courtney (R)Flip | — | Unopposed |
| 1992 | C. Tyrone Courtney (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Horace Smith (D) | Jan B. Johnson (R) | 19.5 |
| 1984 | Horace Smith (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | L. Marion Gressette · Marshall Williams (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1976 | L. Marion Gressette · Marshall Williams (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1972 | Marshall Williams · L. Marion Gressette (D) | W. W. Wannamaker (R) | 29.7 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | James Waddell Jr. · James P. Harrelson (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 13
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 13's area in each.
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+33.0 |
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 13.
Higher than 51% of seats.
Higher than 73% of seats.
Lower than 53% of seats.
Lower than 64% of seats.
Lower than 62% of seats.
Less dense than 56% 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.
District 1022% Black · 35% college gradsR+38.0Not up in 2026District 28
29% college gradsR+41.2Not up in 2026District 9
21% Black · 23% college gradsR+35.0Not up in 2026District 1
34% college gradsR+43.9Not 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