South Carolina State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
South Carolina Senate District 35
A district of about 117,000 people, 37% Black, 27% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+5.0 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Jeffrey Graham (D) · won52.2%
- Mike Jones (R)47.7%
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
11 races since 1984. 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 | Jeffrey Graham (D) | Mike Jones (R) | 4.5 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Thomas McElveen (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2016 | Thomas McElveen (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2012 | Thomas McElveen (D) | Tony Barwick (R) | 9.7 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Phil Leventis (D) | Karen Michalik (R) | 23.7 |
| 2004 | Phil Leventis (D) | Dickie Jones (R) | 0.3 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Phil Leventis (D) | Blane Lawson (R) | 19.7 |
| 1996 | Phil Leventis (D) | James Byrd (R) | 13.6 |
| 1992 | Phil Leventis (D) | Rudy Singleton (R) | 39.4 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Phil Leventis (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1984 | Phil Leventis (D) | Ken Young (R) | 13.5 |
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 35
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 35'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 | D+5.6 |
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 35.
Lower than 60% of seats.
Lower than 62% of seats.
Higher than 67% of seats.
Higher than 76% of seats.
Higher than 62% of seats.
Less dense than 78% 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 3933% Black · 26% college gradsR+1.7Not up in 2026District 45
39% Black · 25% college gradsD+9.2Not up in 2026District 17
37% Black · 24% college gradsR+0.4Not up in 2026District 26
25% Black · 37% college gradsD+1.5Not 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