South Carolina State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
South Carolina Senate District 36
A district of about 109,000 people, 47% Black, 20% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+0.4 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Jeff Zell (R) · won50.6%
- Kevin L. Johnson (D)49.3%
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 | Jeff Zell (R) | Kevin L. Johnson (D) | 1.3 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Kevin L. Johnson (D) | Leon Winn (R) | 15.0 |
| 2016 | Kevin L. Johnson (D) | Leon Winn (R) | 24.4 |
| 2012 | Kevin L. Johnson (D) | Leon Winn (R) | 31.4 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | John C. Land III (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2004 | John C. Land III (D) | Robert Gibbons Jr. (R) | 38.1 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | John C. Land III (D) | Gary McLeod (R) | 47.6 |
| 1996 | John C. Land III (D) | Robert Gibbons Jr. (R) | 39.4 |
| 1992 | John C. Land III (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | John C. Land III (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1984 | John C. Land III (D) | Jerry Locklair (R) | 60.9 |
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 36
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 36'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+3.1 |
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 36.
Lower than 82% of seats.
Lower than 76% of seats.
Lower than 96% of seats.
Higher than 91% of seats.
Lower than 64% of seats.
Less dense than 84% 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 2945% BlackR+0.9Not up in 2026District 40
48% BlackD+2.7Not up in 2026District 30
47% BlackR+3.4Not up in 2026District 17
37% Black · 24% college gradsR+0.4Not 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