South Carolina State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
South Carolina Senate District 37
A district of about 116,000 people, 23% Black, 37% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+20.1 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Larry Grooms (R) · won98.2%
- Write-ins and other votes (OTH)1.8%
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
11 races since 1984; the seat changed party 2 times. 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 | Larry Grooms (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Larry Grooms (R) | Kathryn B. Whitaker (D) | 20.0 |
| 2016 | Larry Grooms (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2012 | Larry Grooms (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Larry Grooms (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2004 | Larry Grooms (R) | Stewart Powell (D) | 27.4 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Larry Grooms (R)Flip | George Bailey (D) | 2.5 |
| 1996 | Dewitt Williams (D)Flip | — | Unopposed |
| 1992 | William Mescher (R) | John B. Williams (D) | 5.0 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Robert L. Helmly (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1984 | Rembert C. Dennis (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 37
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 37's area in each.
- U.S. House
- SC-1 100%
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+20.3 |
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 37.
Higher than 76% of seats.
Lower than 51% of seats.
Lower than 69% of seats.
Higher than 58% of seats.
Higher than 51% of seats.
Less dense than 60% 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 2425% Black · 36% college gradsR+23.7Not up in 2026District 18
41% college gradsR+29.4Not up in 2026District 41
23% Black · 39% college gradsR+11.7Not up in 2026District 15
36% college gradsR+23.3Not 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