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South Carolina State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022

South Carolina Senate District 40

A district of about 106,000 people, 48% Black, 18% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+2.7 relative to the nation for president.

Brad Hutto (D) · since Nov 5, 1996Next election Nov 7, 2028

2024 election

Nov 5, 2024
  1. Brad Hutto (D) · won52.5%
  2. Sharon Carter (R)47.4%

Full results →

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.

D+2.710th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican24th seat · the majority lineDistrict 40

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.

YearWinnerRunner-upWon by
Lines first used in 2022
2024Brad Hutto (D)Sharon Carter (R)5.2
Lines first used in 2012
2020Brad Hutto (D)—Unopposed
2016Brad Hutto (D)—Unopposed
2012Brad Hutto (D)—Unopposed
Lines first used in 2002
2008Brad Hutto (D)John E. Strickland (R)45.2
2004Brad Hutto (D)A. Clay Morris (R)42.7
Lines first used in 1992
2000Brad Hutto (D)Jonathan M. Hare (I)81.8
1996Brad Hutto (D)Bobby J. Cox (R)19.8
1992Marshall Williams (D)—Unopposed
Lines first used in 1982
1988Marshall Williams (D)—Unopposed
1984Marshall Williams (D)Thomas Z. Way (R)51.3

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 40

The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 40's area in each.

U.S. House
SC-2 57%, SC-6 43%
South Carolina House of Representatives
HD-91 48%, HD-90 26%, HD-86 18%

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
PresidentR+5.2

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 40.

Adults with a bachelor's degree18% 11th pct · 41st of 46 in SC

Lower than 89% of seats.

White adults without a degree38% 42nd pct · 27th of 46 in SC

Lower than 58% of seats.

Hispanic residents4% 11th pct · 41st of 46 in SC

Lower than 89% of seats.

Black residents48% 96th pct · 3rd of 46 in SC

Higher than 96% of seats.

Asian residents1% 13th pct · 40th of 46 in SC

Lower than 87% of seats.

People per square mile42 2nd pct · 45th of 46 in SC

Less dense than 98% 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 32
48% BlackD+5.3Not up in 2026District 29
45% BlackR+0.9Not up in 2026District 36
47% Black · 20% college gradsR+0.4Not up in 2026District 30
47% BlackR+3.4Not 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