List of United States Senators from South Carolina

This page displays current and historical information pertaining to the U.S. Senate delegation from South Carolina.

Current members

The current members of the U.S. Senate from South Carolina are:

Election history

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For more information on the different classes of U.S. Senators, please see: Classes of United States Senators

Class II

Senators in Class II were elected to office in the November 2020 general election, unless they took their seat through appointment or special election. Class II terms run from the beginning of the 117th Congress on January 3, 2021, to the end of the 119th Congress on January 3, 2027.

2020

General election

General election for U.S. Senate South Carolina

Incumbent Lindsey Graham defeated Jaime Harrison and Bill Bledsoe (Unofficially withdrew) in the general election for U.S. Senate South Carolina on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lindsey Graham (R)	54.4	1,369,137
		Jaime Harrison (D)	44.2	1,110,828
		Bill Bledsoe (Constitution Party) (Unofficially withdrew)	1.3	32,845
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	2,294

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,515,104
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Keenan Dunham (L)
• David Weikle (L)

Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Jaime Harrison advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate South Carolina.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Justin Wooton (D)
• Gloria Bromell Tinubu (D)
• Matthew Knights (D)
• William Stone (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate South Carolina

Incumbent Lindsey Graham defeated Michael LaPierre, Joe Reynolds, and Duke Buckner in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate South Carolina on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lindsey Graham	67.7	317,512
		Michael LaPierre	17.0	79,932
		Joe Reynolds	9.2	43,029
		Duke Buckner	6.1	28,570

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 469,043
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Johnny Garcia (R)
• Peggy Kandies (R)
• Carey Wilson (R)
• Mark Sloan (R)

Constitution convention

Constitution convention for U.S. Senate South Carolina

Bill Bledsoe advanced from the Constitution convention for U.S. Senate South Carolina on January 11, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Bill Bledsoe (Constitution Party)

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2014

On November 4, 2014, Lindsey Graham (R) won re-election to the U.S. Senate. He defeated Brad Hutto (D), Victor Kocher (L) and Thomas Ravenel (I) in the general election.

U.S. Senate, South Carolina General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Lindsey Graham Incumbent	55.3%	672,941
	Democratic	Brad Hutto	37.6%	456,726
	Libertarian	Victor Kocher	2.8%	33,839
	Independent	Thomas Ravenel	3.9%	47,588
	N/A	Write-in	0.4%	4,774
Total Votes				1,215,868
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission

2008

On November 4, 2008, Graham won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Bob Conley in the general election.^[1]

U.S. Senate, South Carolina General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Lindsey Graham Incumbent	57.7%	1,076,534
	Democratic	Bob Conley	42.3%	790,621
Total Votes				1,867,155

2002

On November 5, 2002, Lindsey Graham won election to the United States Senate. He defeated Alex Sanders (D), Victor Kocher (L), Ted Adams (T) and Write-In in the general election.^[2]

U.S. Senate, South Carolina General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Lindsey Graham	54.4%	600,010
	Democratic	Alex Sanders	44.2%	487,359
	Libertarian	Victor Kocher	0.6%	6,648
	Constitution	Ted Adams	0.7%	8,228
	N/A	Write-In	0.1%	667
Total Votes				1,102,912

Class III

Senators in Class III were elected to office in the November 2022 general election, unless they took their seat through appointment or special election. Class III terms run from the beginning of the 118th Congress on January 3, 2023, to the end of the 120th Congress on January 3, 2029.

2022

See also: United States Senate election in South Carolina, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. Senate South Carolina

Incumbent Tim Scott defeated Krystle Matthews and Jesse Harper in the general election for U.S. Senate South Carolina on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Scott (R)	62.9	1,066,274
		Krystle Matthews (D)	37.0	627,616
		Jesse Harper (Independent American Party) (Write-in)	0.0	0
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	1,812

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,695,702
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Larry Adams Jr. (Independent)

Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for U.S. Senate South Carolina

Krystle Matthews defeated Catherine Fleming Bruce in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. Senate South Carolina on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Krystle Matthews	55.8	25,300
		Catherine Fleming Bruce	44.2	20,064

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 45,364
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate South Carolina

Catherine Fleming Bruce and Krystle Matthews advanced to a runoff. They defeated Angela Geter in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate South Carolina on June 14, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Catherine Fleming Bruce	34.7	59,777
✔		Krystle Matthews	33.2	57,278
		Angela Geter	32.1	55,281

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 172,336
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Tim Scott advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. Senate South Carolina.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Timothy Swain (R)
• Casey O'Grady (R)

2016

U.S. Senate, South Carolina General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Tim Scott Incumbent	60.6%	1,241,609
	Democratic	Thomas Dixon	36.9%	757,022
	Libertarian	Bill Bledsoe	1.8%	37,482
	American	Rebel Scarborough	0.6%	11,923
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	1,857
Total Votes				2,049,893
Source: South Carolina Secretary of State

2010

On November 2, 2010, DeMint won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Alvin M. Greene and Tom Clements in the general election.^[3]

U.S. Senate, South Carolina General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jim DeMint Incumbent	62.5%	810,771
	Democratic	Alvin M. Greene	28.1%	364,598
	Green	Tom Clements	9.4%	121,472
Total Votes				1,296,841

2004

On November 2, 2004, DeMint was elected to the United States Senate. He defeated Inez Tenenbaum in the general election.^[4]

U.S. Senate, South Carolina General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jim DeMint	53.7%	857,167
	Democratic	Inez Tenenbaum	44.1%	704,384
	Green	Efia Nwangaza	0.3%	4,245
	Independence	Efia Nwangaza	0%	138
	Constitution	Patrick Tyndall	0.8%	13,464
	Libertarian	Rebekah E. Sutherland	0.7%	10,678
	United Ciitzens	Tee Ferguson	0.4%	5,859
	N/A	Write-In	0.1%	1,286
Total Votes				1,597,221

Historical members

See also

• United States Senate
• United States congressional delegations from South Carolina
• Classes of United States Senators

Footnotes

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