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South Carolina, State Senate, District 12

South Carolina State Senate District 12
Current incumbentScott Talley Republican Party

South Carolina's twelfth state senate district is represented by Republican Senator Scott Talley.

South Carolina state senators represent an average of 100,551 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 87,218 residents.

About the chamber

Members of the South Carolina State Senate serve four-year terms and are not subject to term limits. South Carolina legislators assume office the Monday after the election.

Qualifications

To be eligible to serve in the South Carolina State Senate a candidate must be:

  • A U.S. citizen at the time of filing
  • 21 years old at the filing deadline time
  • A resident of the district at the filing deadline time

Salaries

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$10,400/year$202.03/legislative day

Vacancies

If there is a vacancy in the senate, a special election must be held to fill the vacant seat. If candidates plan to seek the nomination through a party convention, the filing period begins on the third Friday after the vacancy happened. The qualifying deadline is ten days after the filing period opens.

If a candidate plans to seek the nomination via petition, all signatures must submitted to the appropriate filing officer no later than sixty days before the election. All signatures must be verified by the filing officer no later than 45 days before the election.

A primary election must be held on the eleventh Tuesday after the vacancy occurs. If necessary, a primary runoff must be held on the thirteenth Tuesday after the vacancy occurs. The special election is held on the eighteenth Tuesday after vacancy occurs. No special election can be held less than 60 days before the general election.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of South Carolina State Senate will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for June 9, 2020, and a primary runoff is scheduled for June 23, 2020. The filing deadline is March 30, 2020.

2016

Elections for the South Carolina State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 14, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The primary election runoff was held on June 28, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 30, 2016.

Scott Talley ran unopposed in the South Carolina State Senate District 12 general election.

South Carolina State Senate, District 12 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Scott Talley (unopposed) 100.00% 41,352
Total Votes 41,352
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission

Scott Talley defeated incumbent Lee Bright in the South Carolina State Senate District 12 Republican primary runoff.

South Carolina State Senate, District 12 Republican Primary Runoff, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Scott Talley 51.59% 4,861
Republican Lee Bright Incumbent 48.41% 4,562
Total Votes 9,423
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission

Incumbent Lee Bright and Scott Talley defeated David McCraw and Lisa Scott in the South Carolina State Senate District 12 Republican primary.

South Carolina State Senate, District 12 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Lee Bright Incumbent 37.69% 3,681
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Scott Talley 26.56% 2,594
Republican David McCraw 22.95% 2,241
Republican Lisa Scott 12.80% 1,250
Total Votes 9,766
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission

2012

Elections for the office of South Carolina State Senate consisted of a primary election on June 12, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature-filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 30, 2012. Incumbent Lee Bright (R) defeated Henri Thompson (D) in the general election and defeated John Hawkins in the Republican primary. Thompson was unopposed in the Democratic primary.

South Carolina State Senate, District 12, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngLee Bright Incumbent 64.4% 28,724
Democratic Henri Thompson 35.4% 15,768
Other Write-Ins 0.2% 91
Total Votes 44,583

South Carolina State Senate District 12 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngLee Bright Incumbent 60.6% 4,144
John Hawkins 39.4% 2,689
Total Votes 6,833

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for South Carolina State Senate District 12 raised a total of $2,123,193. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $111,747 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, South Carolina State Senate District 12

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $576,444 4 $144,111
2012 $347,554 3 $115,851
2010 $56,919 1 $56,919
2008 $649,113 3 $216,371
2006 $23,750 1 $23,750
2004 $321,663 3 $107,221
2002 $13,214 1 $13,214
2000 $134,536 3 $44,845
Total $2,123,193 19 $111,747