2000 South Carolina Senate election

none 2000 South Carolina Senate election South Carolina Legislative Popular No 1996 South Carolina Senate election 1996 2004 South Carolina Senate election 2004 All 46 seats in the South Carolina Senate 24 November 7, 2000 150x150px File:Glenn_F._McConnell.jpg Glenn F. McConnell Republican Party (United States) District 41 21 24Initially the Senate was evenly split between Democrats and Republicans until Democrat J. Verne Smith of District 5 switched parties, giving Republicans a majority. 3 File:John_Drummond,_South_Carolina_State_Senator.jpg John W. Drummond Democratic Party (United States) January 1996 District 10 25 22 3 President pro tempore John W. Drummond Democratic Party (United States) Glenn F. McConnell Republican Party (United States) The 2000 South Carolina Senate election was held on November 7, 2000, to determine which party would control the South Carolina Senate for the following four years in the 114th South Carolina General Assembly. All 46 seats in the South Carolina Senate were up for election. Prior to the election, 25 seats were held by Democrats and 21 seats were held by Republicans. The general election saw Republicans flip 2 seats, thereby leaving the Senate evenly split between Republicans and Democrats, until Democrat J. Verne Smith of District 5 switched parties, giving Republicans a majority in the State Senate for the first time since 1878.https://scvotes.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Election_Report_2000.pdf NOVEMBER 7,2000 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE WIDE GENERAL ELECTION - OFFICIAL RESULTS scvotes.gov December 8, 2025 Retirements Republicans District 12: John R. Russell retired. District 13: Charles Tyrone Courtney retired after being convicted on federal charges of bank fraud, mail fraud and making false statements in a loan application in June 2000.https://eu.goupstate.com/story/news/2000/12/06/ex-senator-gets-30-days-and-10-months-home-detention-courtney-sentenced/29628130007/ Ex-senator gets 30 days And 10 months home detention Courtney Sentenced goupstate.com December 10, 2025 Democrats District 45: McKinley Washington Jr. retired. Defeated incumbents In general Democrats District 9: James Edward Bryan Jr. lost re-election to Danny Verdin. Closest races Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%: red District 37, 2.50% blue District 33, 8.67% red District 9, 8.99% (gain) Results District 1 District 1 election, 2000 Republican Party (United States) Thomas C. Alexander (incumbent) 21,380 99.87% Scattering 27 0.13% 21,407 100.0% Republican Party (United States) District 2 District 2 election, 2000 Republican Party (United States) Larry A. Martin (incumbent) 25,493 99.50% Scattering 128 0.50% 25,621 100.0% Republican Party (United States) District 3 District 3 election, 2000 Republican Party (United States) Robert L. Waldrep Jr. (incumbent) 26,069 99.97% Scattering 8 0.03% 26,077 100.0% Republican Party (United States) District 4 District 4 election, 2000 Democratic Party (United States) William H. O'Dell (incumbent) 14,534 58.83% Republican Party (United States) E. Blair Rice Jr. 10,171 41.17% 24,705 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 5 District 5 election, 2000 Democratic Party (United States) Verne J. SmithSwitched parties to the Republicans following the election in order to break a tie between Democratic and Republican control of the chamber. (incumbent) 17,081 78.21% Republican Party (United States) Stacey B. Schaller 4,659 21.33% Scattering 100 0.46% 21,840 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 6 District 6 election, 2000 Republican Party (United States) Mike Fair (incumbent) 28,048 97.63% Scattering 680 2.37% 28,728 100.0% Republican Party (United States) District 7 District 7 election, 2000 Democratic Party (United States) Ralph Anderson (incumbent) 14,417 63.99% Republican Party (United States) Allen Bunk Johnson 8,083 35.88% Scattering 30 0.13% 22,530 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 8 District 8 election, 2000 Republican Party (United States) David L. Thomas (incumbent) 32,720 88.53% Democratic Party (United States) Al Hafer 4,097 11.09% Scattering 139 0.38% 36,956 100.0% Republican Party (United States) District 9 District 9 election, 2000 Republican Party (United States) Danny Verdin 16,793 54.47% Democratic Party (United States) James Edward Bryan Jr. (incumbent) 14,024 45.48% Scattering 16 0.05% 30,833 100.0% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) District 10 District 10 election, 2000 Democratic Party (United States) John W. Drummond (incumbent) 16,021 59.33% Republican Party (United States) Hunter Eddy 10,974 40.64% Scattering 7 0.03% 27,002 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 11 District 11 election, 2000 Democratic Party (United States) Glenn G. Reese (incumbent) 13,120 57.84% Republican Party (United States) Steve A. Parker 9,558 42.13% Scattering 7 0.03% 22,685 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 12 District 12 election, 2000 Republican Party (United States) John D. Hawkins 20,341 68.63% Democratic Party (United States) Edgar M. Poole Jr. 9,243 31.23% Scattering 11 0.04% 29,595 100.0% Republican Party (United States) District 13 District 13 election, 2000 Republican Party (United States) James H. Ritchie Jr. 18,708 66.41% Democratic Party (United States) Brian K. Kennedy 9,455 33.56% Scattering 9 0.03% 28,172 100.0% Republican Party (United States) District 14 District 14 election, 2000 Republican Party (United States) Harvey S. Peeler Jr. (incumbent) 21,739 99.76% Scattering 52 0.24% 21,791 100.0% Republican Party (United States) District 15 District 15 election, 2000 Republican Party (United States) Robert W. Hayes Jr. (incumbent) 26,166 99.88% Scattering 30 0.12% 26,196 100.0% Republican Party (United States) District 16 District 16 election, 2000 Republican Party (United States) Greg Gregory (incumbent) 22,488 99.21% Scattering 180 0.79% 22,668 100.0% Republican Party (United States) District 17 District 17 election, 2000 Democratic Party (United States) Linda H. Short (incumbent) 19,585 82.99% Republican Party (United States) Danny W. Parker 4,011 17.00% Scattering 3 0.01% 23,599 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 18 District 18 election, 2000 Republican Party (United States) André Bauer (incumbent) 19,558 63.89% Democratic Party (United States) Dave C. Waldrop Jr. 11,043 36.08% Scattering 8 0.03% 30,609 100.0% Republican Party (United States) District 19 District 19 election, 2000 Democratic Party (United States) Kay Patterson (incumbent) 22,391 99.04% Scattering 218 0.96% 22,609 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 20 District 20 election, 2000 Republican Party (United States) John Courson (incumbent) 21,624 60.23% Democratic Party (United States) Tony Mizzell 14,263 39.72% Scattering 19 0.05% 35,906 100.0% Republican Party (United States) District 21 District 21 election, 2000 Democratic Party (United States) Darrell Jackson (incumbent) 15,180 98.17% Scattering 283 1.83% 15,463 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 22 District 22 election, 2000 Republican Party (United States) Warren Giese (incumbent) 22,764 55.86% Democratic Party (United States) Toby Ward 17,974 44.10% Scattering 18 0.04% 40,756 100.0% Republican Party (United States) District 23 District 23 election, 2000 Republican Party (United States) Joe Wilson (incumbent) 35,241 100.0% 35,241 100.0% Republican Party (United States) District 24 District 24 election, 2000 Republican Party (United States) W. Greg Ryberg (incumbent) 28,548 99.55% Scattering 128 0.45% 28,676 100.0% Republican Party (United States) District 25 District 25 election, 2000 Democratic Party (United States) Tommy Moore (incumbent) 19,382 67.01% Republican Party (United States) Robert G. Gossett 9,542 32.99% Scattering 1 0.00% 28,925 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 26 District 26 election, 2000 Democratic Party (United States) Nikki G. Setzler (incumbent) 17,571 55.74% Republican Party (United States) W. Gary Prince 13,213 41.91% Scattering 742 2.35% 31,526 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 27 District 27 election, 2000 Democratic Party (United States) Donald Holland (incumbent) 19,844 68.09% Republican Party (United States) Bart Hayward 9,272 31.81% Scattering 30 0.10% 29,146 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 28 District 28 election, 2000 Democratic Party (United States) Dick Elliott (incumbent) 21,923 99.68% Scattering 70 0.32% 21,993 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 29 District 29 election, 2000 Democratic Party (United States) Edward Eli Saleeby (incumbent) 20,946 99.50% Scattering 106 0.50% 21,052 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 30 District 30 election, 2000 Democratic Party (United States) Maggie Wallace Glover (incumbent) 18,145 99.32% Scattering 124 0.68% 18,269 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 31 District 31 election, 2000 Republican Party (United States) Hugh Leatherman (incumbent) 17,130 55.98% Democratic Party (United States) Patsy Stone 13,467 44.01% Scattering 4 0.01% 30,601 100.0% Republican Party (United States) District 32 District 32 election, 2000 Democratic Party (United States) Yancey McGill (incumbent) 22,372 100.0% 22,372 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 33 District 33 election, 2000 Democratic Party (United States) Luke A. Rankin (incumbent) 17,811 54.33% Republican Party (United States) Allan Clemmons 14,967 45.66% Scattering 3 0.01% 32,781 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 34 District 34 election, 2000 Republican Party (United States) Arthur Ravenel Jr. (incumbent) 30,078 99.79% Scattering 63 0.21% 30,141 100.0% Republican Party (United States) District 35 District 35 election, 2000 Democratic Party (United States) Phil P. Leventis (incumbent) 15,102 59.84% Republican Party (United States) Blane Lawson 10,133 40.16% 25,235 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 36 District 36 election, 2000 Democratic Party (United States) John C. Land III (incumbent) 20,818 73.81% Republican Party (United States) Gary McLeod 7,383 26.18% Scattering 2 0.01% 28,199 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 37 District 37 election, 2000 Republican Party (United States) Larry Grooms (incumbent) 15,970 51.21% Democratic Party (United States) George Bailey 15,188 48.71% Scattering 25 0.08% 31,183 100.0% Republican Party (United States) District 38 District 38 election, 2000 Republican Party (United States) William S. Branton (incumbent) 20,786 99.64% Scattering 75 0.36% 20,861 100.0% Republican Party (United States) District 39 District 39 election, 2000 Democratic Party (United States) John W. Matthews Jr. (incumbent) 23,125 99.21% Scattering 185 0.79% 23,310 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 40 District 40 election, 2000 Democratic Party (United States) Brad Hutto (incumbent) 24,602 90.78% Libertarian Party (United States) Jonathan M. Hare 2,456 9.06% Scattering 43 0.16% 27,101 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 41 District 41 election, 2000 Republican Party (United States) Glenn F. McConnell (incumbent) 27,739 99.82% Scattering 51 0.18% 27,790 100.0% Republican Party (United States) District 42 District 42 election, 2000 Democratic Party (United States) Robert Ford (incumbent) 14,263 99.36% Scattering 92 0.64% 14,355 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 43 District 43 election, 2000 Democratic Party (United States) Ernie Passailaigue (incumbent) 8,330 61.60% Republican Party (United States) Lanneau Siegling 5,166 38.21% Scattering 25 0.19% 13,521 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 44 District 44 election, 2000 Republican Party (United States) Bill Mescher (incumbent) 23,889 99.90% Scattering 23 0.10% 23,912 100.0% Republican Party (United States) District 45 District 45 election, 2000 Democratic Party (United States) Clementa C. Pinckney 20,088 62.95% Republican Party (United States) Curtis Brantley 11,803 36.99% Scattering 20 0.06% 31,911 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 46 District 46 election, 2000 Republican Party (United States) Scott Richardson (incumbent) 28,677 98.79% Scattering 351 1.21% 29,028 100.0% Republican Party (United States) Notes References Category:2000 South Carolina elections Category:South Carolina Senate elections Category:November 2000 in the United States Category:2000 state legislature elections in the United States