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2008 US Senate election in South Carolina

Lindsey Graham (Republican) beat Bob Conley (Democrat) in South Carolina in 2008, 57.5% to 42.2%, a margin of 15.3 points and 285,913 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 2002, when Lindsey O. Graham also won.

Republicans led in 31 of the 46 counties and Democrats in 15. The largest, Greenville, cast 185,834 votes and went to the Republican by 21.7 points. The closest was McCormick, where 71 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Lindsey Graham won Republican 1,076,534 57.5%
Bob Conley Democratic 790,621 42.2%
All other candidates 4,276 0.2%
Total1,871,431

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Greenville 72,205 38.9% 112,522 60.5% 1,107 185,834 R+21.7
Richland 87,891 54.7% 72,654 45.2% 269 160,814 D+9.5
Charleston 70,463 47.1% 78,424 52.5% 592 149,479 R+5.3
Lexington 29,255 27.2% 78,255 72.7% 135 107,645 R+45.5
Spartanburg 43,966 41.7% 61,117 57.9% 426 105,509 R+16.3
Horry 34,678 34.0% 67,215 65.9% 126 102,019 R+31.9
York 34,384 38.0% 55,975 61.8% 152 90,511 R+23.9
Anderson 23,759 32.9% 48,323 66.9% 172 72,254 R+34.0
Aiken 24,412 35.8% 43,555 63.9% 162 68,129 R+28.1
Beaufort 26,879 40.2% 39,932 59.7% 128 66,939 R+19.5
Berkeley 25,494 40.4% 37,540 59.4% 147 63,181 R+19.1
Florence 24,589 42.9% 32,680 57.0% 60 57,329 R+14.1
Dorchester 19,836 38.7% 31,255 61.0% 130 51,221 R+22.3
Pickens 12,121 27.3% 32,158 72.4% 167 44,446 R+45.1
Sumter 23,625 54.2% 19,906 45.7% 25 43,556 D+8.5
Orangeburg 25,129 65.3% 13,346 34.7% 27 38,502 D+30.6
Oconee 8,236 26.9% 22,305 73.0% 33 30,574 R+46.0
Georgetown 12,753 43.2% 16,769 56.7% 27 29,549 R+13.6
Greenwood 11,104 38.2% 17,911 61.6% 44 29,059 R+23.4
Darlington 13,161 45.9% 15,490 54.0% 18 28,669 R+8.1
Lancaster 11,585 41.5% 16,295 58.4% 26 27,906 R+16.9
Kershaw 9,999 36.5% 17,344 63.4% 22 27,365 R+26.8
Laurens 10,377 40.1% 15,448 59.7% 48 25,873 R+19.6
Cherokee 7,744 38.3% 12,462 61.6% 34 20,240 R+23.3
Colleton 7,876 46.5% 9,052 53.4% 13 16,941 R+6.9
Newberry 6,111 37.8% 10,064 62.2% 8 16,183 R+24.4
Chesterfield 7,306 46.0% 8,557 53.9% 13 15,876 R+7.9
Williamsburg 10,137 64.1% 5,662 35.8% 10 15,809 D+28.3
Clarendon 8,313 54.3% 6,996 45.7% 3 15,312 D+8.6
Marion 8,599 59.1% 5,951 40.9% 7 14,557 D+18.2
Chester 7,168 53.2% 6,297 46.7% 10 13,475 D+6.5
Union 6,349 47.9% 6,881 51.9% 21 13,251 R+4.0
Dillon 5,784 47.8% 6,315 52.1% 14 12,113 R+4.4
Edgefield 4,889 43.2% 6,390 56.5% 28 11,307 R+13.3
Fairfield 6,737 60.1% 4,472 39.9% 7 11,216 D+20.2
Abbeville 4,558 42.2% 6,226 57.7% 7 10,791 R+15.5
Marlboro 6,306 59.7% 4,256 40.3% 9 10,571 D+19.4
Barnwell 4,657 48.9% 4,850 51.0% 10 9,517 R+2.0
Lee 5,489 61.6% 3,418 38.4% 5 8,912 D+23.2
Hampton 5,225 59.1% 3,609 40.8% 6 8,840 D+18.3
Jasper 5,203 60.7% 3,367 39.3% 3 8,573 D+21.4
Saluda 3,163 37.4% 5,282 62.5% 9 8,454 R+25.1
Calhoun 3,664 48.2% 3,924 51.7% 6 7,594 R+3.4
Bamberg 4,045 61.6% 2,521 38.4% 3 6,569 D+23.2
McCormick 2,592 50.6% 2,521 49.3% 5 5,118 D+1.4
Allendale 2,805 72.9% 1,042 27.1% 2 3,849 D+45.8

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

South Carolina Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Tim Scott (R) R+25.9
2020 Lindsey Graham (R) R+10.3
2016 Tim Scott (R) R+23.6
2014 Lindsey Graham (R) R+15.5
2010 Jim DeMint (R) R+33.8
2008 Lindsey Graham (R) R+15.3
2004 Jim Demint (R) R+9.6
2002 Lindsey O. Graham (R) R+10.2
1998 Ernest F. Hollings (D) D+7.0
1996 Strom Thurmond (R) R+9.4
1992 Ernest F. Hollings (D) D+3.1
1990 Strom Thurmond (R) R+31.7
1986 Ernest Fritz Hollings (D) D+27.5
1984 Strom Thurmond (R) R+35.0
1980 Ernest Fritz Hollings (D) D+40.7
1978 Strom Thurmond (R) R+11.4
1974 Ernest F. Hollings (D) D+40.9
1972 Strom Thurmond (R) R+26.6
1968 Ernest F. Hollings (D) D+23.8
1966 Strom Thurmond (R) R+24.4
1962 Olin D. Johnston (D) D+14.3
1960 Strom Thurmond (D) D+100.0
1956 Olin D. Johnston (D) D+64.5
1954 Strom Thurmond (other)
1950 Olin D. Johnston (D) D+99.9
1948 Burnet R. Maybank (D) D+92.9
1944 Olin D. Johnston (D) D+89.2
1942 Burnet R. Maybank (D) D+100.0
1938 Cotton Ed Smith (D) D+97.8
1936 James F. Byrnes (D) D+97.7
1932 Cotton Ed Smith (D) D+96.3
1930 James F. Byrnes (D) D+100.0
1926 Cotton Ed Smith (D) D+100.0
1924 Coleman L. Blease (D) D+100.0
1920 Cotton Ed Smith (D) D+100.0
1918 Nathaniel B. Dial (D) D+100.0
1914 Cotton Ed Smith (D) D+99.8