2024 South Carolina Senate election

The 2024 South Carolina Senate election will be held on November 5, 2024, alongside the 2024 United States elections. Primary elections will take place on June 11, 2024.

Certified parties
The political parties certified in South Carolina for the 2024 elections include the typical Republican and Democratic parties, Drew McKissick chaired by and Christale Spain, respectively. Additionally, several third-party candidates are running for state senate elections:


 * Alliance Party of South Carolina: Chaired by Jim Rex, the 16th South Carolina Superintendent of Education. A central tenant of their platform is term limits.  They will run a candidate in District 15 against incumbent Wes Climer.
 * South Carolina Constitution Party: Chaired by Ted Adams. They will run no candidates for state senate.
 * South Carolina Forward Party: Formerly, the Independence Party of South Carolina. Chaired by Wayne Griffin.
 * South Carolina Green Party: Co-chaired by Jessica Lazenby and Mike Stewart. They will run no candidates for state senate.
 * Libertarian Party of South Carolina: Chaired by Kathryn Whitener. They will run a candidate in District 20.
 * United Citizens Party: Chaired by Chris Nelums, who ran in the special election for District 19. He will again run for District 19 in the general election.
 * South Carolina Workers Party: Co-chaired by Harold Geddings III and Leonard Lee Goff III. They will run candidates in Districts 16, 22, & 26.

District 31 (March 29, 2022)
After longtime Republican incumbent Hugh Leatherman died in November 2021, a special election was held to fill his seat to represent Florence, South Carolina, in the Senate. A Republican primary was held on January 25, and a special election was held on March 29.

District 42 (May 11, 2023)
Democratic incumbent Marion Kimpson resigned May 11, 2023, after an appointment to the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations within the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. Democratic primary was held on September 5, a Democratic runoff was held on September 19, and the special election was held on November 7.

District 19 (January 2, 2024)
Incumbent John L. Scott Jr. died August 13, 2023, from blood clot complications. A special election was held on January 2, 2024.

Retirements
Five incumbents did not seek re-election.

Democrats

 * 1) District 26: Nikki G. Setzler retired.
 * 2) District 35: Thomas McElveen retired.

Republicans

 * 1) District 6: Dwight Loftis retired.
 * 2) District 12: Scott Talley retired.

Independents

 * 1) District 22: Mia McLeod retired.

In primary election
Three incumbent senators, one Democrat and two Republicans, were defeated in the June 11 primary election. One more incumbent senator, a Republican, was defeated in the June 25 primary runoff election.

Democrats

 * 1) District 26: Dick Harpootlian lost renomination to Russell Ott.

Republicans

 * 1) District 23: Katrina Shealy lost renomination to Carlisle Kennedy.
 * 2) District 27: Penry Gustafson lost renomination to Allen Blackmon.
 * 3) District 41: Sandy Senn lost renomination to Matt Leber.

District 1
District 1 covers parts of Oconee and Pickens Counties. Incumbent Thomas C. Alexander will run unopposed in the Republican primary and the general election. If reelected, it will be his eighth full-term and mark over 30 consecutive years in the Senate.

District 2
District 2 is contained within Pickens County. Incumbent Rex Rice will run unopposed in the Republican primary and the general election. It will be his third term in office.

District 3
District 3 consists of Northern Anderson County. Republican incumbent Richard Cash will seek a second full term, while Democrat and mental health counselor, Jessicka Spearman, will seek to unseat him in the general election.

District 4
Incumbent Michael Gambrell will run unopposed in the Republican primary and the general election.

District 5
Incumbent Tom Corbin will run unopposed in the Republican primary and the general election.

District 13
Incumbent Shane Martin will run unopposed in the Republican primary and the general election.

District 14
Incumbent Harvey S. Peeler Jr. will run unopposed in the Republican primary and the general election.

District 18
Incumbent Ronnie Cromer will run unopposed in the Republican primary and the general election.

District 21
Incumbent Darrell Jackson (politician) will run unopposed in the Democratic primary and the general election.

District 23
Incumbent Republican Katrina Shealy ran for re-election, but was defeated in the Republican primary. Shealy had drawn national attention during the previous legislative session when she joined with the chamber's other female senators, including two other Republicans, in a filibuster of a proposed total abortion ban. Her actions drew the ire of the state Republican party, leading to her primary challenge, which she lost in a runoff.

District 25
Incumbent A. Shane Massey will run unopposed in the Republican primary and the general election.

District 27
Incumbent Republican Penry Gustafson ran for re-election, but was defeated in the Republican primary. Gustafson had drawn national attention during the previous legislative session when she joined with the chamber's other female senators, including two other Republicans, in a filibuster of a proposed total abortion ban. Her actions drew the ire of the state Republican party, leading to her primary challenge, which she lost.

District 34
Incumbent Stephen Goldfinch will run unopposed in the Republican primary and the general election.

District 37
Incumbent Larry Grooms will run unopposed in the Republican primary and the general election.

District 38
Incumbent Sean Bennett will run unopposed in the Republican primary and the general election.

District 40
District 40 covers Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Colleton, and Orangeburg counties. Incumbent Brad Hutto has held the seat since 1996. If he retains the seat, it will mark his eighth full term. Bamberg Democrat Kendrick Brown has filed to challenge him in the primary, and Bamberg Republican Sharon Carter has filed to challenge the winner in the general election.

District 41
Incumbent Republican Sandy Senn ran for re-election, but was defeated in the Republican primary. Senn had drawn national attention during the previous legislative session when she joined with the chamber's other female senators, including two other Republicans, in a filibuster of a proposed total abortion ban. Her actions drew the ire of the state Republican party, leading to her primary challenge, which she lost.

District 45
Incumbent Margie Bright Matthews will run unopposed in the Democratic primary and the general election.