South Carolina State Senate District 2
Next vote Tue, Nov 7, 2028 · Represented by Rex Rice Republican · Member list as of Oct 28
This seat has no race on the official 2026 list.
- Last election
- Rex Rice (Republican) was unopposed, 2024
- Earlier results
- Rex Rice (Republican) was unopposed, 2020, older linesRex Rice (Republican) was unopposed, 2016, older linesAll 15 elections
Past results
- Votes for listed candidates
- 47,734
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Same as today
South Carolina Senate District 2, 1968 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRex RiceWon Republican 47,20498.9% Scattered write-ins Write-in 5301.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 44,972
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
South Carolina Senate District 2, 1968 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRex RiceWon(incumbent) Republican 44,11698.1% Scattered write-ins Write-in 8561.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 37,453
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
South Carolina Senate District 2, 1968 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRex RiceWon Republican 36,94498.6% Scattered write-ins Write-in 5091.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 37,285
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
South Carolina Senate District 2, 1968 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanLarry A. MartinWon(incumbent) Republican 24,01364.4% OtherRex Rice Other 13,16435.3% Scattered write-ins Write-in 1080.3%
- 2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
- 1968 to 2020: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source
Last contest in this district on file: 2024.
All elections (15 for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 47,734
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Same as today
South Carolina Senate District 2, 1968 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRex RiceWon Republican 47,20498.9% Scattered write-ins Write-in 5301.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 44,972
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
South Carolina Senate District 2, 1968 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRex RiceWon(incumbent) Republican 44,11698.1% Scattered write-ins Write-in 8561.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 37,453
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
South Carolina Senate District 2, 1968 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRex RiceWon Republican 36,94498.6% Scattered write-ins Write-in 5091.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 37,285
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
South Carolina Senate District 2, 1968 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanLarry A. MartinWon(incumbent) Republican 24,01364.4% OtherRex Rice Other 13,16435.3% Scattered write-ins Write-in 1080.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 33,773
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2004 to 2011)
South Carolina Senate District 2, 1968 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanLarry A. MartinWon(incumbent) Republican 33,773100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 29,402
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2004 to 2011)
South Carolina Senate District 2, 1968 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanLarry MartinWon(incumbent) Republican 29,402100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 25,493
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2003)
South Carolina Senate District 2, 1968 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanLarry MartinWon(incumbent) Republican 25,493100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 19,571
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2003)
South Carolina Senate District 2, 1968 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanLarry MartinWon(incumbent) Republican 19,571100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 24,419
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2003)
South Carolina Senate District 2, 1968 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanLarry MartinWon Republican 16,93569.3% DemocraticLes Hendricks Democratic 7,48430.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 23,129
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1991)
South Carolina Senate District 2, 1968 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticNell W. SmithWon(incumbent) Democratic 11,68650.5% RepublicanRay Haskett Republican 11,44249.5% Scattered write-ins Write-in 10.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,741
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1991)
South Carolina Senate District 2, 1968 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticNell W. SmithWon Democratic 13,72099.8% Scattered write-ins Write-in 210.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 419,409
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- Seats
- 5
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1983)
South Carolina Senate District 2, 1968 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJ. Verne SmithWon(incumbent) Democratic 70,25599.1% DemocraticDavid S. TaylorWon(incumbent) Democratic 69,90499.2% DemocraticNick A. TheodoreWon Democratic 57,78861.7% DemocraticHarry A. ChapmanWon(incumbent) Democratic 56,07160.4% RepublicanJeff Richardson Jr.Won Republican 51,60556.3% DemocraticBen Bowen Democratic 40,02343.6% RepublicanBob Terrell Republican 36,65539.5% RepublicanPatricia H. Robinson Republican 35,76638.2% Scattered write-ins Write-in 6160.9% Scattered write-ins Write-in 5690.8% Scattered write-ins Write-in 560.1% Scattered write-ins Write-in 550.1% Scattered write-ins Write-in 460.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 391,367
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- Seats
- 5
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1983)
South Carolina Senate District 2, 1968 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJ. Verne SmithWon(incumbent) Democratic 67,698100.0% DemocraticCharles G. GarrettWon(incumbent) Democratic 66,992100.0% DemocraticHarry A. ChapmanWon(incumbent) Democratic 53,92162.9% RepublicanCarroll A. CampbellWon Republican 46,53554.3% DemocraticDavid S. TaylorWon(incumbent) Democratic 44,91952.7% RepublicanCarolyn Frederick Republican 40,34747.3% DemocraticW. Daniel Yarborough Jr. Democratic 39,13245.7% RepublicanWilliam H. Stroud Republican 31,82337.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 304,126
- Election day
- November 7, 1972
- Seats
- 5
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1983)
South Carolina Senate District 2, 1968 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticCharles G. GarrettWon(incumbent) Democratic 50,952100.0% DemocraticRichard W. RileyWon(incumbent) Democratic 50,887100.0% DemocraticHarry A. ChapmanWon(incumbent) Democratic 40,31859.8% DemocraticJ. Verne SmithWon Democratic 37,20754.8% DemocraticDavid S. TaylorWon Democratic 33,72050.3% RepublicanHance Finley Republican 33,28949.7% RepublicanThomas A. Wofford(incumbent) Republican 27,87641.0% RepublicanJim Pendarvis Republican 27,05340.2% OtherPerry Luthi Other 2,8244.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,825
- Election day
- November 5, 1968
- District map
- Older district map (1968 to 1971)
South Carolina Senate District 2, 1968 to 2024, 1968, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticEarl E. Morris Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 11,825100.0%
- 2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026