South Carolina's seventh state senate district is represented by Democratic Senator Karl Allen.

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

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.

Incumbent Karl Allen defeated Glen Robinson in the South Carolina State Senate District 7 general election.

South Carolina State Senate, District 7 General Election, 2016

Incumbent Karl Allen defeated Lillian Brock Flemming in the South Carolina State Senate District 7 Democratic primary.

South Carolina State Senate, District 7 Democratic Primary, 2016

Glen Robinson ran unopposed in the South Carolina State Senate District 7 Republican primary.

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. Karl Allen (D) defeated Jane Kizer (R) in the general election and defeated Lillian Brock-Fleming in the Democratic primary. Kizer was unopposed in the Republican primary.

South Carolina State Senate, District 7, General Election, 2012

South Carolina State Senate District 7 Democratic Primary, 2012

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for South Carolina State Senate District 7 raised a total of $579,236. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $27,583 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, South Carolina State Senate District 7