2012 South Carolina Senate election

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2012 South Carolina Senate election

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All 46 seats in the South Carolina Senate 24 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader John Courson John C. Land III Party Republican Democratic Leader's seat 20th 36th Last election 27 19 Seats before 27 19 Seats after 28 18 Seat change 1 1
Results:      Republican gain      Republican hold      Democratic hold
President pro tempore before election John Courson Republican Elected President pro tempore John Courson Republican

The 2012 South Carolina Senate elections were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. The primary elections were held on June 12 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on June 26. The current composition of the state delegation is 28 Republicans and 18 Democrats. Senators are elected for four-year terms, all in the same year.