Karl B. Allen

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Karl B. Allen
Member of the South Carolina Senate from the 7th district
Incumbent
Assumed office 2012
2000	S.C. Representative	Dem. primary		Democratic	L. R. Byrd		Democratic	920	48.07%	1st	N/A	Runoff	N/A		[2]
		Dem. primary runoff		Democratic	L. R. Byrd		Democratic	725	63.48%	1st	N/A	Won	N/A		[2]
		General		Democratic	Write-in	N/A		7,241	98.34%	1st	N/A	Won		Hold	[2]
2002		Dem. primary		Democratic	L. R. Byrd		Democratic	1,057	86.36%	1st	+22.88%	Won	N/A		[3]
		General		Democratic	Write-in	N/A		6,338	98.55%	1st	+0.21%	Won		Hold	[3]
2004		General		Democratic	Write-in	N/A		8,976	99.42%	1st	+0.87%	Won		Hold	[4]
2006		General		Democratic	Write-in	N/A		5,207	99.31%	1st	-0.11%	Won		Hold	[5]
2008		General		Democratic	Rick Freeman		Republican	9,877	76.73%	1st	-22.58%	Won		Hold	[6] [7]
2010		General		Democratic	Write-in	N/A		6,893	98.64%	1st	+21.91%	Won		Hold	[8]
2012	S.C. Senator	Dem. primary		Democratic	Lillian Brock Flemming		Democratic	2,331	54.83%	1st	N/A	Won	N/A		[9]
		General		Democratic	Jane Kizer		Republican	20,559	61.09%	1st	N/A	Won		Hold	[10]
				Working Families				1,405	4.18%	3rd	N/A
2016		Dem. primary		Democratic	Lillian Brock Flemming		Democratic	2,749	71.07%	1st	+16.24%	Won	N/A		[11]
		General		Democratic	Glen L. Robinson		Republican	21,518	61.86%	1st	+0.75%	Won		Hold	[12]
2020		Dem. primary		Democratic	Fletcher Smith		Democratic	6,210	70.11%	1st	-0.96%	Won	N/A		[13]
		General		Democratic	Jack Logan		Republican	26,672	62.51%	1st	+0.65%	Won		Hold	[14]
2024		Dem. primary		Democratic	Michelle Goodwin-Calwile		Democratic	2,576	68.02%	1st	-2.09%	Won	N/A		[15]

References

1. "South Carolina Legislature Online - Member Biography". www.scstatehouse.gov. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
2. "South Carolina Election Report 2000" (PDF). SCVotes.gov. Columbia, SC: S.C. State Election Commission. 2001. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
3. "South Carolina Election Report (2002)" (PDF). South Carolina Election Commission. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
4. "South Carolina 2004 Election Report" (PDF). SCVotes.gov. State of South Carolina Election Commission. January 11, 2006. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
5. "South Carolina Election Report (2006)" (PDF). South Carolina Election Commission. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
6. "South Carolina Election Commission Election Report 2008" (PDF). SCVotes.org. S.C. State Election Commission. May 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
7. "South Carolina 2008 General Election: State House of Representatives District 25". South Carolina Election Commission. 2009-06-01. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
8. "South Carolina 2010 General Election: State House of Representatives District 25". South Carolina Election Commission. 2010-11-18. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
9. "South Carolina 2012 Republican and Democratic Primary: State Senate District 7 - DEM". South Carolina Election Commission. 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
10. "South Carolina 2012 General Election: State Senate District 7". South Carolina Election Commission. 2013-04-09. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
11. "South Carolina 2016 Republican and Democratic Primary: State Senate, District 7 - DEM". South Carolina Election Commission. 2016-07-26. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
12. "South Carolina 2016 Statewide General Election: State Senate, District 7". South Carolina Election Commission. 2023-02-01. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
13. "South Carolina 2020 Statewide Primaries: State Senate, District 7 - DEM". South Carolina Election Commission. 2020-06-12. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
14. "South Carolina 2020 Statewide General Election: State Senate, District 7". South Carolina Election Commission. 2021-06-30. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
15. "South Carolina 2024 Statewide Primaries: State Senate, District 7 - DEM". South Carolina Election Commission. 2024-06-14. Retrieved 2024-07-06.

South Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by Willie B. McMahand	Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 25th district 2001–2012	Succeeded by Leola C. Robinson-Simpson
South Carolina Senate
Preceded by Ralph Anderson	Member of the South Carolina Senate from the 7th district 2012–present	Incumbent