Karl B. Allen

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Karl B. Allen
Member of the South Carolina Senate
from the 7th district
Assumed office
2012
2000S.C. RepresentativeDem. primary Democratic L. R. Byrd Democratic 92048.07%1stN/ARunoffN/A [2]
Dem. primary runoff Democratic L. R. Byrd Democratic 72563.48%1stN/AWonN/A [2]
General Democratic Write-in N/A7,24198.34%1stN/AWonHold [2]
2002Dem. primary Democratic L. R. Byrd Democratic 1,05786.36%1st+22.88%WonN/A [3]
General Democratic Write-in N/A6,33898.55%1st+0.21%WonHold [3]
2004General Democratic Write-in N/A8,97699.42%1st+0.87%WonHold [4]
2006General Democratic Write-in N/A5,20799.31%1st-0.11%WonHold [5]
2008General Democratic Rick Freeman Republican 9,87776.73%1st-22.58%WonHold [6] [7]
2010General Democratic Write-in N/A6,89398.64%1st+21.91%WonHold [8]
2012 S.C. SenatorDem. primary Democratic Lillian Brock Flemming Democratic 2,33154.83%1stN/AWonN/A [9]
General Democratic Jane Kizer Republican 20,55961.09%1stN/AWonHold [10]
Working Families 1,4054.18%3rdN/A
2016 Dem. primary Democratic Lillian Brock Flemming Democratic 2,74971.07%1st+16.24%WonN/A [11]
General Democratic Glen L. Robinson Republican 21,51861.86%1st+0.75%WonHold [12]
2020 Dem. primary Democratic Fletcher Smith Democratic 6,21070.11%1st-0.96%WonN/A [13]
General Democratic Jack Logan Republican 26,67262.51%1st+0.65%WonHold [14]
2024 Dem. primary Democratic Michelle Goodwin-Calwile Democratic 2,57668.02%1st-2.09%WonN/A [15]

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