Michael Johnson (South Carolina politician)

Last updated
Amy E. Johnson
​
(m. 2025)​
Michael Johnson
Member of the South Carolina Senate
from the 16th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 9, 2020
Children2
Alma mater Auburn University (BA, 1993)
University of South Carolina School of Law (JD, 1996)
Profession Attorney, politician

Michael Johnson is an American politician from the South Carolina Republican Party. Johnson was elected to the South Carolina Senate in the 2020 election to serve the 16th Senate District (Lancaster and York counties). [1] [2] He was reelected in 2024.

Contents

S.C. Senate

Johnson has represented South Carolina's 16th Senate District since 2020. He won the seat after longtime SC Senator Greg Gregory announced his retirement in 2019, opening up the seat for the first time since 2011. [3] Johnson serves on the Agriculture and Natural Resource, Education, Judiciary, Labor Commerce and Industry, and Rules Committees.

He was awarded the 2024 W. Mack Chamblee Quality of Life Award by the South Carolina Realtors. In July 2025 Senator Johnson was named the Legislator of the Year by the South Carolina Poultry Federation.

Electoral history

YearOfficeTypePartyMain opponentPartyVotes for ClimerResult Swing Ref.
Total%P.±%
2020 S.C. SenatorRep. primary Republican Tom Nichols Republican 3,58327.16%2ndN/ARunoffN/A [4] [5] [6]
Rep. primary runoff Republican Tom Nichols Republican 4,70154.82%1stN/AWonN/A [7] [8]
General Republican Ram Mammadov Democratic 48,80163.25%1stN/AWonHold [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Michael Johnson (South Carolina)". Ballotpedia . Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  2. ↑ "South Carolina Legislature Online - Member Biography". www.scstatehouse.gov. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  3. ↑ "Longtime SC Sen. Gregory Won't Run For Reelection In 2020". WFAE 90.7 - Charlotte's NPR News Source. 2019-10-23. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  4. ↑ Newell, Morgan (2020-06-10). "Candidates get prepared for runoff in State Senate District 16 seat, potential recount". 3WBTV. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  5. ↑ Banks, Mac (2020-06-12). "Johnson wins Senate recount over Blanchard". The Lancaster News. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  6. ↑ "2020 Statewide Primaries: State Senate, District 16 - REP". South Carolina Election Commission. 2020-06-12. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
  7. ↑ "South Carolina State Senate - District 16 Republican Primary Results | USA TODAY". www.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  8. ↑ "2020 Statewide Primaries - RUNOFF: State Senate, District 16 - REP". South Carolina Election Commission. 2020-07-13. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
  9. ↑ "2020 Statewide General Election: State Senate, District 16". South Carolina Election Commission. 2023-06-30. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
South Carolina Senate
Preceded by Member of the South Carolina Senate
from the 16th district
2020–present		Incumbent


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.