Senate Elections 2010 | US Senate Elections | South Carolina Races
2010 South Carolina U.S. Senate Election Results
Jim DeMint
Percent: 61.48%
Votes: 810,771
Alvin Greene
Percent: 27.65%
Votes: 364,598
Race Summary
In the 2010 United States Senate election, incumbent Republican Senator Jim DeMint won re-election with 61.48% of the votes, defeating Democratic nominee Alvin Greene, who received 27.65%. Green Party candidate Tom Clements also participated, securing 9.21% of the votes. Greene's unexpected nomination, given his lack of political experience made this election particularly noteworthy.
Full Results
Jim DeMint (REP)
Percent: 61.48%
Votes: 810,771
Alvin Greene (DEM)
Percent: 27.65%
Votes: 364,598
Tom Clements (GRN)
Percent: 9.21%
Votes: 121,472
Write-In
Percent: 1.66%
Votes: 21,953
Total votes: 1,318,794
State Map
Results by County
Abbeville County
Jim DeMint (REP)
Percent: 60.01%
Votes: 4,342
Alvin Greene (DEM)
Percent: 33.51%
Votes: 2,425
Tom Clements (GRN)
Percent: 5.93%
Votes: 429
Write-In
Percent: 0.55%
Votes: 40
Total votes: 7,236
Bamberg County
Jim DeMint (REP)
Percent: 38.96%
Votes: 1,850
Alvin Greene (DEM)
Percent: 56.72%
Votes: 2,693
Tom Clements (GRN)
Percent: 3.56%
Votes: 169
Write-In
Percent: 0.76%
Votes: 36
Total votes: 4,748
Calhoun County
Jim DeMint (REP)
Percent: 53.65%
Votes: 3,069
Alvin Greene (DEM)
Percent: 37.94%
Votes: 2,170
Tom Clements (GRN)
Percent: 6.96%
Votes: 398
Write-In
Percent: 1.45%
Votes: 83
Total votes: 5,720
Chesterfield County
Jim DeMint (REP)
Percent: 55.47%
Votes: 6,097
Alvin Greene (DEM)
Percent: 39.38%
Votes: 4,329
Tom Clements (GRN)
Percent: 4.53%
Votes: 498
Write-In
Percent: 0.62%
Votes: 68
Total votes: 10,992
Dillon County
Jim DeMint (REP)
Percent: 48.83%
Votes: 3,785
Alvin Greene (DEM)
Percent: 47.19%
Votes: 3,658
Tom Clements (GRN)
Percent: 3.53%
Votes: 274
Write-In
Percent: 0.45%
Votes: 35
Total votes: 7,752
Florence County
Jim DeMint (REP)
Percent: 56.01%
Votes: 22,432
Alvin Greene (DEM)
Percent: 36.91%
Votes: 14,784
Tom Clements (GRN)
Percent: 6.18%
Votes: 2,475
Write-In
Percent: 0.90%
Votes: 361
Total votes: 40,052
Hampton County
Jim DeMint (REP)
Percent: 40.45%
Votes: 2,524
Alvin Greene (DEM)
Percent: 54.94%
Votes: 3,428
Tom Clements (GRN)
Percent: 4.25%
Votes: 265
Write-In
Percent: 0.37%
Votes: 23
Total votes: 6,240
Lancaster County
Jim DeMint (REP)
Percent: 65.36%
Votes: 14,305
Alvin Greene (DEM)
Percent: 28.16%
Votes: 6,164
Tom Clements (GRN)
Percent: 5.46%
Votes: 1,195
Write-In
Percent: 1.02%
Votes: 223
Total votes: 21,887
Marion County
Jim DeMint (REP)
Percent: 39.66%
Votes: 4,079
Alvin Greene (DEM)
Percent: 56.01%
Votes: 5,760
Tom Clements (GRN)
Percent: 3.97%
Votes: 408
Write-In
Percent: 0.36%
Votes: 37
Total votes: 10,284
Oconee County
Jim DeMint (REP)
Percent: 74.85%
Votes: 15,642
Alvin Greene (DEM)
Percent: 14.37%
Votes: 3,004
Tom Clements (GRN)
Percent: 9.57%
Votes: 2,000
Write-In
Percent: 1.21%
Votes: 252
Total votes: 20,898
Saluda County
Jim DeMint (REP)
Percent: 63.95%
Votes: 3,980
Alvin Greene (DEM)
Percent: 29.24%
Votes: 1,820
Tom Clements (GRN)
Percent: 6.09%
Votes: 379
Write-In
Percent: 0.72%
Votes: 45
Total votes: 6,224
Williamsburg County
Jim DeMint (REP)
Percent: 33.77%
Votes: 3,819
Alvin Greene (DEM)
Percent: 61.91%
Votes: 7,002
Tom Clements (GRN)
Percent: 3.71%
Votes: 420
Write-In
Percent: 0.61%
Votes: 69
Total votes: 11,310
Aiken County
Jim DeMint (REP)
Percent: 67.39%
Votes: 32,651
Alvin Greene (DEM)
Percent: 24.82%
Votes: 12,024
Tom Clements (GRN)
Percent: 6.76%
Votes: 3,275
Write-In
Percent: 1.03%
Votes: 498
Total votes: 48,448
Barnwell County
Jim DeMint (REP)
Percent: 53.28%
Votes: 3,658
Alvin Greene (DEM)
Percent: 42.40%
Votes: 2,911
Tom Clements (GRN)
Percent: 3.93%
Votes: 270
Write-In
Percent: 0.38%
Votes: 26
Total votes: 6,865
Charleston County
Jim DeMint (REP)
Percent: 55.25%
Votes: 55,147
Alvin Greene (DEM)
Percent: 27.14%
Votes: 27,092
Tom Clements (GRN)
Percent: 12.59%
Votes: 12,562
Write-In
Percent: 5.02%
Votes: 5,008
Total votes: 99,809
Clarendon County
Jim DeMint (REP)
Percent: 48.20%
Votes: 5,344
Alvin Greene (DEM)
Percent: 43.70%
Votes: 4,845
Tom Clements (GRN)
Percent: 5.99%
Votes: 664
Write-In
Percent: 2.10%
Votes: 233
Total votes: 11,086
Dorchester County
Jim DeMint (REP)
Percent: 65.21%
Votes: 22,998
Alvin Greene (DEM)
Percent: 23.70%
Votes: 8,359
Tom Clements (GRN)
Percent: 9.43%
Votes: 3,327
Write-In
Percent: 1.66%
Votes: 585
Total votes: 35,269
Georgetown County
Jim DeMint (REP)
Percent: 58.79%
Votes: 12,214
Alvin Greene (DEM)
Percent: 32.07%
Votes: 6,664
Tom Clements (GRN)
Percent: 7.68%
Votes: 1,596
Write-In
Percent: 1.46%
Votes: 303
Total votes: 20,777
Horry County
Jim DeMint (REP)
Percent: 70.17%
Votes: 48,386
Alvin Greene (DEM)
Percent: 20.44%
Votes: 14,096
Tom Clements (GRN)
Percent: 8.94%
Votes: 6,162
Write-In
Percent: 0.45%
Votes: 311
Total votes: 68,955
Laurens County
Jim DeMint (REP)
Percent: 64.05%
Votes: 11,075
Alvin Greene (DEM)
Percent: 29.14%
Votes: 5,039
Tom Clements (GRN)
Percent: 5.70%
Votes: 985
Write-In
Percent: 1.12%
Votes: 193
Total votes: 17,292
Marlboro County
Jim DeMint (REP)
Percent: 39.55%
Votes: 2,801
Alvin Greene (DEM)
Percent: 55.55%
Votes: 3,934
Tom Clements (GRN)
Percent: 4.48%
Votes: 317
Write-In
Percent: 0.42%
Votes: 30
Total votes: 7,082
Orangeburg County
Jim DeMint (REP)
Percent: 34.85%
Votes: 9,710
Alvin Greene (DEM)
Percent: 58.62%
Votes: 16,334
Tom Clements (GRN)
Percent: 5.68%
Votes: 1,582
Write-In
Percent: 0.85%
Votes: 236
Total votes: 27,862
Spartanburg County
Jim DeMint (REP)
Percent: 68.62%
Votes: 50,091
Alvin Greene (DEM)
Percent: 21.89%
Votes: 15,976
Tom Clements (GRN)
Percent: 7.89%
Votes: 5,759
Write-In
Percent: 1.60%
Votes: 1,169
Total votes: 72,995
York County
Jim DeMint (REP)
Percent: 68.95%
Votes: 46,568
Alvin Greene (DEM)
Percent: 21.02%
Votes: 14,195
Tom Clements (GRN)
Percent: 9.18%
Votes: 6,197
Write-In
Percent: 0.86%
Votes: 578
Total votes: 67,538
Allendale County
Jim DeMint (REP)
Percent: 27.92%
Votes: 695
Alvin Greene (DEM)
Percent: 68.58%
Votes: 1,707
Tom Clements (GRN)
Percent: 2.97%
Votes: 74
Write-In
Percent: 0.52%
Votes: 13
Total votes: 2,489
Beaufort County
Jim DeMint (REP)
Percent: 64.71%
Votes: 32,333
Alvin Greene (DEM)
Percent: 22.40%
Votes: 11,194
Tom Clements (GRN)
Percent: 11.67%
Votes: 5,832
Write-In
Percent: 1.22%
Votes: 608
Total votes: 49,967
Cherokee County
Jim DeMint (REP)
Percent: 68.35%
Votes: 9,732
Alvin Greene (DEM)
Percent: 26.07%
Votes: 3,712
Tom Clements (GRN)
Percent: 5.01%
Votes: 714
Write-In
Percent: 0.57%
Votes: 81
Total votes: 14,239
Colleton County
Jim DeMint (REP)
Percent: 58.89%
Votes: 7,498
Alvin Greene (DEM)
Percent: 34.70%
Votes: 4,418
Tom Clements (GRN)
Percent: 5.65%
Votes: 719
Write-In
Percent: 0.77%
Votes: 98
Total votes: 12,733
Edgefield County
Jim DeMint (REP)
Percent: 59.54%
Votes: 4,850
Alvin Greene (DEM)
Percent: 36.41%
Votes: 2,966
Tom Clements (GRN)
Percent: 3.28%
Votes: 267
Write-In
Percent: 0.77%
Votes: 63
Total votes: 8,146
Greenville County
Jim DeMint (REP)
Percent: 69.93%
Votes: 91,786
Alvin Greene (DEM)
Percent: 19.47%
Votes: 25,558
Tom Clements (GRN)
Percent: 8.54%
Votes: 11,209
Write-In
Percent: 2.06%
Votes: 2,699
Total votes: 131,252
Jasper County
Jim DeMint (REP)
Percent: 42.35%
Votes: 2,618
Alvin Greene (DEM)
Percent: 53.01%
Votes: 3,277
Tom Clements (GRN)
Percent: 4.30%
Votes: 266
Write-In
Percent: 0.34%
Votes: 21
Total votes: 6,182
Lee County
Jim DeMint (REP)
Percent: 36.99%
Votes: 2,392
Alvin Greene (DEM)
Percent: 56.61%
Votes: 3,661
Tom Clements (GRN)
Percent: 5.40%
Votes: 349
Write-In
Percent: 1.01%
Votes: 65
Total votes: 6,467
McCormick County
Jim DeMint (REP)
Percent: 54.01%
Votes: 2,121
Alvin Greene (DEM)
Percent: 39.37%
Votes: 1,546
Tom Clements (GRN)
Percent: 6.19%
Votes: 243
Write-In
Percent: 0.43%
Votes: 17
Total votes: 3,927
Pickens County
Jim DeMint (REP)
Percent: 77.37%
Votes: 23,108
Alvin Greene (DEM)
Percent: 12.12%
Votes: 3,620
Tom Clements (GRN)
Percent: 9.08%
Votes: 2,713
Write-In
Percent: 1.42%
Votes: 425
Total votes: 29,866
Sumter County
Jim DeMint (REP)
Percent: 49.14%
Votes: 14,456
Alvin Greene (DEM)
Percent: 38.85%
Votes: 11,429
Tom Clements (GRN)
Percent: 7.42%
Votes: 2,183
Write-In
Percent: 4.59%
Votes: 1,350
Total votes: 29,418
Anderson County
Jim DeMint (REP)
Percent: 72.04%
Votes: 35,578
Alvin Greene (DEM)
Percent: 18.84%
Votes: 9,304
Tom Clements (GRN)
Percent: 8.25%
Votes: 4,075
Write-In
Percent: 0.87%
Votes: 431
Total votes: 49,388
Berkeley County
Jim DeMint (REP)
Percent: 63.90%
Votes: 26,970
Alvin Greene (DEM)
Percent: 26.10%
Votes: 11,016
Tom Clements (GRN)
Percent: 8.59%
Votes: 3,624
Write-In
Percent: 1.41%
Votes: 597
Total votes: 42,207
Chester County
Jim DeMint (REP)
Percent: 51.66%
Votes: 4,828
Alvin Greene (DEM)
Percent: 43.15%
Votes: 4,032
Tom Clements (GRN)
Percent: 4.72%
Votes: 441
Write-In
Percent: 0.47%
Votes: 44
Total votes: 9,345
Darlington County
Jim DeMint (REP)
Percent: 51.81%
Votes: 10,919
Alvin Greene (DEM)
Percent: 42.76%
Votes: 9,011
Tom Clements (GRN)
Percent: 4.61%
Votes: 972
Write-In
Percent: 0.82%
Votes: 172
Total votes: 21,074
Fairfield County
Jim DeMint (REP)
Percent: 41.63%
Votes: 3,555
Alvin Greene (DEM)
Percent: 47.24%
Votes: 4,034
Tom Clements (GRN)
Percent: 10.42%
Votes: 890
Write-In
Percent: 0.70%
Votes: 60
Total votes: 8,539
Greenwood County
Jim DeMint (REP)
Percent: 65.05%
Votes: 12,875
Alvin Greene (DEM)
Percent: 27.20%
Votes: 5,384
Tom Clements (GRN)
Percent: 6.16%
Votes: 1,219
Write-In
Percent: 1.59%
Votes: 314
Total votes: 19,792
Kershaw County
Jim DeMint (REP)
Percent: 65.26%
Votes: 14,038
Alvin Greene (DEM)
Percent: 23.48%
Votes: 5,051
Tom Clements (GRN)
Percent: 10.24%
Votes: 2,203
Write-In
Percent: 1.02%
Votes: 220
Total votes: 21,512
Lexington County
Jim DeMint (REP)
Percent: 74.66%
Votes: 61,157
Alvin Greene (DEM)
Percent: 12.67%
Votes: 10,381
Tom Clements (GRN)
Percent: 11.83%
Votes: 9,690
Write-In
Percent: 0.83%
Votes: 681
Total votes: 81,909
Newberry County
Jim DeMint (REP)
Percent: 64.57%
Votes: 7,700
Alvin Greene (DEM)
Percent: 26.31%
Votes: 3,137
Tom Clements (GRN)
Percent: 8.66%
Votes: 1,033
Write-In
Percent: 0.46%
Votes: 55
Total votes: 11,925
Richland County
Jim DeMint (REP)
Percent: 44.41%
Votes: 49,730
Alvin Greene (DEM)
Percent: 34.08%
Votes: 38,164
Tom Clements (GRN)
Percent: 18.44%
Votes: 20,651
Write-In
Percent: 3.07%
Votes: 3,440
Total votes: 111,985
Union County
Jim DeMint (REP)
Percent: 57.79%
Votes: 5,265
Alvin Greene (DEM)
Percent: 36.11%
Votes: 3,290
Tom Clements (GRN)
Percent: 5.48%
Votes: 499
Write-In
Percent: 0.63%
Votes: 57
Total votes: 9,111