Chip Campsen
State Senator, South Carolina Senate District 43 · Republican
OfficeholderNot running in 2026
Ballot status source: Incumbency rule: sitting State Senator · read Sep 24, 2026
Sources (3)
- Incumbency rule: sitting State Senator
- State Senate elected November 2024, next election 2028 — no SC-SD-43 contest on the South Carolina State Election Commission — certified candidate list, 2026 Statewide General Election
- role and held seat unchanged
The District
What South Carolina Senate District 43 covers
Covers parts of Beaufort County, Charleston County and Colleton County.
Includes Mount Pleasant (part), Port Royal (part), Kiawah Island, Charleston (part), Folly Beach (part), Seabrook Island, Isle of Palms, Shell Point, Fripp Island, Sullivan's Island, Burton (part), Edisto Beach and 2 more.
70 precincts · District lines: State legislative lines: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2024 (SLDU/SLDL) · Precinct lines: South Carolina Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office, statewide Voter Precincts (gis.state.sc.us, 2026); per-election precinct editions for the 2020/2022/2024 certified results: SC RFA statewide precinct files 2022-06, 2022-12, 2024-09 and Census 2020 VTDs (sc-rfa-2022-06, sc-rfa-2022-12, sc-rfa-2024-10, sc-census-vtd2020)
Results
Certified results for South Carolina Senate District 43
State Senate, District 43
SC-2024-11-05-Cntyprec · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chip CampsenRepublican | Republican | 41,996 | 61.1% |
| Julie Cofer HusseyDemocrat | Democrat | 26,697 | 38.8% |
| Write-InNonpartisan | Nonpartisan | 51 | 0.1% |
Certified — SEC final ENR (county detail files); reconciled to the certified county totals · South Carolina State Election Commission — ENR county detail results
State Senate, District 43
SC-2020-11-03-Cntyprec · Nov 3, 2020| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chip CampsenRepublican | Republican | 37,938 | 56.2% |
| Richard HricikDemocrat | Democrat | 29,550 | 43.7% |
| Write-InNonpartisan | Nonpartisan | 59 | 0.1% |
Certified — SEC final ENR (county detail files); reconciled to the certified county totals · South Carolina State Election Commission — ENR county detail results
Not on file for Chip yet: Key Votes, Their Money, Advertising, In Their Words, In the News, Reach Them, Polls, The Paper Trail. Coverage varies by state and office.
File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_3m10s82ss.
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