American politician
Karl B. Allen (born October 13, 1960) is a Democratic member of the South Carolina Senate , representing the state's 7th Senate District (Greenville County, South Carolina ) since 2012. Previously, he served the 25th House District in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 2001 to 2012. He is an attorney.
Allen served in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 2001 to 2012 representing the 25th district (a portion of Greenville County ).[ 1]
S.C. Senate
Allen has been the Senator for South Carolina's 7th Senate district since 2012, when previous Senator Ralph Anderson announced his retirement from the Senate.[ 1]
Following redistricting after the 2020 US Census , S.C. Senate District 7 covers a cross-section of Greenville County, South Carolina .
Personal Life
Allen resides in Greenville, South Carolina . He has one daughter. He is a graduate from the University of South Carolina, both as an undergraduate and as a law school graduate. Previously, he was the president of The National Association Of Blacks In Criminal Justice (NABCJ).[ 1]
Electoral history
Year
Office
Type
Party
Main opponent
Party
Votes for Allen
Result
Swing
Ref.
Total
%
P .
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
^ a b c "South Carolina Legislature Online - Member Biography" . www.scstatehouse.gov . Retrieved 2024-04-21 .^ a b c "South Carolina Election Report 2000" (PDF) . SCVotes.gov . Columbia, SC: S.C. State Election Commission. 2001. Retrieved April 13, 2024 .^ a b "South Carolina Election Report (2002)" (PDF) . South Carolina Election Commission . Retrieved 2024-07-02 .^ "South Carolina 2004 Election Report" (PDF) . SCVotes.gov . State of South Carolina Election Commission. January 11, 2006. Retrieved April 13, 2024 .^ "South Carolina Election Report (2006)" (PDF) . South Carolina Election Commission . Retrieved 2024-07-02 .^ "South Carolina Election Commission Election Report 2008" (PDF) . SCVotes.org . S.C. State Election Commission. May 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2024 .^ "South Carolina 2008 General Election: State House of Representatives District 25" . South Carolina Election Commission . 2009-06-01. Retrieved 2024-07-06 .^ "South Carolina 2010 General Election: State House of Representatives District 25" . South Carolina Election Commission . 2010-11-18. Retrieved 2024-07-06 .^ "South Carolina 2012 Republican and Democratic Primary: State Senate District 7 - DEM" . South Carolina Election Commission . 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2024-07-06 .^ "South Carolina 2012 General Election: State Senate District 7" . South Carolina Election Commission . 2013-04-09. Retrieved 2024-07-06 .^ "South Carolina 2016 Republican and Democratic Primary: State Senate, District 7 - DEM" . South Carolina Election Commission . 2016-07-26. Retrieved 2024-07-06 .^ "South Carolina 2016 Statewide General Election: State Senate, District 7" . South Carolina Election Commission . 2023-02-01. Retrieved 2024-07-06 .^ "South Carolina 2020 Statewide Primaries: State Senate, District 7 - DEM" . South Carolina Election Commission . 2020-06-12. Retrieved 2024-07-06 .^ "South Carolina 2020 Statewide General Election: State Senate, District 7" . South Carolina Election Commission . 2021-06-30. Retrieved 2024-07-06 .^ "South Carolina 2024 Statewide Primaries: State Senate, District 7 - DEM" . South Carolina Election Commission . 2024-06-14. Retrieved 2024-07-06 .
