Karl B. Allen
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Karl B. Allen
| image =
| state_senate1 = South Carolina
| district1 = 7th
| term_start1 = 2012
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 = Ralph Anderson
| successor1 =
| state_house2 = South Carolina
| district2 = 25th
| term_start2 = 2001
| term_end2 = 2012
| predecessor2 = Willie B. McMahand
| successor2 = Leola C. Robinson-Simpson
| birth_name = Karl B. Allen
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|10|13}}
| birth_place = Greenville, South Carolina
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Democrat
| spouse =
| children =
| education = University of South Carolina (BA, 1982)
University of South Carolina (JD, 1986)
| profession = Attorney, politician
| residence =
| parents =
}}
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.
S.C. House of Representatives (2001-2012)
Allen served in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 2001 to 2012 representing the 25th district (a portion of Greenville County).{{Cite web |title=South Carolina Legislature Online - Member Biography |url=https://www.scstatehouse.gov/member.php?code=0015340908 |access-date=2024-04-21 |website=www.scstatehouse.gov}}
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.
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).
Electoral history
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| style="background-color:#EAECF0;" rowspan=2 | Year
! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" rowspan=2 | Office ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" rowspan=2 | Type ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" colspan=2 rowspan=2 | Party ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" rowspan=2 | Main opponent ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" colspan=2 rowspan=2 | Party ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" colspan=4 | Votes for Allen ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" rowspan=2 | Result ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" colspan=2 rowspan=2 | Swing ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" colspan=2 rowspan=2 | Ref. |
|---|
| style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | Total
! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | % ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | {{abbr|2=Position|P}}. ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | {{tooltip|2=Change in percentage value since previous election|±%}} |
| rowspan=3 style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 2000
| rowspan=9 | S.C. Representative | Dem. primary | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | | L. R. Byrd | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | | 920 | 48.07% | 1st | N/A | Runoff | colspan=2 | N/A |
| Dem. primary runoff
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | | L. R. Byrd | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | | 725 | 63.48% | 1st | N/A | {{yes2|Won}} | colspan=2 | N/A |
| General
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | | Write-in | colspan=2 | N/A | 7,241 | 98.34% | 1st | N/A | {{yes2|Won}} | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | | Hold |
| rowspan=2 style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 2002
| Dem. primary | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | | L. R. Byrd | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | | 1,057 | 86.36% | 1st | +22.88% | {{yes2|Won}} | colspan=2 | N/A |
| General
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | | Write-in | colspan=2 | N/A | 6,338 | 98.55% | 1st | +0.21% | {{yes2|Won}} | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | | Hold |
| style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 2004
| General | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | | Write-in | colspan=2 | N/A | 8,976 | 99.42% | 1st | +0.87% | {{yes2|Won}} | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | | Hold |
| style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 2006
| General | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | | Write-in | colspan=2 | N/A | 5,207 | 99.31% | 1st | -0.11% | {{yes2|Won}} | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | | Hold |
| style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 2008
| General | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | | Rick Freeman | style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" | | 9,877 | 76.73% | 1st | -22.58% | {{yes2|Won}} | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | | Hold |{{Cite web |date=May 2009 |title=South Carolina Election Commission Election Report 2008 |url=https://scvotes.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Election_Report_2008.pdf |access-date=April 13, 2024 |website=SCVotes.org |publisher=S.C. State Election Commission}}{{Cite web |date=2009-06-01 |title=South Carolina 2008 General Election: State House of Representatives District 25 |url=https://www.enr-scvotes.org/SC/8562/15723/en/md.html?cid=495 |access-date=2024-07-06 |website=South Carolina Election Commission}} |
| style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 2010
| General | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | | Write-in | colspan=2 | N/A | 6,893 | 98.64% | 1st | +21.91% | {{yes2|Won}} | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | | Hold |
| rowspan=3 style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 2012
| rowspan=8 | S.C. Senator | Dem. primary | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | | Lillian Brock Flemming | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | | 2,331 | 54.83% | 1st | N/A | {{yes2|Won}} | colspan=2 | N/A |
| rowspan=2 | General
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | | rowspan=2 | Jane Kizer | rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" | | rowspan=2 | Republican | 20,559 | 61.09% | 1st | N/A | rowspan=2 {{yes2|Won}} | rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | | rowspan=2 | Hold |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Working Families Party}};" |
| 1,405 | 4.18% | 3rd | N/A |
| rowspan=2 style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 2016
| Dem. primary | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | | Lillian Brock Flemming | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | | 2,749 | 71.07% | 1st | +16.24% | {{yes2|Won}} | colspan=2 | N/A |
| General
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | | Glen L. Robinson | style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" | | 21,518 | 61.86% | 1st | +0.75% | {{yes2|Won}} | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | | Hold |
| rowspan=2 style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 2020
| Dem. primary | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | | 6,210 | 70.11% | 1st | -0.96% | {{yes2|Won}} | colspan=2 | N/A |
| General
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | | Jack Logan | style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" | | 26,672 | 62.51% | 1st | +0.65% | {{yes2|Won}} | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | | Hold |
| style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 2024
| Dem. primary | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | | Michelle Goodwin-Calwile | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | | 2,576 | 68.02% | 1st | -2.09% | {{yes2|Won}} | colspan=2 | N/A |
References
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