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1985 special election for South Carolina House District 99

South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina

Henry Brown (R) won with 70.0% of the vote, defeating Roy E. Strickland (D) by 40.5 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.

Henry BrownRepublican · winner
70.0%1,250
29.5%527
1,785 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET