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1986Final results

1986 election for South Carolina House District 16

South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina

Eugene Stoddard (D) won with 68.3% of the vote, defeating Robert C. Wasson (R) by 36.6 points.

Eugene StoddardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.3%4,017
31.7%1,866
5,883 votes

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

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1986

Races before and after

EvenR+11.51998R+6.82000R+6.32002R+6.32008R+30.92016R+16.52026

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