1986Final results
1986 election for South Carolina House District 38
South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina
Joe Petty (D) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating Oneal Mintz (R) by 17.7 points.
Joe PettyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.9%3,577
Oneal MintzRepublican
41.1%2,501
6,078 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET