1986Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1986 election for South Carolina House District 98
South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina
Thomas Limehouse (R) won with 62.2% of the vote, defeating Arthur David Willis (D) by 24.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Thomas LimehouseRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.2%4,161
Arthur David WillisDemocrat
37.7%2,522
6,686 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