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1988Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1988 election for South Carolina House District 107

South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina

Kenneth S. Corbett (R) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating H. E. Pearce Jr. (D) by 11.8 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.

Kenneth S. CorbettRepublican · winner
54.6%4,780
H. E. Pearce Jr.Democrat · incumbent
42.8%3,747
Jim WilsonLibertarian
2.6%231
8,758 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 1988

Races before and after

EvenD+9.81982R+11.81988R+13.11990

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

Kenneth S. Corbett (R)H. E. Pearce Jr. (D)

Also on the ballot: Jim Wilson (Libertarian), 2.6%