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1988Final results

1988 election for South Carolina House District 13

South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina

James C. Johnson (D) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating Thomas Charles (R) by 19.2 points.

James C. JohnsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.6%3,514
Thomas CharlesRepublican
40.4%2,383
5,898 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+19.21988D+15.91990R+8.01992R+15.01998R+30.22000R+15.42002

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