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1988 election for South Carolina House District 18

South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina

Lewis R. Vaughn (R) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Lewis M. Davis (D) by 1.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Lewis R. VaughnRepublican · winner
50.5%3,886
49.5%3,809
7,702 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+10.81976R+1.01988R+46.02006R+47.72020R+53.42022R+33.92026

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