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1988Final results

1988 election for South Carolina House District 55

South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina

James E. Lockemy (D) won with 92.9% of the vote, defeating Thomas D. Jones (R) by 85.7 points.

James E. LockemyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
92.9%5,366
Thomas D. JonesRepublican
7.1%412
5,778 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+76.81982D+85.71988D+50.61990D+11.01998D+29.42006D+3.42022

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