1988Final results
1988 election for South Carolina House District 79
South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina
Roland Corning (R) won with 63.6% of the vote, defeating Grady L. Patterson III (D) by 27.1 points.
Roland CorningRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.6%7,124
Grady L. Patterson IIIDemocrat
36.4%4,085
11,209 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET