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1988Final results

1988 election for South Carolina House District 81

South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina

Irene Rudnick (D) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating Elizabeth S. Christensen (R) by 8.3 points.

Irene RudnickDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.1%5,810
45.8%4,921
10,734 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+8.31988D+11.21992R+8.21994R+25.92018R+36.22024R+20.52026

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