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1988Final results

1988 election for South Carolina House District 85

South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina

David A. Wright (R) won with 77.7% of the vote, defeating Kitty J. Waikart (D) by 55.4 points.

David A. WrightRepublican · winner
77.7%10,672
22.3%3,057
13,739 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

EvenR+0.41978R+20.81982R+50.91986R+55.41988R+59.31996R+66.71998

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