1988Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1988 election for South Carolina Senate District 12
South Carolina State Senate · South Carolina
John Russell (R) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating George Wideman (D) by 14.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
John RussellRepublican · winner
57.2%10,535
George WidemanDemocrat
42.8%7,875
18,410 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