1988Final results
1988 election for South Carolina Senate District 23
South Carolina State Senate · South Carolina
Joe Wilson (R) won with 83.3% of the vote, defeating Frank A. Barton (D) by 66.6 points.
Joe WilsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
83.3%23,790
Frank A. BartonDemocrat
16.7%4,771
28,565 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