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1988Final results

1988 election for South Carolina Senate District 30

South Carolina State Senate · South Carolina

Frank Gilbert (D) won with 71.6% of the vote, defeating Henry White (R) by 43.1 points.

Frank GilbertDemocrat · winner
71.6%10,858
Henry WhiteRepublican
28.4%4,313
15,171 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+68.31984D+43.11988D+25.41996D+9.52024

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