1988Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1988 election for South Carolina Senate District 43
South Carolina State Senate · South Carolina
Ernest L. Passailaigue (D) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Eugene Foxworth (R) by 9.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Ernest L. PassailaigueDemocrat · winner
54.5%6,491
Eugene FoxworthRepublican
45.5%5,424
11,919 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