1988Final results
1988 election for South Carolina Senate District 44
South Carolina State Senate · South Carolina
Sherry Martschink (R) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating Edward K. Pritchard (D) by 26.9 points.
Sherry MartschinkRepublican · winner
63.4%18,248
Edward K. PritchardDemocrat
36.6%10,520
28,773 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