1990Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1990 election for South Carolina House District 17
South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina
Harry Cato (R) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating Tommy Adkins (D) by 13.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Harry CatoRepublican · winner
56.9%3,352
Tommy AdkinsDemocrat
43.1%2,539
5,891 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 1990
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET