1990Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1990 election for South Carolina House District 37
South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina
Kathleen G. Kempe (D) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating G. Ralph Davenport Jr. (R) by 0.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Kathleen G. KempeDemocrat · winner
50.3%2,466
G. Ralph Davenport Jr.Republican · incumbent
49.7%2,440
4,906 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