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1990Final results

1990 election for South Carolina House District 97

South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina

George Bailey (D) won with 70.0% of the vote, defeating Mary L. Pearson (R) by 40.1 points.

George BaileyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.0%5,511
Mary L. PearsonRepublican
30.0%2,359
7,870 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

EvenR+2.32000D+5.42002R+3.62004D+2.22006D+8.52008D+10.92012

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