1992Final results
1992 election for South Carolina Senate District 18
South Carolina State Senate · South Carolina
James A. Lander (D) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Earle J. Bedenbaugh (R) by 11.7 points.
James A. LanderDemocrat · winner
55.9%15,578
Earle J. BedenbaughRepublican
44.1%12,306
27,884 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 1992
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET