1992Final results
1992 election for South Carolina Senate District 43
South Carolina State Senate · South Carolina
Ernest L. Passailaigue (D) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Sylvia W. Risher (R) by 19.5 points.
Ernest L. PassailaigueDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.8%11,768
Sylvia W. RisherRepublican
40.2%7,922
19,690 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