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1996Final results

1996 election for South Carolina House District 16

South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina

Eugene Stoddard (D) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating J. Adam Taylor (R) by 10.6 points.

Eugene StoddardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.3%4,917
J. Adam TaylorRepublican
44.7%3,978
8,895 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 1996

Races before and after

EvenR+11.51998R+6.82000R+6.32002R+6.32008R+30.92016R+16.52026

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