1996Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1996 election for South Carolina House District 39
South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina
Molly Spearman (R) won with 67.4% of the vote, defeating Melvina C. Jordan (D) by 34.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Molly SpearmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.4%6,363
Melvina C. JordanDemocrat
32.6%3,081
9,444 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET