1996Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1996 election for South Carolina House District 40
South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina
Walt McLeod (D) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Dave C. Waldrop Jr. (R) by 2.5 points.
Walt McLeodDemocrat · winner
51.3%4,792
Dave C. Waldrop Jr.Republican · incumbent
48.7%4,556
9,348 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