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1996Final results

1996 election for South Carolina House District 52

South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina

Robert J. Sheheen (D) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating Joseph Connell (R) by 26.8 points.

Robert J. SheheenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.4%6,843
Joseph ConnellRepublican
36.6%3,954
10,797 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

EvenD+29.11992D+26.81996D+14.62000D+6.52004D+26.22012D+14.92018

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