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1996 election for South Carolina House District 58

South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina

Liston D. Barfield (R) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Gene Johnson (D) by 6.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Liston D. BarfieldRepublican · winner
53.4%4,330
Gene JohnsonDemocrat
46.6%3,786
8,116 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+14.21998R+18.32000R+16.72002R+16.32008R+36.22010R+39.52016

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