1996Final results
1996 election for South Carolina House District 78
South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina
Joe McMaster (R) won with 66.0% of the vote, defeating Franklin Jones (D) by 32.0 points.
Joe McMasterRepublican · winner
66.0%7,166
Franklin JonesDemocrat
34.0%3,690
10,856 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