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1996Final results

1996 election for South Carolina Senate District 29

South Carolina State Senate · South Carolina

Edward E. Saleeby (D) won with 74.3% of the vote, defeating Raymond Drayton (R) by 48.5 points.

Edward E. SaleebyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.3%15,800
Raymond DraytonRepublican
25.7%5,477
21,277 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+48.51996D+16.02004D+7.52020R+0.62024

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