1996Final results
1996 election for South Carolina Senate District 35
South Carolina State Senate · South Carolina
Phil Leventis (D) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating James Byrd (R) by 13.6 points.
Phil LeventisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.8%11,445
James ByrdRepublican
43.2%8,713
20,158 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