1996Final results
1996 election for South Carolina Senate District 36
South Carolina State Senate · South Carolina
John C. Land III (D) won with 69.7% of the vote, defeating Robert Gibbons Jr. (R) by 39.4 points.
John C. Land IIIDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.7%17,234
Robert Gibbons Jr.Republican
30.3%7,498
24,732 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