1996Final results
1996 election for South Carolina Senate District 42
South Carolina State Senate · South Carolina
Robert Ford (D) won with 64.9% of the vote, defeating Tim Scott (R) by 29.9 points.
Robert FordDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.9%11,315
Tim ScottRepublican
35.1%6,110
17,425 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