1996Final results
1996 election for South Carolina Senate District 7
South Carolina State Senate · South Carolina
Ralph Anderson (D) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Sammy Boan (R) by 10.5 points.
Ralph AndersonDemocrat · winner
55.3%11,674
Sammy BoanRepublican
44.7%9,447
21,121 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