1998Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1998 election for South Carolina Governor
Governor · South Carolina
James H. Hodges (D) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating David Beasley (R) by 8.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
James H. HodgesDemocrat · winner
54.1%570,070
David BeasleyRepublican
45.9%484,088
1,054,158 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1998
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET