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1998Final results

1998 election for South Carolina House District 39

South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina

Molly Spearman (R) won with 69.0% of the vote, defeating Steve Cain (D) by 38.1 points.

Molly SpearmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.0%6,182
Steve CainDemocrat
31.0%2,771
8,953 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 1998

Races before and after

EvenD+20.21992R+34.81996R+38.11998R+29.42008R+45.42016R+46.02026

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET