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1998Final results

1998 election for South Carolina House District 40

South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina

Walt McLeod (D) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Ronnie Cromer (R) by 13.3 points.

Walt McLeodDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.6%4,878
Ronnie CromerRepublican
43.4%3,733
8,611 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+13.31998D+26.42000D+15.72002D+20.32014R+17.62016R+23.62026

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