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1998Final results

1998 election for South Carolina House District 85

South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina

Andre Bauer (R) won with 83.4% of the vote, defeating Jim Lewis (D) by 66.7 points.

Andre BauerRepublican · winner · incumbent
83.4%11,488
Jim LewisDemocrat
16.6%2,291
13,779 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

EvenR+50.91986R+55.41988R+59.31996R+66.71998R+38.92008R+47.42010

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