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2000Final results

2000 election for South Carolina House District 16

South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina

J. Adam Taylor (R) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Betsy Ross (D) by 6.8 points.

J. Adam TaylorRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.4%5,866
Betsy RossDemocrat
46.6%5,116
10,982 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 2000

Races before and after

EvenR+11.51998R+6.82000R+6.32002R+6.32008R+30.92016R+16.52026

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