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2000Final results

2000 election for South Carolina House District 40

South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina

Walt McLeod (D) won with 63.2% of the vote, defeating Alan Gardner (R) by 26.4 points.

Walt McLeodDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.2%6,517
Alan GardnerRepublican
36.8%3,791
10,308 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

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