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2000Final results

2000 election for South Carolina House District 86

South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina

Charles Sharpe (R) won with 61.1% of the vote, defeating Dean Rawls (D) by 24.7 points.

Charles SharpeRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.1%7,507
Dean RawlsDemocrat
36.4%4,471
2.5%313
12,291 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+15.71986R+32.51988R+36.31990R+24.72000R+30.02002R+20.22026

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

The candidates

Charles Sharpe (R)Dean Rawls (D)

Also on the ballot: Victor Hart (Reform), 2.5%