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2000 election for South Carolina House District 97
South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina
David Owens (R) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Ed Carter (D) by 2.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
David OwensRepublican · winner
51.2%5,631
Ed CarterDemocrat
48.8%5,375
11,006 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET