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2000Final results

2000 election for South Carolina Senate District 43

South Carolina State Senate · South Carolina

Ernest L. Passailaigue (D) won with 63.5% of the vote, defeating Lanneau Siegling (R) by 27.1 points.

Ernest L. PassailaigueDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.5%6,890
36.5%3,956
10,846 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+9.01988D+19.51992D+27.12000R+24.72004R+12.42020R+22.32024

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