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2002Final results

2002 election for South Carolina House District 116

South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina

Robert Brown (D) won with 59.3% of the vote, defeating Ralph Edwards (R) by 18.6 points.

Robert BrownDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.3%5,494
Ralph EdwardsRepublican
40.7%3,774
9,268 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 2002

Races before and after

EvenD+22.91996D+32.61998D+18.82000D+18.62002D+11.22010D+11.02014

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