2002Final results
2002 election for South Carolina House District 3
South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina
Billy R. Skelton (R) won with 61.3% of the vote, defeating Larry W. Gahan (D) by 25.2 points.
Billy R. SkeltonRepublican · winner
61.3%4,012
Larry W. GahanDemocrat
36.1%2,363
Peter NewellLibertarian
2.6%170
6,545 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET