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2002Final results

2002 election for South Carolina House District 46

South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina

J. Gary Simrill (R) won with 64.1% of the vote, defeating Dan Ballou (D) by 28.2 points.

J. Gary SimrillRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.1%5,621
Dan BallouDemocrat
35.9%3,146
8,767 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

EvenR+47.71998R+28.22002R+29.72008R+32.62010R+21.22018R+19.92024

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