2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2002 election for South Carolina House District 97
South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina
George Bailey (D) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating David Owens (R) by 5.4 points.
George BaileyDemocrat · winner
52.7%4,961
David OwensRepublican · incumbent
47.3%4,451
9,412 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