2004Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2004 election for South Carolina House District 97
South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina
George Bailey (R) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Lachlan McIntosh (D) by 3.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
George BaileyRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.8%6,743
Lachlan McIntoshDemocrat
48.2%6,270
13,013 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 2004
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET