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2006Final results

2006 election for South Carolina House District 8

South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina

Don Bowen (R) won with 79.8% of the vote, defeating Michael Carmany (Lib) by 59.5 points.

Don BowenRepublican · winner
79.8%5,809
Michael CarmanyLibertarian
20.2%1,473
7,282 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 2006

Races before and after

EvenR+14.01996R+26.41998R+13.02000R+6.72008R+11.32010R+36.72016

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