2006Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2006 election for South Carolina House District 97
South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina
Patsy G. Knight (D) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating George Bailey (R) by 2.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Patsy G. KnightDemocrat · winner
51.1%4,880
George BaileyRepublican · incumbent
48.9%4,674
9,554 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET