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2008Final results

2008 election for South Carolina House District 49

South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina

John King (D) won with 67.9% of the vote, defeating Marvin Rogers (R) by 35.8 points.

John KingDemocrat · winner
67.9%9,368
Marvin RogersRepublican
32.1%4,429
13,797 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 2008

Races before and after

EvenD+53.81980D+72.31982D+35.82008D+38.12014D+27.02020D+29.82022

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