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2008Final results

2008 election for South Carolina House District 7

South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina

Mike Gambrell (R) won with 70.3% of the vote, defeating Richard Kelly (D) by 40.6 points.

Mike GambrellRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.3%8,232
29.7%3,478
11,710 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+32.91994R+15.92002R+12.22006R+40.62008R+52.42020R+54.92022

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