2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2008 election for South Carolina House District 79
South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina
Anton Gunn (D) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating David Herndon (R) by 8.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Anton GunnDemocrat · winner
54.0%13,766
David HerndonRepublican
46.0%11,733
25,499 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET