2008Final results
2008 election for South Carolina House District 8
South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina
Don Bowen (R) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Tom Dobbins (D) by 6.7 points.
Don BowenRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.3%7,574
Tom DobbinsDemocrat
46.7%6,626
14,200 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