2008Final results
2008 election for South Carolina House District 85
South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina
Colonel C. Huggins Jr. (R) won with 69.5% of the vote, defeating Jim Nelson (D) by 38.9 points.
Colonel C. Huggins Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
69.5%13,122
Jim NelsonDemocrat
30.5%5,769
18,891 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