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2008Final results

2008 election for South Carolina House District 87

South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina

Nikki R. Haley (R) won with 83.2% of the vote, defeating Edgar Gomez (D) by 66.4 points.

Nikki R. HaleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
83.2%17,043
Edgar GomezDemocrat
16.8%3,446
20,489 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

EvenR+50.61988R+45.41990R+56.22000R+66.42008R+61.32010R+63.32014

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