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2008Final results

2008 election for South Carolina House District 97

South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina

Patsy G. Knight (D) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating George Bailey (R) by 8.5 points.

Patsy G. KnightDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.2%8,895
George BaileyRepublican
45.8%7,503
16,398 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+5.42002R+3.62004D+2.22006D+8.52008D+10.92012R+7.82018

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