2008Final results
2008 election for South Carolina Senate District 42
South Carolina State Senate · South Carolina
Robert Ford (D) won with 81.9% of the vote, defeating Scotty Sheriff (R) by 63.8 points.
Robert FordDemocrat · winner · incumbent
81.9%22,660
Scotty SheriffRepublican
18.1%5,014
27,674 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