2008Final results

2008 election for South Carolina Senate District 7

South Carolina State Senate · South Carolina

Ralph Anderson (D) won with 70.1% of the vote, defeating Roan Garciaquintana (R) by 43.4 points.

Ralph AndersonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.1%21,652
26.7%8,256
John LangvilleConstitution
3.1%958
30,866 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+23.11980D+10.51996D+28.22000D+43.42008D+31.02012D+23.92016

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

The candidates

Ralph Anderson (D)Roan Garciaquintana (R)

Also on the ballot: John Langville (Constitution), 3.1%