2010Final results
2010 election for South Carolina House District 8
South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina
Don Bowen (R) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Tom Dobbins (D) by 11.3 points.
Don BowenRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.6%5,242
Tom DobbinsDemocrat
43.3%4,156
Michael CarmanyLibertarian
2.0%191
9,596 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 2010
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET