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2012Final results

2012 election for South Carolina House District 3

South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina

Billy R. Skelton (R) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating Ed J. Harris (Ind) by 7.0 points.

Billy R. SkeltonRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.2%5,384
Ed J. HarrisIndependent
46.3%4,679
10,112 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 2012

Races before and after

EvenR+11.81994R+14.41996R+25.22002R+27.82008R+31.32020R+28.72024

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