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2018Final results

2018 election for South Carolina House District 79

South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina

Ivory Thigpen (D) won with 88.2% of the vote, defeating Victor Kocher (Lib) by 76.4 points.

Ivory ThigpenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
88.2%13,307
Victor KocherLibertarian
11.8%1,782
15,089 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 2018

Races before and after

EvenR+5.42006D+8.02008D+10.62010D+48.02016D+49.22022D+50.72024

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