2025Final resultsSpecial election
2025 special election for South Carolina House District 88
South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina
John Lastinger (R) won with 62.3% of the vote, defeating Chuck Hightower (D) by 24.7 points.
John LastingerRepublican · winner
62.3%1,672
Chuck HightowerDemocrat
37.6%1,010
2,683 votes
Source: State and county election authorities (CA, DE, FL, GA, LA, MA, MN, SC, WA)Updated Oct 13, 2026, 8:26 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2025
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)