DemocratNot in office · last served 1992Last on a ballot: Nov 1990
Samuel R. Foster
Last held office: South Carolina House of Representatives, District 49 (1980–1992). Ran in 6 elections between 1980 and 1990, winning 6.
Last office: South Carolina House of Representatives, District 49
- Last margin
- +72.3
- Won 1982
- Elections
- 6
- 1980–1990
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Foster was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028South Carolina House of Representatives, District 49
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Foster has run
Margin: how far Foster finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 49 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1988 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 49 | General | Won | Unopposed | 99.9% | — |
| 1986 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 49 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1984 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 49 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1982 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 49 | General | Won | Obie Eldon Bagley (R) | 86.2% | D+72.3 |
| 1980 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 49 | General | Won | Obie Eldon Bagley (R) | 76.9% | D+53.8 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Foster has held
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Foster has run against
- Obie Eldon Bagley (R) · 1982 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive