South Carolina State House District 36
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Rob Harris Republican · Member list as of Oct 28
Rob HarrisRepublican · Incumbent4 years since first winVirginia McLeanDemocratic
No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2024 general: Rob Harris (R) 98.3
- Last election
- Rob Harris (Republican) was unopposed, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 2 candidates
Side by side
Left column: HarrisRight column: McLean
- Donor-based spectrum
- LiberalCentristConservativeHarrisNo published score for McLean
- Races
- Won 2 of 2
- None listed
- Years since first win
- 4
- Not available
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Candidates on the ballot
- Virginia McLeanDemocratic
- Rob HarrisIncumbentRepublican
Source: vrems.scvotes.sc.gov, dated Oct 28
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Official results for South Carolina
History (26 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 14,334
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
South Carolina House of Representatives District 36, 1974 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRob HarrisWon Republican 14,08398.3% Scattered write-ins Write-in 2511.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,785
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
South Carolina House of Representatives District 36, 1974 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRob HarrisWon Republican 8,60798.0% Scattered write-ins Write-in 1782.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,376
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
South Carolina House of Representatives District 36, 1974 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRita AllisonWon(incumbent) Republican 14,92397.0% Scattered write-ins Write-in 4533.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,790
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
South Carolina House of Representatives District 36, 1974 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRita AllisonWon(incumbent) Republican 8,790100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,872
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
South Carolina House of Representatives District 36, 1974 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRita AllisonWon(incumbent) Republican 11,71698.7% Scattered write-ins Write-in 1561.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,412
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
South Carolina House of Representatives District 36, 1974 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRita AllisonWon(incumbent) Republican 6,30798.4% Scattered write-ins Write-in 1051.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,975
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
South Carolina House of Representatives District 36, 1974 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRita AllisonWon(incumbent) Republican 7,30866.6% OtherJim McMillan Other 3,62833.1% Scattered write-ins Write-in 390.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,150
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
South Carolina House of Representatives District 36, 1974 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRita AllisonWon(incumbent) Republican 5,01261.5% OtherJim McMillan Other 3,11938.3% Scattered write-ins Write-in 190.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,816
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
South Carolina House of Representatives District 36, 1974 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRita AllisonWon Republican 9,816100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,679
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
South Carolina House of Representatives District 36, 1974 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJoe MahaffeyWon(incumbent) Republican 4,75461.9% DemocraticHenri Thompson Democratic 2,92538.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,906
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
South Carolina House of Representatives District 36, 1974 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJoe MahaffeyWon(incumbent) Republican 8,906100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,972
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
South Carolina House of Representatives District 36, 1974 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJoe MahaffeyWon Republican 4,972100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,463
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
South Carolina House of Representatives District 36, 1974 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRita AllisonWon(incumbent) Republican 8,463100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 5,565
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
South Carolina House of Representatives District 36, 1974 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRita AllisonWon(incumbent) Republican 5,565100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,173
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
South Carolina House of Representatives District 36, 1974 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRita AllisonWon(incumbent) Republican 6,173100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,889
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
South Carolina House of Representatives District 36, 1974 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRita AllisonWon(incumbent) Republican 4,889100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,103
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
South Carolina House of Representatives District 36, 1974 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRita AllisonWon Republican 4,95961.2% DemocraticJ. C. Duncan Democratic 3,14438.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,421
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
South Carolina House of Representatives District 36, 1974 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanAlf McGinnisWon Republican 3,421100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,031
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
South Carolina House of Representatives District 36, 1974 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticAlfred C. McGinnis Sr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 4,22160.0% RepublicanThomas C. Burnett Republican 2,81040.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,904
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
South Carolina House of Representatives District 36, 1974 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticAlfred C. McGinnis Sr.Won Democratic 3,904100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,151
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
South Carolina House of Representatives District 36, 1974 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticEdwin S. LakeWon(incumbent) Democratic 4,14799.9% Scattered write-ins Write-in 40.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,103
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
South Carolina House of Representatives District 36, 1974 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticEdwin S. LakeWon(incumbent) Democratic 3,02873.8% RepublicanJ. Marvin Godfrey Republican 97723.8% LibertarianTom Norman Libertarian 982.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,510
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1981)
South Carolina House of Representatives District 36, 1974 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticEdwin S. LakeWon Democratic 4,37567.2% RepublicanJohn W. Zampell Republican 2,13532.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 2,894
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1981)
South Carolina House of Representatives District 36, 1974 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJ. C. DuncanWon(incumbent) Democratic 2,89299.9% Scattered write-ins Write-in 20.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 5,296
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1981)
South Carolina House of Representatives District 36, 1974 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJ. C. DuncanWon(incumbent) Democratic 3,83072.3% RepublicanSidney L. Tuck Republican 1,46627.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 2,802
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1981)
South Carolina House of Representatives District 36, 1974 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJ. C. DuncanWon Democratic 2,01171.8% RepublicanErnest Lee Emory Republican 79128.2%
- 2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
- 1974 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source
Last contest in this district on file: 2024.
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Election Wrld. (2026). South Carolina State House District 36, election results 1974 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/sc/house/36. Retrieved October 31, 2026.
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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:sc/sldl:36
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026