1974Final results
1974 election for South Carolina House District 5
South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina
B. L. Hendricks Jr. (D) won with 70.2% of the vote, defeating Grady Ballard (R) by 40.5 points.
B. L. Hendricks Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
70.2%2,675
Grady BallardRepublican
29.8%1,134
3,809 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 1974
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET