1974Final results
1974 election for South Carolina House District 65
South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina
W. Odell Venters (D) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating W. Leon Whitehead (R) by 14.3 points.
W. Odell VentersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.1%2,557
W. Leon WhiteheadRepublican
42.9%1,918
4,475 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