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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
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

EvenD+14.31974D+79.41976D+67.71978D+47.11992R+0.51998R+35.72026

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET