1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for South Carolina House District 85
South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina
Irene Rudnick (D) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating C. Marshall Cain (R) by 1.7 points.
Irene RudnickDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.8%3,108
C. Marshall CainRepublican · incumbent
49.2%3,007
6,115 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