1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1976 election for South Carolina House District 28
South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina
J. Leon Rampey (D) won with 76.2% of the vote, defeating Perry Mellette (R) by 52.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
J. Leon RampeyDemocrat · winner
76.2%3,960
Perry MelletteRepublican
23.8%1,240
5,200 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET