1976Final results
1976 election for South Carolina House District 85
South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina
Irene Rudnick (D) won with 67.3% of the vote, defeating Joe W. Dunkin (R) by 34.5 points.
Irene RudnickDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.3%6,009
Joe W. DunkinRepublican
32.7%2,924
8,933 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