1978Final results
1978 election for South Carolina House District 79
South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina
Lloyd Hendricks (D) won with 66.1% of the vote, defeating Eleanor Blizard (R) by 32.2 points.
Lloyd HendricksDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.1%5,143
Eleanor BlizardRepublican
33.9%2,638
7,781 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET