1978Final results
1978 election for South Carolina House District 80
South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina
Jim Kinard (D) won with 59.1% of the vote, defeating William B. Barber Jr. (R) by 21.9 points.
Jim KinardDemocrat · winner
59.1%2,661
William B. Barber Jr.Republican
37.2%1,674
Write-ins and other votesOther party
3.7%168
4,503 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