1978Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for South Carolina House District 83
South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina
Thomas E. Huff (D) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Cecil L. Collins (R) by 3.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Thomas E. HuffDemocrat · winner
51.6%2,821
Cecil L. CollinsRepublican · incumbent
48.4%2,643
5,464 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