1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1980 election for South Carolina House District 118
South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina
James Gonzales (R) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Thomas R. Daniels (D) by 13.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
James GonzalesRepublican · winner
56.5%2,690
Thomas R. DanielsDemocrat
43.5%2,072
4,763 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET