1980Final results
1980 election for South Carolina House District 17
South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina
Dill Blackwell (D) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Jack Pierce (R) by 3.6 points.
Dill BlackwellDemocrat · winner
51.7%3,203
Jack PierceRepublican
48.2%2,983
6,190 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