1980Final results
1980 election for South Carolina House District 36
South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina
Edwin S. Lake (D) won with 67.2% of the vote, defeating John W. Zampell (R) by 34.4 points.
Edwin S. LakeDemocrat · winner
67.2%4,375
John W. ZampellRepublican
32.8%2,135
6,510 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