1980Final results
1980 election for South Carolina House District 49
South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina
Samuel R. Foster (D) won with 76.9% of the vote, defeating Obie Eldon Bagley (R) by 53.8 points.
Samuel R. FosterDemocrat · winner
76.9%3,812
Obie Eldon BagleyRepublican
23.1%1,145
4,958 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