1980Final results
1980 election for South Carolina House District 53
South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina
Derial L. Ogburn (D) won with 71.8% of the vote, defeating Bill W. Ballard (R) by 43.7 points.
Derial L. OgburnDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.8%4,616
Bill W. BallardRepublican
28.2%1,810
6,426 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