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1980Final results

1980 election for South Carolina House District 83

South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina

Thomas E. Huff (D) won with 64.2% of the vote, defeating William L. Gray (R) by 28.5 points.

Thomas E. HuffDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.2%5,332
William L. GrayRepublican
35.8%2,970
8,302 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

EvenD+28.51980D+11.41986D+1.11988R+34.81990R+43.82000R+43.22008

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET