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1980Final results

1980 election for South Carolina House District 99

South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina

Francis X. Archibald (D) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Charles E. Schuster (R) by 10.8 points.

Francis X. ArchibaldDemocrat · winner
54.6%4,140
43.8%3,319
Bruce KnightLibertarian
1.6%125
7,584 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+15.31978D+10.81980R+40.51985 special electionR+34.22000R+22.02018R+28.72020

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

The candidates