1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for South Carolina Senate District 16
South Carolina State Senate · South Carolina
5 seats: Thomas Dewey Wise (D), William W. Doar Jr. (D), Glenn F. McConnell (R), Arthur Ravenel Jr. (R), Paul Cantrell (D) won.
5 seatsThomas Dewey WiseDemocrat · winner · incumbent
13.6%50,226
William W. Doar Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
13.6%50,034
Glenn F. McConnellRepublican · winner
13.1%48,362
Arthur Ravenel Jr.Republican · winner
13.0%48,019
Paul CantrellDemocrat · winner
12.5%46,001
Don C. GibsonRepublican
11.6%42,683
Allen CarterDemocrat · incumbent
11.6%42,623
William SaundersDemocrat
11.1%40,763
368,717 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