1980Final results
1980 election for South Carolina Senate District 2
South Carolina State Senate · South Carolina
5 seats: J. Verne Smith (D), David S. Taylor (D), Nick A. Theodore (D), Harry A. Chapman (D), Jeff Richardson Jr. (R) won.
5 seatsJ. Verne SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
16.8%70,255
David S. TaylorDemocrat · winner · incumbent
16.7%69,904
Nick A. TheodoreDemocrat · winner
13.8%57,788
Harry A. ChapmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
13.4%56,071
Jeff Richardson Jr.Republican · winner
12.3%51,605
Ben BowenDemocrat
9.5%40,023
Bob TerrellRepublican
8.7%36,655
Patricia H. RobinsonRepublican
8.5%35,766
419,409 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