1980Final results
1980 election for South Carolina Senate District 3
South Carolina State Senate · South Carolina
John W. Drummond (D) won with 81.6% of the vote, defeating Nelson Brown (R) by 63.1 points.
John W. DrummondDemocrat · winner · incumbent
81.6%15,411
Nelson BrownRepublican
18.4%3,484
18,895 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