1980Final results
1980 election for South Carolina Senate District 7
South Carolina State Senate · South Carolina
5 seats: Isadore Lourie (D), Heyward McDonald (D), Hyman Rubin (D), Alex Sanders (D), John Martin (D) won.
5 seatsIsadore LourieDemocrat · winner · incumbent
17.5%61,106
Heyward McDonaldDemocrat · winner · incumbent
17.3%60,714
Hyman RubinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
17.3%60,432
Alex SandersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
16.8%58,691
John MartinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
14.4%50,539
John HarvinRepublican
9.0%31,545
Isaac WashingtonRepublican
7.7%26,943
349,979 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