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1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1980 election for South Carolina Senate District 8

South Carolina State Senate · South Carolina

4 seats: Nikki Setzler (D), Thomas L. Moore (D), Ryan Shealy (R), Norma C. Russell (R) won.

4 seats
Nikki SetzlerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
16.5%60,541
Thomas L. MooreDemocrat · winner
14.0%51,412
Ryan ShealyRepublican · winner
13.1%48,205
Norma C. RussellRepublican · winner
12.7%46,529
F. W. CaughmanDemocrat
12.5%45,922
William E. Knotts Jr.Democrat · incumbent
12.0%43,975
C. Julian Dunbar Jr.Republican
10.9%39,986
Ray McSeleyRepublican
8.4%30,814
367,385 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

EvenR+1.51972D+1.01976R+0.71980R+20.01984R+26.12024

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

The candidates

Nikki Setzler (D)Thomas L. Moore (D)Ryan Shealy (R)Norma C. Russell (R)F. W. Caughman (D)William E. Knotts Jr. (D)C. Julian Dunbar Jr. (R)Ray McSeley (R)