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1982Final resultsSpecial election

1982 special election for South Carolina House District 104

South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina

Dick Elliott (D) won with 67.1% of the vote, defeating Draxel P. Strickland (R) by 34.3 points.

Dick ElliottDemocrat · winner
67.1%2,179
32.9%1,066
3,245 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 1982

Races before and after

EvenD+34.31982 special electionD+34.31983 special election

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)