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1982Final results

1982 election for South Carolina House District 17

South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina

Dill Blackwell (D) won with 71.5% of the vote, defeating A. L. Urch (R) by 43.0 points.

Dill BlackwellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.5%3,394
A. L. UrchRepublican
28.4%1,350
4,749 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+26.71978D+3.61980D+43.01982R+13.81990R+34.31994R+62.92010

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