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1982Final results

1982 election for South Carolina House District 32

South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina

John Russell (R) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Jack W. Lawrence (D) by 0.3 points.

John RussellRepublican · winner
50.1%2,997
49.8%2,981
5,980 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

EvenR+0.31982R+7.81986R+44.41992R+32.12004R+8.92008R+49.52014

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