1982Final results
1982 election for South Carolina House District 36
South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina
Edwin S. Lake (D) won with 73.8% of the vote, defeating J. Marvin Godfrey (R) by 50.0 points.
Edwin S. LakeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.8%3,028
J. Marvin GodfreyRepublican
23.8%977
Tom NormanLibertarian
2.4%98
4,103 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET