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1982Final results

1982 election for South Carolina House District 51

South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina

Derial L. Ogburn (D) won with 69.6% of the vote, defeating Dwight Russell Johnson (R) by 39.2 points.

Derial L. OgburnDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.6%3,192
30.4%1,393
4,587 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+9.01980D+39.21982

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