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1982Final results

1982 election for South Carolina House District 72

South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina

Bill Campbell (D) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating Jane K. Farley (R) by 22.7 points.

Bill CampbellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.5%2,615
Jane K. FarleyRepublican
37.8%1,635
1.7%72
4,322 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+42.91978D+22.71982D+2.31984D+19.51986D+10.81988D+35.41990

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

The candidates

Bill Campbell (D)Jane K. Farley (R)

Also on the ballot: Shelly B. Vandervelde (Libertarian), 1.7%