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1982Final results

1982 election for South Carolina House District 74

South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina

Tom Broadwater (D) won with 78.7% of the vote, defeating Larry R. Patterson (R) by 57.3 points.

Tom BroadwaterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.7%3,478
21.3%943
4,421 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+57.31982D+65.82020D+70.82026

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