1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for South Carolina House District 79
South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina
Lloyd Hendricks (D) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating Archie Hardy (R) by 18.1 points.
Lloyd HendricksDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.0%3,329
Archie HardyRepublican · incumbent
41.0%2,309
5,638 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