1982Final results
1982 election for South Carolina House District 85
South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina
Dalton Sheppard (R) won with 60.4% of the vote, defeating Houston Fitzpatrick (D) by 20.8 points.
Dalton SheppardRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.4%4,315
Houston FitzpatrickDemocrat
39.6%2,831
7,146 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