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1984 election for South Carolina House District 88

South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina

Lenoir Sturkie (R) won with 64.2% of the vote, defeating Harold F. Jordan (D) by 30.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Lenoir SturkieRepublican · winner
64.2%4,988
33.9%2,639
William GriffinLibertarian
1.9%148
7,775 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 1984

Races before and after

EvenD+17.01978D+5.61980D+22.81982R+30.21984R+17.11990R+40.22022

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

The candidates

Lenoir Sturkie (R)Harold F. Jordan (D)

Also on the ballot: William Griffin (Libertarian), 1.9%