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1984Final results

1984 election for South Carolina House District 94

South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina

John W. Matthews Jr. (D) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating Ben Atkinson (R) by 29.7 points.

John W. Matthews Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
64.7%5,664
Ben AtkinsonRepublican
35.1%3,069
8,749 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

EvenR+41.22014R+39.92016R+26.02018R+22.22020R+26.72022R+1.22026

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