1984Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1984 election for South Carolina Senate District 20
South Carolina State Senate · South Carolina
John E. Courson (R) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Hyman Rubin (D) by 15.3 points.
John E. CoursonRepublican · winner
57.6%12,235
Hyman RubinDemocrat · incumbent
42.4%8,991
21,226 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET