1984Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1984 election for South Carolina Senate District 43
South Carolina State Senate · South Carolina
Sam Applegate (R) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Paul Cantrell (D) by 8.4 points.
Sam ApplegateRepublican · winner
54.2%6,850
Paul CantrellDemocrat · incumbent
45.8%5,785
12,635 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