1984Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1984 election for South Carolina Senate District 44
South Carolina State Senate · South Carolina
Arthur Ravenel Jr. (R) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Thomas Dewey Wise (D) by 2.4 points.
Arthur Ravenel Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
51.2%14,353
Thomas Dewey WiseDemocrat · incumbent
48.8%13,673
28,026 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