1984Final results
1984 election for South Carolina Senate District 46
South Carolina State Senate · South Carolina
James Waddell Jr. (D) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Patrick Vanderhoof (R) by 6.5 points.
James Waddell Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
53.3%11,956
Patrick VanderhoofRepublican
46.7%10,489
22,446 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