1984Final results
1984 election for South Carolina Senate District 8
South Carolina State Senate · South Carolina
David L. Thomas (R) won with 59.1% of the vote, defeating Mike Parham (D) by 20.0 points.
David L. ThomasRepublican · winner
59.1%15,934
Mike ParhamDemocrat
39.1%10,536
Write-ins and other votesOther party
1.9%500
26,970 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