1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for South Carolina House District 81
South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina
Irene Rudnick (D) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Tom Griffin Woodruff Jr. (R) by 13.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Irene RudnickDemocrat · winner
56.5%4,273
Tom Griffin Woodruff Jr.Republican · incumbent
43.4%3,284
7,566 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 1986
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET