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1986Final results

1986 election for South Carolina House District 84

South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina

William H. Jones (D) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Ralph Gunter (R) by 9.6 points.

William H. JonesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.7%2,663
Ralph GunterRepublican
45.1%2,198
4,869 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

EvenD+45.71978D+9.81984D+9.61986D+0.71988D+22.31990D+25.31992

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET