1988Final results
1988 election for South Carolina House District 5
South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina
B. L. Hendricks Jr. (D) won with 62.4% of the vote, defeating Lee V. Smith (R) by 24.8 points.
B. L. Hendricks Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
62.4%4,814
Lee V. SmithRepublican
37.6%2,902
7,716 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 1988
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET