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1996Final results

1996 election for South Carolina House District 84

South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina

James R. Smith (R) won with 67.0% of the vote, defeating Thomas Anderson (D) by 34.0 points.

James R. SmithRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.0%5,929
33.0%2,920
8,849 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 1996

Races before and after

EvenD+0.71988D+22.31990D+25.31992R+34.01996R+28.12008R+28.92014

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