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2000Final results

2000 election for South Carolina House District 23

South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina

Fletcher N. Smith Jr. (D) won with 68.7% of the vote, defeating Lawrence Acker (R) by 37.5 points.

Fletcher N. Smith Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
68.7%4,422
Lawrence AckerRepublican
31.3%2,011
6,433 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 2000

Races before and after

EvenD+43.21996D+37.52000D+52.42008D+45.02010

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