2002Final results
2002 election for South Carolina House District 1
South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina
Bill Whitmire (R) won with 70.8% of the vote, defeating Steve Blackwell (D) by 41.6 points.
Bill WhitmireRepublican · winner
70.8%6,202
Steve BlackwellDemocrat
29.2%2,558
8,760 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 2002
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET