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2004Final results

2004 election for South Carolina House District 76

South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina

Leon Howard (D) won with 70.0% of the vote, defeating Ronnie Firetag (R) by 42.4 points.

Leon HowardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.0%8,667
Ronnie FiretagRepublican
27.6%3,415
Victor KocherLibertarian
2.4%292
12,374 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 2004

Races before and after

EvenR+62.91984R+57.81986R+62.31988D+46.91996D+42.42004D+57.52012

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

The candidates

Leon Howard (D)Ronnie Firetag (R)

Also on the ballot: Victor Kocher (Libertarian), 2.4%