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2004Final results

2004 election for South Carolina House District 79

South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina

W. Johnny B. Cotty (R) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Todd L. Wood (D) by 15.5 points.

W. Johnny B. CottyRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.8%9,603
Todd L. WoodDemocrat
42.2%7,019
16,622 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+27.11988R+44.61992R+44.71994R+15.52004R+5.42006D+8.02008

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