2004Final results
2004 election for South Carolina Senate District 42
South Carolina State Senate · South Carolina
Robert Ford (D) won with 69.0% of the vote, defeating Maurice G. Washington (Ind) by 38.1 points.
Robert FordDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.0%14,677
Maurice G. WashingtonIndependent
31.0%6,580
21,257 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET