2012Final results
2012 election for South Carolina House District 1
South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina
Bill Whitmire (R) won with 76.2% of the vote, defeating John W. Hester (D) by 59.3 points.
Bill WhitmireRepublican · winner · incumbent
76.2%10,859
John W. HesterDemocrat
16.9%2,407
John DalenIndependent
6.8%966
14,242 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET