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2012Final results

2012 election for South Carolina House District 53

South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina

Ted Martin Vick (D) won with 45.5% of the vote, defeating Richie Yow (R) by 3.6 points.

Ted Martin VickDemocrat · winner · incumbent
45.5%5,627
Richie YowRepublican
41.9%5,179
Phil PowellIndependent
12.5%1,543
12,371 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

EvenD+34.22000D+3.62012R+18.82014R+23.02016R+47.62024R+31.52026

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