RepublicanNot in office · last served 1976Last on a ballot: Nov 1976
Richard T. Hines
Last held office: South Carolina House of Representatives, District 34 (1974–1976). Ran in 3 elections between 1972 and 1976, winning 2.
Last office: South Carolina House of Representatives, District 34
- Last margin
- −9.9
- Lost 1976
- Elections
- 3
- 1972–1976
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Hines was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028South Carolina House of Representatives, District 34
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Hines has run
Margin: how far Hines finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | South Carolina State Senate, District 4 | General | Lost | Horace Smith (D), James B. Stephen (D), David Turnipseed (D) | 16.3% | D+9.9 |
| 1974 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 34 | General | Won | Edward Lamb (D) | 51.1% | R+2.2 |
| 1972 | South Carolina House of Representatives, Spartanburg | General | Won | George Dean Johnson Jr. (R), James Moore Craig Jr. (D), T. Edwards Jr. (D) | 6.7% | D+1.5 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Hines has held
- South Carolina House of Representatives, District 34 · 1974–1976
- South Carolina House of Representatives, District SPARTANBURG · 1972–1974
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Hines has run against
- Horace Smith (D) · 1976 election, lost
- Edward Lamb (D) · 1974 election, won
- George Dean Johnson Jr. (R) · 1972 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive