DemocratNot in office · last served 1980Last on a ballot: Nov 1978
W. Odell Venters
Last held office: South Carolina House of Representatives, District 65 (1974–1980). Ran in 5 elections between 1970 and 1978, winning 5.
Last office: South Carolina House of Representatives, District 65
- Last margin
- +67.7
- Won 1978
- Elections
- 5
- 1970–1978
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Venters 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 65
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Venters has run
Margin: how far Venters finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 65 | General | Won | Chevis Prosser (R) | 83.8% | D+67.7 |
| 1976 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 65 | General | Won | Chevis Prosser (R) | 89.7% | D+79.4 |
| 1974 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 65 | General | Won | W. Leon Whitehead (R) | 57.1% | D+14.3 |
| 1972 | South Carolina House of Representatives, Florence | General | Won | David W. Harwell (D), Ralph K. Anderson Jr. (D), Gordon B. Baker (D) | 17.3% | D+0.1 |
| 1970 | South Carolina House of Representatives, Florence | General | Won | David W. Harwell (D), Charles E. Godwin (D), Thomas E. Smith Jr. (D) | 20.5% | R+0.2 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Venters has held
- South Carolina House of Representatives, District 65 · 1974–1980
- South Carolina House of Representatives, District FLORENCE · 1970–1974
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Venters has run against
- Chevis Prosser (R) · 1978 election, won
- W. Leon Whitehead (R) · 1974 election, won
- David W. Harwell (D) · 1972 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive