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1980 South Carolina U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1980 South Carolina U.S. House District 3 Election?

Butler C. Derrick won the 1980 South Carolina U.S. House District 3 Election. Butler C. Derrick received 87,680 popular votes (59.79%). The main challenger was Marshall Parker (39.44%).

See the full head-to-head between Derrick and Parker

Derrick +20.4 pts · won by 29,840 votes
Butler C. DerrickDemocraticWINNER59.79%
87,680 votes
Marshall ParkerRepublican39.44%
57,840 votes
Boyce Lee MullerLibertarian0.76%
1,118 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.