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1982 South Carolina U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1982 South Carolina U.S. House District 3 Election?

Butler C. Derrick won the 1982 South Carolina U.S. House District 3 Election. Butler C. Derrick received 77,125 popular votes (90.37%). The main challenger was Gordon T. Davis (9.63%).

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

Derrick +80.7 pts · won by 68,911 votes
Butler C. DerrickDemocraticWINNER90.37%
77,125 votes
Gordon T. DavisLibertarian9.63%
8,214 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.