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1984 South Carolina U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1984 South Carolina U.S. House District 3 Election?

Butler C. Derrick won the 1984 South Carolina U.S. House District 3 Election. Butler C. Derrick received 88,917 popular votes (58.43%). The main challenger was Clarence E. Taylor (40.57%).

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

Derrick +17.9 pts · won by 27,178 votes
Butler C. DerrickDemocraticWINNER58.43%
88,917 votes
Clarence E. TaylorRepublican40.57%
61,739 votes
Robert MaddenLibertarian0.99%
1,510 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.