1984 Election Results for South Carolina -- RightDataUSA.com

County	Turnout	Strom Thurmond* (R)		Melvin Purvis (D)		Stephen Davis (Libertarian)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Abbeville	39%	4,056	61.8%	2,440	37.2%	62	0.9%	1	0.0%	1,616	6,559
Aiken	47%	27,529	74.3%	9,032	24.4%	473	1.3%	1	0.0%	18,497	37,035
Allendale	46%	1,791	52.0%	1,620	47.0%	36	1.0%	0	0.0%	171	3,447
Anderson	34%	23,911	69.7%	9,939	29.0%	439	1.3%	0	0.0%	13,972	34,289
Bamberg	45%	3,155	57.4%	2,288	41.6%	42	0.8%	14	0.3%	867	5,499
Barnwell	51%	4,590	66.0%	2,323	33.4%	40	0.6%	0	0.0%	2,267	6,953
Beaufort	38%	14,482	71.2%	5,620	27.6%	246	1.2%	0	0.0%	8,862	20,348
Berkeley	38%	18,388	68.5%	8,294	30.9%	178	0.7%	0	0.0%	10,094	26,860
Calhoun	51%	2,865	64.4%	1,539	34.6%	39	0.9%	6	0.1%	1,326	4,449
Charleston	41%	56,973	66.0%	27,339	31.7%	1,962	2.3%	0	0.0%	29,634	86,274
Cherokee	41%	8,749	71.0%	3,457	28.0%	110	0.9%	10	0.1%	5,292	12,326
Chester	38%	4,864	59.3%	3,243	39.5%	100	1.2%	0	0.0%	1,621	8,207
Chesterfield	37%	5,956	60.9%	3,735	38.2%	73	0.7%	13	0.1%	2,221	9,777
Clarendon	55%	5,500	53.0%	4,767	46.0%	104	1.0%	0	0.0%	733	10,371
Colleton	49%	6,818	62.1%	4,097	37.3%	57	0.5%	1	0.0%	2,721	10,973
Darlington	41%	10,644	61.3%	6,351	36.6%	364	2.1%	1	0.0%	4,293	17,360
Dillon	39%	4,716	61.7%	2,844	37.2%	80	1.0%	0	0.0%	1,872	7,640
Dorchester	47%	15,574	71.3%	6,125	28.0%	148	0.7%	0	0.0%	9,449	21,847
Edgefield	50%	3,438	55.7%	2,682	43.5%	49	0.8%	0	0.0%	756	6,169
Fairfield	48%	3,487	49.4%	3,508	49.7%	64	0.9%	3	0.0%	-21	7,062
Florence	47%	22,087	60.9%	13,839	38.1%	355	1.0%	0	0.0%	8,248	36,281
Georgetown	47%	7,716	55.6%	5,934	42.8%	218	1.6%	0	0.0%	1,782	13,868
Greenville	42%	67,889	74.0%	22,525	24.5%	1,250	1.4%	134	0.1%	45,364	91,798
Greenwood	39%	11,078	66.5%	5,365	32.2%	227	1.4%	0	0.0%	5,713	16,670
Hampton	57%	3,689	53.3%	3,183	46.0%	45	0.6%	10	0.1%	506	6,927
Horry	38%	23,943	73.2%	8,456	25.8%	326	1.0%	6	0.0%	15,487	32,731
Jasper	66%	3,279	50.7%	3,117	48.2%	66	1.0%	0	0.0%	162	6,462
Kershaw	47%	9,586	70.4%	3,831	28.1%	203	1.5%	0	0.0%	5,755	13,620
Lancaster	41%	10,819	68.5%	4,838	30.6%	132	0.8%	0	0.0%	5,981	15,789
Laurens	37%	10,005	68.9%	4,406	30.4%	106	0.7%	0	0.0%	5,599	14,517
Lee	58%	3,810	52.3%	3,389	46.6%	79	1.1%	2	0.0%	421	7,280
Lexington	46%	40,907	83.3%	7,433	15.1%	741	1.5%	5	0.0%	33,474	49,086
Marion	38%	4,853	55.4%	3,865	44.1%	41	0.5%	4	0.0%	988	8,763
Marlboro	36%	4,324	58.0%	3,076	41.2%	60	0.8%	0	0.0%	1,248	7,460
McCormick	45%	1,386	53.7%	1,175	45.5%	19	0.7%	0	0.0%	211	2,580
Newberry	46%	7,481	69.0%	3,289	30.3%	73	0.7%	6	0.1%	4,192	10,849
Oconee	34%	9,380	72.7%	3,292	25.5%	233	1.8%	2	0.0%	6,088	12,907
Orangeburg	50%	14,517	49.7%	14,476	49.6%	131	0.4%	77	0.3%	41	29,201
Pickens	32%	15,991	78.7%	4,018	19.8%	301	1.5%	4	0.0%	11,973	20,314
Richland	41%	51,918	62.2%	29,867	35.8%	1,679	2.0%	24	0.0%	22,051	83,488
Saluda	45%	3,628	70.5%	1,467	28.5%	52	1.0%	0	0.0%	2,161	5,147
Spartanburg	39%	41,488	68.5%	17,423	28.8%	1,632	2.7%	8	0.0%	24,065	60,551
Sumter	35%	13,218	59.2%	8,953	40.1%	172	0.8%	0	0.0%	4,265	22,343
Union	46%	6,770	65.7%	3,445	33.4%	86	0.8%	1	0.0%	3,325	10,302
Williamsburg	54%	6,805	51.7%	6,301	47.9%	59	0.4%	0	0.0%	504	13,165
York	36%	20,762	69.4%	8,776	29.3%	371	1.2%	2	0.0%	11,986	29,911
TOTAL	42%	644,815	66.8%	306,982	31.8%	13,333	1.4%	325	0.0%	337,833	965,455
Total R vote: 644,815 (66.8%) Total D vote: 306,982 (31.8%) Total Other vote: 13,658 (1.4%)
* incumbent

Campaign finance data for this election:**

Total Disbursements:		$1,688,065		$11,760		$0
Total Receipts:		$1,307,439		$11,688		$0
Cash on Hand:		$364,686		$74		$0
Contributions by Candidate:		$0		$0		$0
Loans by Candidate:		$0		$0		$0
Total Individual Contributions:		$669,478		$6,224		$0
Party Contributions:		$0		$0		$0
Other Committee Contributions:		$0		$0		$0
Transfers from Other Committees:		$0		$0		$0

Independent Expenditures Supporting:		$3,219		$0		$0
Independent Expenditures Opposing:		$8,297		$0		$0
Net Independent Expenditures:		$-5,078		$0		$0
Net Spending:		$1,682,987		$11,760		$0

1984 Senate class 2, Abbeville County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Strom Thurmond* (R)

4,056

61.8%

Melvin Purvis (D)

2,440

37.2%

Stephen Davis (Lbt)

0.9%

TOTAL

6,559

Turnout: 39%

1984 Senate class 2, Aiken County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Strom Thurmond* (R)

27,529

74.3%

Melvin Purvis (D)

9,032

24.4%

Stephen Davis (Lbt)

473

1.3%

TOTAL

37,035

Turnout: 47%

1984 Senate class 2, Allendale County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Strom Thurmond* (R)

1,791

52.0%

Melvin Purvis (D)

1,620

47.0%

Stephen Davis (Lbt)

1.0%

TOTAL

3,447

Turnout: 46%

1984 Senate class 2, Anderson County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Strom Thurmond* (R)

23,911

69.7%

Melvin Purvis (D)

9,939

29.0%

Stephen Davis (Lbt)

439

1.3%

TOTAL

34,289

Turnout: 34%

1984 Senate class 2, Bamberg County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Strom Thurmond* (R)

3,155

57.4%

Melvin Purvis (D)

2,288

41.6%

Stephen Davis (Lbt)

0.8%

TOTAL

5,499

Turnout: 45%

1984 Senate class 2, Barnwell County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Strom Thurmond* (R)

4,590

66.0%

Melvin Purvis (D)

2,323

33.4%

Stephen Davis (Lbt)

0.6%

TOTAL

6,953

Turnout: 51%

1984 Senate class 2, Beaufort County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Strom Thurmond* (R)

14,482

71.2%

Melvin Purvis (D)

5,620

27.6%

Stephen Davis (Lbt)

246

1.2%

TOTAL

20,348

Turnout: 38%

1984 Senate class 2, Berkeley County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Strom Thurmond* (R)

18,388

68.5%

Melvin Purvis (D)

8,294

30.9%

Stephen Davis (Lbt)

178

0.7%

TOTAL

26,860

Turnout: 38%

1984 Senate class 2, Calhoun County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Strom Thurmond* (R)

2,865

64.4%

Melvin Purvis (D)

1,539

34.6%

Stephen Davis (Lbt)

0.9%

TOTAL

4,449

Turnout: 51%

1984 Senate class 2, Charleston County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Strom Thurmond* (R)

56,973

66.0%

Melvin Purvis (D)

27,339

31.7%

Stephen Davis (Lbt)

1,962

2.3%

TOTAL

86,274

Turnout: 41%

1984 Senate class 2, Cherokee County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Strom Thurmond* (R)

8,749

71.0%

Melvin Purvis (D)

3,457

28.0%

Stephen Davis (Lbt)

110

0.9%

TOTAL

12,326

Turnout: 41%

1984 Senate class 2, Chester County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Strom Thurmond* (R)

4,864

59.3%

Melvin Purvis (D)

3,243

39.5%

Stephen Davis (Lbt)

100

1.2%

TOTAL

8,207

Turnout: 38%

1984 Senate class 2, Chesterfield County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Strom Thurmond* (R)

5,956

60.9%

Melvin Purvis (D)

3,735

38.2%

Stephen Davis (Lbt)

0.7%

TOTAL

9,777

Turnout: 37%

1984 Senate class 2, Clarendon County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Strom Thurmond* (R)

5,500

53.0%

Melvin Purvis (D)

4,767

46.0%

Stephen Davis (Lbt)

104

1.0%

TOTAL

10,371

Turnout: 55%

1984 Senate class 2, Colleton County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Strom Thurmond* (R)

6,818

62.1%

Melvin Purvis (D)

4,097

37.3%

Stephen Davis (Lbt)

0.5%

TOTAL

10,973

Turnout: 49%

1984 Senate class 2, Darlington County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Strom Thurmond* (R)

10,644

61.3%

Melvin Purvis (D)

6,351

36.6%

Stephen Davis (Lbt)

364

2.1%

TOTAL

17,360

Turnout: 41%

1984 Senate class 2, Dillon County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Strom Thurmond* (R)

4,716

61.7%

Melvin Purvis (D)

2,844

37.2%

Stephen Davis (Lbt)

1.0%

TOTAL

7,640

Turnout: 39%

1984 Senate class 2, Dorchester County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Strom Thurmond* (R)

15,574

71.3%

Melvin Purvis (D)

6,125

28.0%

Stephen Davis (Lbt)

148

0.7%

TOTAL

21,847

Turnout: 47%

1984 Senate class 2, Edgefield County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Strom Thurmond* (R)

3,438

55.7%

Melvin Purvis (D)

2,682

43.5%

Stephen Davis (Lbt)

0.8%

TOTAL

6,169

Turnout: 50%

1984 Senate class 2, Fairfield County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Strom Thurmond* (R)

3,487

49.4%

Melvin Purvis (D)

3,508

49.7%

Stephen Davis (Lbt)

0.9%

TOTAL

7,062

Turnout: 48%

1984 Senate class 2, Florence County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Strom Thurmond* (R)

22,087

60.9%

Melvin Purvis (D)

13,839

38.1%

Stephen Davis (Lbt)

355

1.0%

TOTAL

36,281

Turnout: 47%

1984 Senate class 2, Georgetown County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Strom Thurmond* (R)

7,716

55.6%

Melvin Purvis (D)

5,934

42.8%

Stephen Davis (Lbt)

218

1.6%

TOTAL

13,868

Turnout: 47%

1984 Senate class 2, Greenville County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Strom Thurmond* (R)

67,889

74.0%

Melvin Purvis (D)

22,525

24.5%

Stephen Davis (Lbt)

1,250

1.4%

TOTAL

91,798

Turnout: 42%

1984 Senate class 2, Greenwood County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Strom Thurmond* (R)

11,078

66.5%

Melvin Purvis (D)

5,365

32.2%

Stephen Davis (Lbt)

227

1.4%

TOTAL

16,670

Turnout: 39%

1984 Senate class 2, Hampton County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Strom Thurmond* (R)

3,689

53.3%

Melvin Purvis (D)

3,183

46.0%

Stephen Davis (Lbt)

0.6%

TOTAL

6,927

Turnout: 57%

1984 Senate class 2, Horry County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Strom Thurmond* (R)

23,943

73.2%

Melvin Purvis (D)

8,456

25.8%

Stephen Davis (Lbt)

326

1.0%

TOTAL

32,731

Turnout: 38%

1984 Senate class 2, Jasper County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Strom Thurmond* (R)

3,279

50.7%

Melvin Purvis (D)

3,117

48.2%

Stephen Davis (Lbt)

1.0%

TOTAL

6,462

Turnout: 66%

1984 Senate class 2, Kershaw County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Strom Thurmond* (R)

9,586

70.4%

Melvin Purvis (D)

3,831

28.1%

Stephen Davis (Lbt)

203

1.5%

TOTAL

13,620

Turnout: 47%

1984 Senate class 2, Lancaster County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Strom Thurmond* (R)

10,819

68.5%

Melvin Purvis (D)

4,838

30.6%

Stephen Davis (Lbt)

132

0.8%

TOTAL

15,789

Turnout: 41%

1984 Senate class 2, Laurens County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Strom Thurmond* (R)

10,005

68.9%

Melvin Purvis (D)

4,406

30.4%

Stephen Davis (Lbt)

106

0.7%

TOTAL

14,517

Turnout: 37%

1984 Senate class 2, Lee County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Strom Thurmond* (R)

3,810

52.3%

Melvin Purvis (D)

3,389

46.6%

Stephen Davis (Lbt)

1.1%

TOTAL

7,280

Turnout: 58%

1984 Senate class 2, Lexington County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Strom Thurmond* (R)

40,907

83.3%

Melvin Purvis (D)

7,433

15.1%

Stephen Davis (Lbt)

741

1.5%

TOTAL

49,086

Turnout: 46%

1984 Senate class 2, Marion County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Strom Thurmond* (R)

4,853

55.4%

Melvin Purvis (D)

3,865

44.1%

Stephen Davis (Lbt)

0.5%

TOTAL

8,763

Turnout: 38%

1984 Senate class 2, Marlboro County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Strom Thurmond* (R)

4,324

58.0%

Melvin Purvis (D)

3,076

41.2%

Stephen Davis (Lbt)

0.8%

TOTAL

7,460

Turnout: 36%

1984 Senate class 2, McCormick County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Strom Thurmond* (R)

1,386

53.7%

Melvin Purvis (D)

1,175

45.5%

Stephen Davis (Lbt)

0.7%

TOTAL

2,580

Turnout: 45%

1984 Senate class 2, Newberry County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Strom Thurmond* (R)

7,481

69.0%

Melvin Purvis (D)

3,289

30.3%

Stephen Davis (Lbt)

0.7%

TOTAL

10,849

Turnout: 46%

1984 Senate class 2, Oconee County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Strom Thurmond* (R)

9,380

72.7%

Melvin Purvis (D)

3,292

25.5%

Stephen Davis (Lbt)

233

1.8%

TOTAL

12,907

Turnout: 34%

1984 Senate class 2, Orangeburg County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Strom Thurmond* (R)

14,517

49.7%

Melvin Purvis (D)

14,476

49.6%

Stephen Davis (Lbt)

131

0.4%

TOTAL

29,201

Turnout: 50%

1984 Senate class 2, Pickens County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Strom Thurmond* (R)

15,991

78.7%

Melvin Purvis (D)

4,018

19.8%

Stephen Davis (Lbt)

301

1.5%

TOTAL

20,314

Turnout: 32%

1984 Senate class 2, Richland County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Strom Thurmond* (R)

51,918

62.2%

Melvin Purvis (D)

29,867

35.8%

Stephen Davis (Lbt)

1,679

2.0%

TOTAL

83,488

Turnout: 41%

1984 Senate class 2, Saluda County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Strom Thurmond* (R)

3,628

70.5%

Melvin Purvis (D)

1,467

28.5%

Stephen Davis (Lbt)

1.0%

TOTAL

5,147

Turnout: 45%

1984 Senate class 2, Spartanburg County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Strom Thurmond* (R)

41,488

68.5%

Melvin Purvis (D)

17,423

28.8%

Stephen Davis (Lbt)

1,632

2.7%

TOTAL

60,551

Turnout: 39%

1984 Senate class 2, Sumter County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Strom Thurmond* (R)

13,218

59.2%

Melvin Purvis (D)

8,953

40.1%

Stephen Davis (Lbt)

172

0.8%

TOTAL

22,343

Turnout: 35%

1984 Senate class 2, Union County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Strom Thurmond* (R)

6,770

65.7%

Melvin Purvis (D)

3,445

33.4%

Stephen Davis (Lbt)

0.8%

TOTAL

10,302

Turnout: 46%

1984 Senate class 2, Williamsburg County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Strom Thurmond* (R)

6,805

51.7%

Melvin Purvis (D)

6,301

47.9%

Stephen Davis (Lbt)

0.4%

TOTAL

13,165

Turnout: 54%

1984 Senate class 2, York County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Strom Thurmond* (R)

20,762

69.4%

Melvin Purvis (D)

8,776

29.3%

Stephen Davis (Lbt)

371

1.2%

TOTAL

29,911

Turnout: 36%

Election Year:
Election Type:
Runoff Election:	No Yes
State:
Congressional District: (House elections)


Map Data to Display:	Vote Margin Winner Vote Margin % Total Votes District Boundaries

Republican Primary
Pos	Candidate	Votes	%	$**
1	Strom Thurmond*	44,662	94.3%	$1,688,065
2	Robbie Cunningham	2,693	5.7%	$8,810
TOTAL VOTES		47,355

Democrat Primary
Pos	Candidate	Votes	%	$**
1	Melvin Purvis	149,730	50.2%	$11,760
2	Cecil Williams	148,586	49.8%	$5,696
TOTAL VOTES		298,316

Melvin Purvis
Total Disbursements:	$11,760
Total Receipts:	$11,688
Cash on Hand:	$74
Candidate Contributions:	$0
Candidate Loans:	$0
Individual Contributions:	$6,224
Party Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Transfers:	$0

Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$0
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$0
Net Independent Expenditures:	$0
Net Spending:	$11,760

1984-11-06 Senatorial Election Results for South Carolina (Class 2)