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Patterson is the daughter of liberal Democrat [[segregation]]ist [[Olin D. Johnston]], who was infamous for refusing to grant clemency as governor to 14 year-old George Stinney, an African-American teenager wrongfully accused and convicted of murdering two white girls in a case with no evidence to back the prosecution.<ref>[https://segregationinamerica.eji.org/report/segregation-forever-leaders.html Segregation Forever]. ''Equal Justice Initiative''. Retrieved June 30, 2021.</ref>
Patterson is the daughter of liberal Democrat [[segregation]]ist [[Olin D. Johnston]], who was infamous for refusing to grant clemency as governor to 14 year-old George Stinney, an African-American teenager wrongfully accused and convicted of murdering two white girls in a case with no evidence to back the prosecution.<ref>[https://segregationinamerica.eji.org/report/segregation-forever-leaders.html Segregation Forever]. ''Equal Justice Initiative''. Retrieved June 30, 2021.</ref>
==U.S. House of Representatives==
Patterson ran for the House in the [[1986 Midterm Elections]], facing Republican [[Bill Workman]] in the general election. Campaigning on a mostly [[moderate]] platform,<ref>[https://history.house.gov/People/Detail/19412 PATTERSON, Elizabeth J.]. ''US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives''. Retrieved June 30, 2021.</ref> she narrowly won by four percentage points.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=46247 SC - District 04 Race - Nov 04, 1986]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved June 30, 2021.</ref>
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