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1996-11-05 Senatorial Election Results for South Carolina (Class 2)


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County Turnout Strom Thurmond*
(R)
Elliot Close
(D)
Richard Quillian
(Libertarian)
Peter Ashy
(Reform)
Other Margin TOTAL
Abbeville41%3,92550.5%3,63846.8%470.6%430.6%1221.6%287 7,775
Aiken45%31,98772.8%11,02225.1%4581.0%2750.6%1940.4%20,965 43,936
Allendale39%1,14035.9%1,98462.5%280.9%120.4%110.3%-844 3,175
Anderson40%26,67656.3%19,03340.2%3990.8%4951.0%7501.6%7,643 47,353
Bamberg42%2,09740.9%2,96557.8%390.8%150.3%100.2%-868 5,126
Barnwell48%4,62361.5%2,80137.3%490.7%300.4%130.2%1,822 7,516
Beaufort41%18,38255.1%13,95241.8%3811.1%4111.2%2400.7%4,430 33,366
Berkeley34%17,94755.2%13,41541.3%7812.4%2680.8%860.3%4,532 32,497
Calhoun56%3,05551.9%2,70946.0%621.1%350.6%300.5%346 5,891
Charleston41%47,86051.0%43,38846.2%1,4551.6%6910.7%4190.4%4,472 93,813
Cherokee39%7,88355.7%5,88241.6%1270.9%1200.8%1421.0%2,001 14,154
Chester40%4,10242.3%5,41355.8%770.8%580.6%440.5%-1,311 9,694
Chesterfield38%5,61849.9%5,44848.4%790.7%680.6%530.5%170 11,266
Clarendon48%4,60942.5%6,09456.2%460.4%500.5%380.4%-1,485 10,837
Colleton38%4,98749.2%4,91048.5%1461.4%620.6%220.2%77 10,127
Darlington38%9,14750.8%8,57647.6%1530.8%740.4%520.3%571 18,002
Dillon33%2,93641.7%4,01857.1%430.6%220.3%180.3%-1,082 7,037
Dorchester41%15,39758.3%10,17338.5%5272.0%2500.9%690.3%5,224 26,416
Edgefield45%4,46160.5%2,81438.2%711.0%200.3%60.1%1,647 7,372
Fairfield43%2,67937.6%4,32760.8%630.9%260.4%270.4%-1,648 7,122
Florence41%19,55653.5%16,40244.9%2450.7%2240.6%1100.3%3,154 36,537
Georgetown45%7,68544.5%9,10152.8%2041.2%1811.0%800.5%-1,416 17,251
Greenville46%73,17059.5%45,76737.2%1,0580.9%1,3371.1%1,5991.3%27,403 122,931
Greenwood38%9,31251.9%8,12945.3%2201.2%1310.7%1390.8%1,183 17,931
Hampton48%2,76440.2%3,98357.9%731.1%360.5%180.3%-1,219 6,874
Horry39%24,61645.8%26,68149.6%1,2662.4%8901.7%3000.6%-2,065 53,753
Jasper46%2,39939.3%3,55958.3%761.2%530.9%150.2%-1,160 6,102
Kershaw47%9,55156.8%6,69839.8%2971.8%2001.2%780.5%2,853 16,824
Lancaster43%8,56945.9%9,80252.5%750.4%1180.6%1160.6%-1,233 18,680
Laurens37%10,02756.4%7,30941.1%1100.6%1150.6%2271.3%2,718 17,788
Lee47%2,78642.0%3,75056.5%380.6%390.6%280.4%-964 6,641
Lexington45%43,09966.0%20,62531.6%7201.1%5500.8%3470.5%22,474 65,341
Marion43%4,44541.6%6,07556.9%750.7%500.5%380.4%-1,630 10,683
Marlboro34%2,74037.8%4,33059.7%991.4%500.7%290.4%-1,590 7,248
McCormick43%1,84956.8%1,32140.6%260.8%200.6%411.3%528 3,257
Newberry41%6,07456.4%4,49141.7%1010.9%710.7%420.4%1,583 10,779
Oconee43%11,66656.9%8,09839.5%1630.8%2881.4%2911.4%3,568 20,506
Orangeburg48%12,37139.7%18,42459.1%1540.5%1130.4%1290.4%-6,053 31,191
Pickens35%17,92563.4%9,37333.1%2620.9%3411.2%3941.4%8,552 28,295
Richland41%41,82244.1%51,04153.9%9051.0%5130.5%4870.5%-9,219 94,768
Saluda46%3,81261.1%2,32837.3%370.6%270.4%380.6%1,484 6,242
Spartanburg36%38,05157.5%26,16939.5%9321.4%6180.9%4270.6%11,882 66,197
Sumter36%13,78751.4%12,49046.6%2210.8%1950.7%1090.4%1,297 26,802
Union48%5,70852.3%4,94945.4%530.5%650.6%1351.2%759 10,910
Williamsburg47%5,31943.9%6,52153.8%1421.2%850.7%510.4%-1,202 12,118
York39%21,71249.3%21,24848.3%4110.9%4060.9%2240.5%464 44,001
TOTAL 42% 620,32653.4% 511,22644.0% 12,9951.1% 9,7410.8% 7,8370.7% 109,100 1,162,125
Total R vote: 620,326 (53.4%)      Total D vote: 511,226 (44.0%)      Total Other vote: 30,573 (2.6%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements: $2,632,682 $1,913,574 $4,022 $7,836
Total Receipts: $2,446,034 $1,919,735 $3,924 $7,836
Cash on Hand: $34,444 $6,161 $0 $0
Contributions by Candidate: $0 $944,389 $3,684 $7,316
Loans by Candidate: $0 $0 $0 $0
Total Individual Contributions: $1,518,913 $934,382 $240 $520
Party Contributions: $8,298 $18,000 $0 $0
Other Committee Contributions: $770,810 $0 $0 $0
Transfers from Other Committees: $56,803 $0 $0 $0
Independent Expenditures Supporting: $6,527 $0 $0 $0
Independent Expenditures Opposing: $0 $0 $0 $0
Net Independent Expenditures: $6,527 $0 $0 $0
Net Spending: $2,639,209 $1,913,574 $4,022 $7,836

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/SC/1996


Other candidates included: Annette Estes (Natural Law), 7,697 votes



1996 Senate class 2, Abbeville County
CandidateVotesPct
Strom Thurmond* (R) 3,925 50.5%
Elliot Close (D) 3,638 46.8%
Richard Quillian (Lbt) 47 0.6%
Peter Ashy (Ref) 43 0.6%
Annette Estes (NtL) 122 1.6%
TOTAL 7,775
Turnout: 41%


1996 Senate class 2, Aiken County
CandidateVotesPct
Strom Thurmond* (R) 31,987 72.8%
Elliot Close (D) 11,022 25.1%
Richard Quillian (Lbt) 458 1.0%
Peter Ashy (Ref) 275 0.6%
Annette Estes (NtL) 192 0.4%
TOTAL 43,936
Turnout: 45%


1996 Senate class 2, Allendale County
CandidateVotesPct
Strom Thurmond* (R) 1,140 35.9%
Elliot Close (D) 1,984 62.5%
Richard Quillian (Lbt) 28 0.9%
Peter Ashy (Ref) 12 0.4%
Annette Estes (NtL) 11 0.3%
TOTAL 3,175
Turnout: 39%


1996 Senate class 2, Anderson County
CandidateVotesPct
Strom Thurmond* (R) 26,676 56.3%
Elliot Close (D) 19,033 40.2%
Richard Quillian (Lbt) 399 0.8%
Peter Ashy (Ref) 495 1.0%
Annette Estes (NtL) 750 1.6%
TOTAL 47,353
Turnout: 40%


1996 Senate class 2, Bamberg County
CandidateVotesPct
Strom Thurmond* (R) 2,097 40.9%
Elliot Close (D) 2,965 57.8%
Richard Quillian (Lbt) 39 0.8%
Peter Ashy (Ref) 15 0.3%
Annette Estes (NtL) 8 0.2%
TOTAL 5,126
Turnout: 42%


1996 Senate class 2, Barnwell County
CandidateVotesPct
Strom Thurmond* (R) 4,623 61.5%
Elliot Close (D) 2,801 37.3%
Richard Quillian (Lbt) 49 0.7%
Peter Ashy (Ref) 30 0.4%
Annette Estes (NtL) 13 0.2%
TOTAL 7,516
Turnout: 48%


1996 Senate class 2, Beaufort County
CandidateVotesPct
Strom Thurmond* (R) 18,382 55.1%
Elliot Close (D) 13,952 41.8%
Richard Quillian (Lbt) 381 1.1%
Peter Ashy (Ref) 411 1.2%
Annette Estes (NtL) 240 0.7%
TOTAL 33,366
Turnout: 41%


1996 Senate class 2, Berkeley County
CandidateVotesPct
Strom Thurmond* (R) 17,947 55.2%
Elliot Close (D) 13,415 41.3%
Richard Quillian (Lbt) 781 2.4%
Peter Ashy (Ref) 268 0.8%
Annette Estes (NtL) 86 0.3%
TOTAL 32,497
Turnout: 34%


1996 Senate class 2, Calhoun County
CandidateVotesPct
Strom Thurmond* (R) 3,055 51.9%
Elliot Close (D) 2,709 46.0%
Richard Quillian (Lbt) 62 1.1%
Peter Ashy (Ref) 35 0.6%
Annette Estes (NtL) 25 0.4%
TOTAL 5,891
Turnout: 56%


1996 Senate class 2, Charleston County
CandidateVotesPct
Strom Thurmond* (R) 47,860 51.0%
Elliot Close (D) 43,388 46.2%
Richard Quillian (Lbt) 1,455 1.6%
Peter Ashy (Ref) 691 0.7%
Annette Estes (NtL) 372 0.4%
TOTAL 93,813
Turnout: 41%


1996 Senate class 2, Cherokee County
CandidateVotesPct
Strom Thurmond* (R) 7,883 55.7%
Elliot Close (D) 5,882 41.6%
Richard Quillian (Lbt) 127 0.9%
Peter Ashy (Ref) 120 0.8%
Annette Estes (NtL) 142 1.0%
TOTAL 14,154
Turnout: 39%


1996 Senate class 2, Chester County
CandidateVotesPct
Strom Thurmond* (R) 4,102 42.3%
Elliot Close (D) 5,413 55.8%
Richard Quillian (Lbt) 77 0.8%
Peter Ashy (Ref) 58 0.6%
Annette Estes (NtL) 44 0.5%
TOTAL 9,694
Turnout: 40%


1996 Senate class 2, Chesterfield County
CandidateVotesPct
Strom Thurmond* (R) 5,618 49.9%
Elliot Close (D) 5,448 48.4%
Richard Quillian (Lbt) 79 0.7%
Peter Ashy (Ref) 68 0.6%
Annette Estes (NtL) 53 0.5%
TOTAL 11,266
Turnout: 38%


1996 Senate class 2, Clarendon County
CandidateVotesPct
Strom Thurmond* (R) 4,609 42.5%
Elliot Close (D) 6,094 56.2%
Richard Quillian (Lbt) 46 0.4%
Peter Ashy (Ref) 50 0.5%
Annette Estes (NtL) 38 0.4%
TOTAL 10,837
Turnout: 48%


1996 Senate class 2, Colleton County
CandidateVotesPct
Strom Thurmond* (R) 4,987 49.2%
Elliot Close (D) 4,910 48.5%
Richard Quillian (Lbt) 146 1.4%
Peter Ashy (Ref) 62 0.6%
Annette Estes (NtL) 21 0.2%
TOTAL 10,127
Turnout: 38%


1996 Senate class 2, Darlington County
CandidateVotesPct
Strom Thurmond* (R) 9,147 50.8%
Elliot Close (D) 8,576 47.6%
Richard Quillian (Lbt) 153 0.8%
Peter Ashy (Ref) 74 0.4%
Annette Estes (NtL) 52 0.3%
TOTAL 18,002
Turnout: 38%


1996 Senate class 2, Dillon County
CandidateVotesPct
Strom Thurmond* (R) 2,936 41.7%
Elliot Close (D) 4,018 57.1%
Richard Quillian (Lbt) 43 0.6%
Peter Ashy (Ref) 22 0.3%
Annette Estes (NtL) 16 0.2%
TOTAL 7,037
Turnout: 33%


1996 Senate class 2, Dorchester County
CandidateVotesPct
Strom Thurmond* (R) 15,397 58.3%
Elliot Close (D) 10,173 38.5%
Richard Quillian (Lbt) 527 2.0%
Peter Ashy (Ref) 250 0.9%
Annette Estes (NtL) 68 0.3%
TOTAL 26,416
Turnout: 41%


1996 Senate class 2, Edgefield County
CandidateVotesPct
Strom Thurmond* (R) 4,461 60.5%
Elliot Close (D) 2,814 38.2%
Richard Quillian (Lbt) 71 1.0%
Peter Ashy (Ref) 20 0.3%
Annette Estes (NtL) 6 0.1%
TOTAL 7,372
Turnout: 45%


1996 Senate class 2, Fairfield County
CandidateVotesPct
Strom Thurmond* (R) 2,679 37.6%
Elliot Close (D) 4,327 60.8%
Richard Quillian (Lbt) 63 0.9%
Peter Ashy (Ref) 26 0.4%
Annette Estes (NtL) 26 0.4%
TOTAL 7,122
Turnout: 43%


1996 Senate class 2, Florence County
CandidateVotesPct
Strom Thurmond* (R) 19,556 53.5%
Elliot Close (D) 16,402 44.9%
Richard Quillian (Lbt) 245 0.7%
Peter Ashy (Ref) 224 0.6%
Annette Estes (NtL) 110 0.3%
TOTAL 36,537
Turnout: 41%


1996 Senate class 2, Georgetown County
CandidateVotesPct
Strom Thurmond* (R) 7,685 44.5%
Elliot Close (D) 9,101 52.8%
Richard Quillian (Lbt) 204 1.2%
Peter Ashy (Ref) 181 1.0%
Annette Estes (NtL) 80 0.5%
TOTAL 17,251
Turnout: 45%


1996 Senate class 2, Greenville County
CandidateVotesPct
Strom Thurmond* (R) 73,170 59.5%
Elliot Close (D) 45,767 37.2%
Richard Quillian (Lbt) 1,058 0.9%
Peter Ashy (Ref) 1,337 1.1%
Annette Estes (NtL) 1,599 1.3%
TOTAL 122,931
Turnout: 46%


1996 Senate class 2, Greenwood County
CandidateVotesPct
Strom Thurmond* (R) 9,312 51.9%
Elliot Close (D) 8,129 45.3%
Richard Quillian (Lbt) 220 1.2%
Peter Ashy (Ref) 131 0.7%
Annette Estes (NtL) 132 0.7%
TOTAL 17,931
Turnout: 38%


1996 Senate class 2, Hampton County
CandidateVotesPct
Strom Thurmond* (R) 2,764 40.2%
Elliot Close (D) 3,983 57.9%
Richard Quillian (Lbt) 73 1.1%
Peter Ashy (Ref) 36 0.5%
Annette Estes (NtL) 18 0.3%
TOTAL 6,874
Turnout: 48%


1996 Senate class 2, Horry County
CandidateVotesPct
Strom Thurmond* (R) 24,616 45.8%
Elliot Close (D) 26,681 49.6%
Richard Quillian (Lbt) 1,266 2.4%
Peter Ashy (Ref) 890 1.7%
Annette Estes (NtL) 291 0.5%
TOTAL 53,753
Turnout: 39%


1996 Senate class 2, Jasper County
CandidateVotesPct
Strom Thurmond* (R) 2,399 39.3%
Elliot Close (D) 3,559 58.3%
Richard Quillian (Lbt) 76 1.2%
Peter Ashy (Ref) 53 0.9%
Annette Estes (NtL) 15 0.2%
TOTAL 6,102
Turnout: 46%


1996 Senate class 2, Kershaw County
CandidateVotesPct
Strom Thurmond* (R) 9,551 56.8%
Elliot Close (D) 6,698 39.8%
Richard Quillian (Lbt) 297 1.8%
Peter Ashy (Ref) 200 1.2%
Annette Estes (NtL) 78 0.5%
TOTAL 16,824
Turnout: 47%


1996 Senate class 2, Lancaster County
CandidateVotesPct
Strom Thurmond* (R) 8,569 45.9%
Elliot Close (D) 9,802 52.5%
Richard Quillian (Lbt) 75 0.4%
Peter Ashy (Ref) 118 0.6%
Annette Estes (NtL) 116 0.6%
TOTAL 18,680
Turnout: 43%


1996 Senate class 2, Laurens County
CandidateVotesPct
Strom Thurmond* (R) 10,027 56.4%
Elliot Close (D) 7,309 41.1%
Richard Quillian (Lbt) 110 0.6%
Peter Ashy (Ref) 115 0.6%
Annette Estes (NtL) 227 1.3%
TOTAL 17,788
Turnout: 37%


1996 Senate class 2, Lee County
CandidateVotesPct
Strom Thurmond* (R) 2,786 42.0%
Elliot Close (D) 3,750 56.5%
Richard Quillian (Lbt) 38 0.6%
Peter Ashy (Ref) 39 0.6%
Annette Estes (NtL) 28 0.4%
TOTAL 6,641
Turnout: 47%


1996 Senate class 2, Lexington County
CandidateVotesPct
Strom Thurmond* (R) 43,099 66.0%
Elliot Close (D) 20,625 31.6%
Richard Quillian (Lbt) 720 1.1%
Peter Ashy (Ref) 550 0.8%
Annette Estes (NtL) 347 0.5%
TOTAL 65,341
Turnout: 45%


1996 Senate class 2, Marion County
CandidateVotesPct
Strom Thurmond* (R) 4,445 41.6%
Elliot Close (D) 6,075 56.9%
Richard Quillian (Lbt) 75 0.7%
Peter Ashy (Ref) 50 0.5%
Annette Estes (NtL) 38 0.4%
TOTAL 10,683
Turnout: 43%


1996 Senate class 2, Marlboro County
CandidateVotesPct
Strom Thurmond* (R) 2,740 37.8%
Elliot Close (D) 4,330 59.7%
Richard Quillian (Lbt) 99 1.4%
Peter Ashy (Ref) 50 0.7%
Annette Estes (NtL) 29 0.4%
TOTAL 7,248
Turnout: 34%


1996 Senate class 2, McCormick County
CandidateVotesPct
Strom Thurmond* (R) 1,849 56.8%
Elliot Close (D) 1,321 40.6%
Richard Quillian (Lbt) 26 0.8%
Peter Ashy (Ref) 20 0.6%
Annette Estes (NtL) 41 1.3%
TOTAL 3,257
Turnout: 43%


1996 Senate class 2, Newberry County
CandidateVotesPct
Strom Thurmond* (R) 6,074 56.4%
Elliot Close (D) 4,491 41.7%
Richard Quillian (Lbt) 101 0.9%
Peter Ashy (Ref) 71 0.7%
Annette Estes (NtL) 42 0.4%
TOTAL 10,779
Turnout: 41%


1996 Senate class 2, Oconee County
CandidateVotesPct
Strom Thurmond* (R) 11,666 56.9%
Elliot Close (D) 8,098 39.5%
Richard Quillian (Lbt) 163 0.8%
Peter Ashy (Ref) 288 1.4%
Annette Estes (NtL) 291 1.4%
TOTAL 20,506
Turnout: 43%


1996 Senate class 2, Orangeburg County
CandidateVotesPct
Strom Thurmond* (R) 12,371 39.7%
Elliot Close (D) 18,424 59.1%
Richard Quillian (Lbt) 154 0.5%
Peter Ashy (Ref) 113 0.4%
Annette Estes (NtL) 111 0.4%
TOTAL 31,191
Turnout: 48%


1996 Senate class 2, Pickens County
CandidateVotesPct
Strom Thurmond* (R) 17,925 63.4%
Elliot Close (D) 9,373 33.1%
Richard Quillian (Lbt) 262 0.9%
Peter Ashy (Ref) 341 1.2%
Annette Estes (NtL) 394 1.4%
TOTAL 28,295
Turnout: 35%


1996 Senate class 2, Richland County
CandidateVotesPct
Strom Thurmond* (R) 41,822 44.1%
Elliot Close (D) 51,041 53.9%
Richard Quillian (Lbt) 905 1.0%
Peter Ashy (Ref) 513 0.5%
Annette Estes (NtL) 457 0.5%
TOTAL 94,768
Turnout: 41%


1996 Senate class 2, Saluda County
CandidateVotesPct
Strom Thurmond* (R) 3,812 61.1%
Elliot Close (D) 2,328 37.3%
Richard Quillian (Lbt) 37 0.6%
Peter Ashy (Ref) 27 0.4%
Annette Estes (NtL) 38 0.6%
TOTAL 6,242
Turnout: 46%


1996 Senate class 2, Spartanburg County
CandidateVotesPct
Strom Thurmond* (R) 38,051 57.5%
Elliot Close (D) 26,169 39.5%
Richard Quillian (Lbt) 932 1.4%
Peter Ashy (Ref) 618 0.9%
Annette Estes (NtL) 427 0.6%
TOTAL 66,197
Turnout: 36%


1996 Senate class 2, Sumter County
CandidateVotesPct
Strom Thurmond* (R) 13,787 51.4%
Elliot Close (D) 12,490 46.6%
Richard Quillian (Lbt) 221 0.8%
Peter Ashy (Ref) 195 0.7%
Annette Estes (NtL) 109 0.4%
TOTAL 26,802
Turnout: 36%


1996 Senate class 2, Union County
CandidateVotesPct
Strom Thurmond* (R) 5,708 52.3%
Elliot Close (D) 4,949 45.4%
Richard Quillian (Lbt) 53 0.5%
Peter Ashy (Ref) 65 0.6%
Annette Estes (NtL) 126 1.2%
TOTAL 10,910
Turnout: 48%


1996 Senate class 2, Williamsburg County
CandidateVotesPct
Strom Thurmond* (R) 5,319 43.9%
Elliot Close (D) 6,521 53.8%
Richard Quillian (Lbt) 142 1.2%
Peter Ashy (Ref) 85 0.7%
Annette Estes (NtL) 51 0.4%
TOTAL 12,118
Turnout: 47%


1996 Senate class 2, York County
CandidateVotesPct
Strom Thurmond* (R) 21,712 49.3%
Elliot Close (D) 21,248 48.3%
Richard Quillian (Lbt) 411 0.9%
Peter Ashy (Ref) 406 0.9%
Annette Estes (NtL) 217 0.5%
TOTAL 44,001
Turnout: 39%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Strom Thurmond*
Total Disbursements: $2,632,682
Total Receipts: $2,446,034
Cash on Hand: $34,444
Candidate Contributions: $0
Candidate Loans: $0
Individual Contributions: $1,518,913
Party Contributions: $8,298
Other Committee Contributions: $770,810
Other Committee Transfers: $56,803
Indep. Expenditures Supporting: $6,527
Indep. Expenditures Opposing: $0
Net Independent Expenditures: $6,527
Net Spending: $2,639,209



Elliot Close
Total Disbursements: $1,913,574
Total Receipts: $1,919,735
Cash on Hand: $6,161
Candidate Contributions: $944,389
Candidate Loans: $0
Individual Contributions: $934,382
Party Contributions: $18,000
Other Committee Contributions: $0
Other Committee Transfers: $0
Indep. Expenditures Supporting: $0
Indep. Expenditures Opposing: $0
Net Independent Expenditures: $0
Net Spending: $1,913,574



Richard Quillian
Total Disbursements: $4,022
Total Receipts: $3,924
Cash on Hand: $0
Candidate Contributions: $3,684
Candidate Loans: $0
Individual Contributions: $240
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: $4,022



Peter Ashy
Total Disbursements: $7,836
Total Receipts: $7,836
Cash on Hand: $0
Candidate Contributions: $7,316
Candidate Loans: $0
Individual Contributions: $520
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: $7,836



**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/SC/1996


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes % $**
1   Strom Thurmond* 132,157 60.6% $2,632,682
2   Harold Worley 65,670 30.1% $575,013
3   Charlie Thompson 20,188 9.3% $44,230
TOTAL VOTES 218,015    


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes % $**
1   Elliot Close 102,988 62.1% $1,913,574
2   Cecil Williams 62,794 37.9% $9,780
TOTAL VOTES 165,782