1974-11-04 Senatorial Election Results for South Carolina (Class 3)

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County	Turnout	Ernest Hollings* (D)		Gwenyfred Bush (R)		Harold Hough (I)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Abbeville	31%	3,714	83.4%	662	14.9%	75	1.7%	0	0.0%	3,052	4,451
Aiken	30%	12,236	65.1%	6,069	32.3%	498	2.6%	0	0.0%	6,167	18,803
Allendale	40%	2,062	83.0%	396	15.9%	26	1.0%	0	0.0%	1,666	2,484
Anderson	25%	14,695	76.2%	4,247	22.0%	354	1.8%	0	0.0%	10,448	19,296
Bamberg	34%	2,729	75.5%	803	22.2%	82	2.3%	0	0.0%	1,926	3,614
Barnwell	38%	3,141	73.1%	1,071	24.9%	86	2.0%	0	0.0%	2,070	4,298
Beaufort	20%	5,296	70.1%	2,157	28.5%	103	1.4%	0	0.0%	3,139	7,556
Berkeley	25%	7,605	72.1%	2,810	26.6%	131	1.2%	0	0.0%	4,795	10,546
Calhoun	34%	1,651	67.7%	756	31.0%	30	1.2%	0	0.0%	895	2,437
Charleston	28%	34,422	70.3%	13,980	28.6%	558	1.1%	0	0.0%	20,442	48,960
Cherokee	26%	4,959	76.1%	1,478	22.7%	83	1.3%	0	0.0%	3,481	6,520
Chester	29%	4,288	77.2%	1,203	21.7%	60	1.1%	0	0.0%	3,085	5,551
Chesterfield	25%	4,372	79.7%	917	16.7%	199	3.6%	0	0.0%	3,455	5,488
Clarendon	33%	4,147	77.1%	1,176	21.9%	56	1.0%	0	0.0%	2,971	5,379
Colleton	31%	4,085	73.3%	1,445	25.9%	44	0.8%	0	0.0%	2,640	5,574
Darlington	29%	7,032	69.6%	2,927	29.0%	151	1.5%	0	0.0%	4,105	10,110
Dillon	26%	3,490	77.2%	983	21.8%	46	1.0%	0	0.0%	2,507	4,519
Dorchester	34%	6,227	69.8%	2,582	29.0%	108	1.2%	0	0.0%	3,645	8,917
Edgefield	34%	2,802	79.6%	667	18.9%	53	1.5%	0	0.0%	2,135	3,522
Fairfield	31%	3,066	77.1%	878	22.1%	31	0.8%	0	0.0%	2,188	3,975
Florence	31%	14,258	74.6%	4,696	24.6%	152	0.8%	0	0.0%	9,562	19,106
Georgetown	32%	5,461	75.5%	1,701	23.5%	72	1.0%	0	0.0%	3,760	7,234
Greenville	25%	25,174	57.5%	16,552	37.8%	2,051	4.7%	0	0.0%	8,622	43,777
Greenwood	32%	8,527	74.4%	2,772	24.2%	161	1.4%	0	0.0%	5,755	11,460
Hampton	33%	2,787	80.9%	623	18.1%	37	1.1%	0	0.0%	2,164	3,447
Horry	30%	11,359	72.1%	4,222	26.8%	170	1.1%	0	0.0%	7,137	15,751
Jasper	28%	1,785	83.5%	324	15.2%	29	1.4%	0	0.0%	1,461	2,138
Kershaw	38%	5,735	64.8%	2,817	31.8%	304	3.4%	0	0.0%	2,918	8,856
Lancaster	30%	6,949	75.7%	2,083	22.7%	142	1.5%	0	0.0%	4,866	9,174
Laurens	23%	5,108	67.1%	2,308	30.3%	199	2.6%	0	0.0%	2,800	7,615
Lee	43%	3,247	67.8%	1,483	31.0%	59	1.2%	0	0.0%	1,764	4,789
Lexington	36%	13,575	54.0%	10,927	43.5%	628	2.5%	0	0.0%	2,648	25,130
Marion	26%	4,187	81.1%	928	18.0%	47	0.9%	0	0.0%	3,259	5,162
Marlboro	25%	3,388	78.9%	841	19.6%	63	1.5%	0	0.0%	2,547	4,292
McCormick	38%	1,612	86.1%	231	12.3%	29	1.5%	0	0.0%	1,381	1,872
Newberry	37%	5,222	70.1%	2,066	27.7%	163	2.2%	0	0.0%	3,156	7,451
Oconee	25%	5,566	76.1%	1,597	21.8%	149	2.0%	0	0.0%	3,969	7,312
Orangeburg	33%	11,001	71.1%	4,306	27.8%	161	1.0%	0	0.0%	6,695	15,468
Pickens	24%	6,691	61.6%	3,886	35.8%	281	2.6%	0	0.0%	2,805	10,858
Richland	29%	31,712	65.2%	16,204	33.3%	702	1.4%	0	0.0%	15,508	48,618
Saluda	36%	2,391	67.7%	1,033	29.2%	110	3.1%	0	0.0%	1,358	3,534
Spartanburg	23%	18,886	67.7%	8,468	30.4%	530	1.9%	0	0.0%	10,418	27,884
Sumter	21%	7,460	70.7%	2,923	27.7%	172	1.6%	0	0.0%	4,537	10,555
Union	33%	5,077	77.3%	1,395	21.2%	99	1.5%	0	0.0%	3,682	6,571
Williamsburg	43%	7,174	79.2%	1,798	19.9%	82	0.9%	0	0.0%	5,376	9,054
York	22%	9,775	73.6%	3,254	24.5%	260	2.0%	0	0.0%	6,521	13,289
TOTAL	30%	356,126	69.5%	146,645	28.6%	9,624	1.9%	0	0.0%	209,481	512,395
Total R vote: 146,645 (28.6%)      Total D vote: 356,126 (69.5%)      Total Other vote: 9,624 (1.9%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$225,678		$6,754		$0
Total Receipts:		$0		$0		$0

1974 Senate class 3, Abbeville County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	3,714	83.4%
Gwenyfred Bush (R)	662	14.9%
Harold Hough (I)	75	1.7%
TOTAL	4,451
Turnout: 31%

1974 Senate class 3, Aiken County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	12,236	65.1%
Gwenyfred Bush (R)	6,069	32.3%
Harold Hough (I)	498	2.6%
TOTAL	18,803
Turnout: 30%

1974 Senate class 3, Allendale County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	2,062	83.0%
Gwenyfred Bush (R)	396	15.9%
Harold Hough (I)	26	1.0%
TOTAL	2,484
Turnout: 40%

1974 Senate class 3, Anderson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	14,695	76.2%
Gwenyfred Bush (R)	4,247	22.0%
Harold Hough (I)	354	1.8%
TOTAL	19,296
Turnout: 25%

1974 Senate class 3, Bamberg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	2,729	75.5%
Gwenyfred Bush (R)	803	22.2%
Harold Hough (I)	82	2.3%
TOTAL	3,614
Turnout: 34%

1974 Senate class 3, Barnwell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	3,141	73.1%
Gwenyfred Bush (R)	1,071	24.9%
Harold Hough (I)	86	2.0%
TOTAL	4,298
Turnout: 38%

1974 Senate class 3, Beaufort County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	5,296	70.1%
Gwenyfred Bush (R)	2,157	28.5%
Harold Hough (I)	103	1.4%
TOTAL	7,556
Turnout: 20%

1974 Senate class 3, Berkeley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	7,605	72.1%
Gwenyfred Bush (R)	2,810	26.6%
Harold Hough (I)	131	1.2%
TOTAL	10,546
Turnout: 25%

1974 Senate class 3, Calhoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	1,651	67.7%
Gwenyfred Bush (R)	756	31.0%
Harold Hough (I)	30	1.2%
TOTAL	2,437
Turnout: 34%

1974 Senate class 3, Charleston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	34,422	70.3%
Gwenyfred Bush (R)	13,980	28.6%
Harold Hough (I)	558	1.1%
TOTAL	48,960
Turnout: 28%

1974 Senate class 3, Cherokee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	4,959	76.1%
Gwenyfred Bush (R)	1,478	22.7%
Harold Hough (I)	83	1.3%
TOTAL	6,520
Turnout: 26%

1974 Senate class 3, Chester County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	4,288	77.2%
Gwenyfred Bush (R)	1,203	21.7%
Harold Hough (I)	60	1.1%
TOTAL	5,551
Turnout: 29%

1974 Senate class 3, Chesterfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	4,372	79.7%
Gwenyfred Bush (R)	917	16.7%
Harold Hough (I)	199	3.6%
TOTAL	5,488
Turnout: 25%

1974 Senate class 3, Clarendon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	4,147	77.1%
Gwenyfred Bush (R)	1,176	21.9%
Harold Hough (I)	56	1.0%
TOTAL	5,379
Turnout: 33%

1974 Senate class 3, Colleton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	4,085	73.3%
Gwenyfred Bush (R)	1,445	25.9%
Harold Hough (I)	44	0.8%
TOTAL	5,574
Turnout: 31%

1974 Senate class 3, Darlington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	7,032	69.6%
Gwenyfred Bush (R)	2,927	29.0%
Harold Hough (I)	151	1.5%
TOTAL	10,110
Turnout: 29%

1974 Senate class 3, Dillon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	3,490	77.2%
Gwenyfred Bush (R)	983	21.8%
Harold Hough (I)	46	1.0%
TOTAL	4,519
Turnout: 26%

1974 Senate class 3, Dorchester County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	6,227	69.8%
Gwenyfred Bush (R)	2,582	29.0%
Harold Hough (I)	108	1.2%
TOTAL	8,917
Turnout: 34%

1974 Senate class 3, Edgefield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	2,802	79.6%
Gwenyfred Bush (R)	667	18.9%
Harold Hough (I)	53	1.5%
TOTAL	3,522
Turnout: 34%

1974 Senate class 3, Fairfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	3,066	77.1%
Gwenyfred Bush (R)	878	22.1%
Harold Hough (I)	31	0.8%
TOTAL	3,975
Turnout: 31%

1974 Senate class 3, Florence County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	14,258	74.6%
Gwenyfred Bush (R)	4,696	24.6%
Harold Hough (I)	152	0.8%
TOTAL	19,106
Turnout: 31%

1974 Senate class 3, Georgetown County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	5,461	75.5%
Gwenyfred Bush (R)	1,701	23.5%
Harold Hough (I)	72	1.0%
TOTAL	7,234
Turnout: 32%

1974 Senate class 3, Greenville County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	25,174	57.5%
Gwenyfred Bush (R)	16,552	37.8%
Harold Hough (I)	2,051	4.7%
TOTAL	43,777
Turnout: 25%

1974 Senate class 3, Greenwood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	8,527	74.4%
Gwenyfred Bush (R)	2,772	24.2%
Harold Hough (I)	161	1.4%
TOTAL	11,460
Turnout: 32%

1974 Senate class 3, Hampton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	2,787	80.9%
Gwenyfred Bush (R)	623	18.1%
Harold Hough (I)	37	1.1%
TOTAL	3,447
Turnout: 33%

1974 Senate class 3, Horry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	11,359	72.1%
Gwenyfred Bush (R)	4,222	26.8%
Harold Hough (I)	170	1.1%
TOTAL	15,751
Turnout: 30%

1974 Senate class 3, Jasper County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	1,785	83.5%
Gwenyfred Bush (R)	324	15.2%
Harold Hough (I)	29	1.4%
TOTAL	2,138
Turnout: 28%

1974 Senate class 3, Kershaw County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	5,735	64.8%
Gwenyfred Bush (R)	2,817	31.8%
Harold Hough (I)	304	3.4%
TOTAL	8,856
Turnout: 38%

1974 Senate class 3, Lancaster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	6,949	75.7%
Gwenyfred Bush (R)	2,083	22.7%
Harold Hough (I)	142	1.5%
TOTAL	9,174
Turnout: 30%

1974 Senate class 3, Laurens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	5,108	67.1%
Gwenyfred Bush (R)	2,308	30.3%
Harold Hough (I)	199	2.6%
TOTAL	7,615
Turnout: 23%

1974 Senate class 3, Lee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	3,247	67.8%
Gwenyfred Bush (R)	1,483	31.0%
Harold Hough (I)	59	1.2%
TOTAL	4,789
Turnout: 43%

1974 Senate class 3, Lexington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	13,575	54.0%
Gwenyfred Bush (R)	10,927	43.5%
Harold Hough (I)	628	2.5%
TOTAL	25,130
Turnout: 36%

1974 Senate class 3, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	4,187	81.1%
Gwenyfred Bush (R)	928	18.0%
Harold Hough (I)	47	0.9%
TOTAL	5,162
Turnout: 26%

1974 Senate class 3, Marlboro County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	3,388	78.9%
Gwenyfred Bush (R)	841	19.6%
Harold Hough (I)	63	1.5%
TOTAL	4,292
Turnout: 25%

1974 Senate class 3, McCormick County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	1,612	86.1%
Gwenyfred Bush (R)	231	12.3%
Harold Hough (I)	29	1.5%
TOTAL	1,872
Turnout: 38%

1974 Senate class 3, Newberry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	5,222	70.1%
Gwenyfred Bush (R)	2,066	27.7%
Harold Hough (I)	163	2.2%
TOTAL	7,451
Turnout: 37%

1974 Senate class 3, Oconee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	5,566	76.1%
Gwenyfred Bush (R)	1,597	21.8%
Harold Hough (I)	149	2.0%
TOTAL	7,312
Turnout: 25%

1974 Senate class 3, Orangeburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	11,001	71.1%
Gwenyfred Bush (R)	4,306	27.8%
Harold Hough (I)	161	1.0%
TOTAL	15,468
Turnout: 33%

1974 Senate class 3, Pickens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	6,691	61.6%
Gwenyfred Bush (R)	3,886	35.8%
Harold Hough (I)	281	2.6%
TOTAL	10,858
Turnout: 24%

1974 Senate class 3, Richland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	31,712	65.2%
Gwenyfred Bush (R)	16,204	33.3%
Harold Hough (I)	702	1.4%
TOTAL	48,618
Turnout: 29%

1974 Senate class 3, Saluda County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	2,391	67.7%
Gwenyfred Bush (R)	1,033	29.2%
Harold Hough (I)	110	3.1%
TOTAL	3,534
Turnout: 36%

1974 Senate class 3, Spartanburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	18,886	67.7%
Gwenyfred Bush (R)	8,468	30.4%
Harold Hough (I)	530	1.9%
TOTAL	27,884
Turnout: 23%

1974 Senate class 3, Sumter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	7,460	70.7%
Gwenyfred Bush (R)	2,923	27.7%
Harold Hough (I)	172	1.6%
TOTAL	10,555
Turnout: 21%

1974 Senate class 3, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	5,077	77.3%
Gwenyfred Bush (R)	1,395	21.2%
Harold Hough (I)	99	1.5%
TOTAL	6,571
Turnout: 33%

1974 Senate class 3, Williamsburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	7,174	79.2%
Gwenyfred Bush (R)	1,798	19.9%
Harold Hough (I)	82	0.9%
TOTAL	9,054
Turnout: 43%

1974 Senate class 3, York County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	9,775	73.6%
Gwenyfred Bush (R)	3,254	24.5%
Harold Hough (I)	260	2.0%
TOTAL	13,289
Turnout: 22%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Ernest Hollings*
Total Disbursements:	$225,678

**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/1974

Gwenyfred Bush
Total Disbursements:	$6,754