County | Turnout | Strom Thurmond* (R) |
Charles Ravenel (D) |
Other | Margin | TOTAL | |||||||||||||
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Abbeville | 34% | 3,041 | 60.9% | 1,950 | 39.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1,091 | 4,991 | ||||||||||
Aiken | 36% | 14,659 | 61.7% | 9,072 | 38.2% | 15 | 0.1% | 5,587 | 23,746 | ||||||||||
Allendale | 45% | 1,424 | 49.7% | 1,443 | 50.3% | 0 | 0.0% | -19 | 2,867 | ||||||||||
Anderson | 27% | 12,259 | 54.6% | 10,195 | 45.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 2,064 | 22,454 | ||||||||||
Bamberg | 35% | 2,209 | 57.4% | 1,642 | 42.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 567 | 3,851 | ||||||||||
Barnwell | 38% | 2,726 | 60.7% | 1,766 | 39.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 960 | 4,492 | ||||||||||
Beaufort | 27% | 6,254 | 55.4% | 5,031 | 44.6% | 3 | 0.0% | 1,223 | 11,288 | ||||||||||
Berkeley | 29% | 7,955 | 52.0% | 7,341 | 48.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 614 | 15,296 | ||||||||||
Calhoun | 42% | 1,705 | 53.8% | 1,466 | 46.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 239 | 3,171 | ||||||||||
Charleston | 32% | 30,083 | 51.7% | 28,151 | 48.3% | 8 | 0.0% | 1,932 | 58,242 | ||||||||||
Cherokee | 30% | 4,646 | 59.4% | 3,179 | 40.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 1,467 | 7,825 | ||||||||||
Chester | 29% | 3,315 | 58.7% | 2,330 | 41.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 985 | 5,645 | ||||||||||
Chesterfield | 29% | 3,503 | 51.3% | 3,332 | 48.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 171 | 6,835 | ||||||||||
Clarendon | 39% | 3,089 | 47.8% | 3,370 | 52.2% | 0 | 0.0% | -281 | 6,459 | ||||||||||
Colleton | 39% | 4,093 | 54.2% | 3,452 | 45.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 641 | 7,545 | ||||||||||
Darlington | 34% | 6,830 | 53.5% | 5,943 | 46.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 887 | 12,773 | ||||||||||
Dillon | 31% | 3,193 | 57.4% | 2,367 | 42.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 826 | 5,560 | ||||||||||
Dorchester | 36% | 6,336 | 53.7% | 5,456 | 46.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 880 | 11,792 | ||||||||||
Edgefield | 40% | 2,351 | 54.7% | 1,902 | 44.2% | 46 | 1.1% | 449 | 4,299 | ||||||||||
Fairfield | 37% | 2,008 | 41.9% | 2,781 | 58.1% | 0 | 0.0% | -773 | 4,789 | ||||||||||
Florence | 35% | 12,558 | 53.2% | 11,032 | 46.7% | 9 | 0.0% | 1,526 | 23,599 | ||||||||||
Georgetown | 38% | 4,273 | 45.9% | 5,029 | 54.1% | 0 | 0.0% | -756 | 9,302 | ||||||||||
Greenville | 33% | 35,574 | 58.8% | 24,851 | 41.1% | 99 | 0.2% | 10,723 | 60,524 | ||||||||||
Greenwood | 32% | 7,010 | 57.9% | 5,087 | 42.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1,923 | 12,097 | ||||||||||
Hampton | 40% | 2,201 | 50.8% | 2,131 | 49.2% | 1 | 0.0% | 70 | 4,333 | ||||||||||
Horry | 27% | 9,891 | 59.7% | 6,675 | 40.3% | 5 | 0.0% | 3,216 | 16,571 | ||||||||||
Jasper | 35% | 1,236 | 42.3% | 1,689 | 57.7% | 0 | 0.0% | -453 | 2,925 | ||||||||||
Kershaw | 41% | 5,976 | 60.4% | 3,911 | 39.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 2,065 | 9,887 | ||||||||||
Lancaster | 31% | 5,995 | 59.3% | 4,108 | 40.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 1,887 | 10,103 | ||||||||||
Laurens | 30% | 6,157 | 60.6% | 4,005 | 39.4% | 1 | 0.0% | 2,152 | 10,163 | ||||||||||
Lee | 48% | 2,849 | 52.3% | 2,596 | 47.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 253 | 5,445 | ||||||||||
Lexington | 37% | 21,848 | 70.4% | 9,165 | 29.5% | 19 | 0.1% | 12,683 | 31,032 | ||||||||||
Marion | 29% | 2,732 | 46.1% | 3,197 | 53.9% | 3 | 0.1% | -465 | 5,932 | ||||||||||
Marlboro | 30% | 2,493 | 45.1% | 3,030 | 54.9% | 0 | 0.0% | -537 | 5,523 | ||||||||||
McCormick | 40% | 893 | 46.4% | 1,032 | 53.6% | 0 | 0.0% | -139 | 1,925 | ||||||||||
Newberry | 38% | 5,285 | 65.8% | 2,740 | 34.1% | 6 | 0.1% | 2,545 | 8,031 | ||||||||||
Oconee | 29% | 4,651 | 52.3% | 4,242 | 47.7% | 3 | 0.0% | 409 | 8,896 | ||||||||||
Orangeburg | 39% | 9,221 | 46.3% | 10,713 | 53.7% | 0 | 0.0% | -1,492 | 19,934 | ||||||||||
Pickens | 23% | 7,159 | 59.5% | 4,874 | 40.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 2,285 | 12,033 | ||||||||||
Richland | 34% | 31,443 | 51.8% | 29,297 | 48.2% | 15 | 0.0% | 2,146 | 60,755 | ||||||||||
Saluda | 38% | 2,532 | 66.4% | 1,270 | 33.3% | 9 | 0.2% | 1,262 | 3,811 | ||||||||||
Spartanburg | 30% | 23,276 | 59.7% | 15,718 | 40.3% | 7 | 0.0% | 7,558 | 39,001 | ||||||||||
Sumter | 29% | 8,201 | 52.8% | 7,336 | 47.2% | 5 | 0.0% | 865 | 15,542 | ||||||||||
Union | 37% | 4,654 | 62.4% | 2,798 | 37.5% | 3 | 0.0% | 1,856 | 7,455 | ||||||||||
Williamsburg | 43% | 4,352 | 45.5% | 5,205 | 54.5% | 0 | 0.0% | -853 | 9,557 | ||||||||||
York | 19% | 7,594 | 59.3% | 5,205 | 40.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 2,389 | 12,799 | ||||||||||
TOTAL | 34% | 351,733 | 55.6% | 281,119 | 44.4% | 257 | 0.0% | 70,614 | 633,109 | ||||||||||
Total R vote: 351,733 (55.6%) Total D vote: 281,119 (44.4%) Total Other vote: 257 (0.0%) | |||||||||||||||||||
* incumbent | |||||||||||||||||||
Campaign finance data for this election**: | |||||||||||||||||||
Total Disbursements: | $2,013,431 | $1,134,168 | |||||||||||||||||
Total Receipts: | $0 | $0 |
**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
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1978 Senate class 2, Abbeville County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Strom Thurmond* (R) | 3,041 | 60.9% | Charles Ravenel (D) | 1,950 | 39.1% | |
TOTAL | 4,991 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Aiken County | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Pct | Strom Thurmond* (R) | 14,659 | 61.7% | Charles Ravenel (D) | 9,072 | 38.2% | |
TOTAL | 23,746 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Allendale County | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Pct | Strom Thurmond* (R) | 1,424 | 49.7% | Charles Ravenel (D) | 1,443 | 50.3% | |
TOTAL | 2,867 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Anderson County | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Pct | Strom Thurmond* (R) | 12,259 | 54.6% | Charles Ravenel (D) | 10,195 | 45.4% | |
TOTAL | 22,454 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Bamberg County | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Pct | Strom Thurmond* (R) | 2,209 | 57.4% | Charles Ravenel (D) | 1,642 | 42.6% | |
TOTAL | 3,851 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Barnwell County | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Pct | Strom Thurmond* (R) | 2,726 | 60.7% | Charles Ravenel (D) | 1,766 | 39.3% | |
TOTAL | 4,492 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Beaufort County | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Pct | Strom Thurmond* (R) | 6,254 | 55.4% | Charles Ravenel (D) | 5,031 | 44.6% | |
TOTAL | 11,288 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Berkeley County | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Pct | Strom Thurmond* (R) | 7,955 | 52.0% | Charles Ravenel (D) | 7,341 | 48.0% | |
TOTAL | 15,296 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Calhoun County | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Pct | Strom Thurmond* (R) | 1,705 | 53.8% | Charles Ravenel (D) | 1,466 | 46.2% | |
TOTAL | 3,171 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Charleston County | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Pct | Strom Thurmond* (R) | 30,083 | 51.7% | Charles Ravenel (D) | 28,151 | 48.3% | |
TOTAL | 58,242 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Cherokee County | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Pct | Strom Thurmond* (R) | 4,646 | 59.4% | Charles Ravenel (D) | 3,179 | 40.6% | |
TOTAL | 7,825 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Chester County | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Pct | Strom Thurmond* (R) | 3,315 | 58.7% | Charles Ravenel (D) | 2,330 | 41.3% | |
TOTAL | 5,645 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Chesterfield County | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Pct | Strom Thurmond* (R) | 3,503 | 51.3% | Charles Ravenel (D) | 3,332 | 48.7% | |
TOTAL | 6,835 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Clarendon County | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Pct | Strom Thurmond* (R) | 3,089 | 47.8% | Charles Ravenel (D) | 3,370 | 52.2% | |
TOTAL | 6,459 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Colleton County | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Pct | Strom Thurmond* (R) | 4,093 | 54.2% | Charles Ravenel (D) | 3,452 | 45.8% | |
TOTAL | 7,545 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Darlington County | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Pct | Strom Thurmond* (R) | 6,830 | 53.5% | Charles Ravenel (D) | 5,943 | 46.5% | |
TOTAL | 12,773 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Dillon County | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Pct | Strom Thurmond* (R) | 3,193 | 57.4% | Charles Ravenel (D) | 2,367 | 42.6% | |
TOTAL | 5,560 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Dorchester County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Strom Thurmond* (R) | 6,336 | 53.7% | Charles Ravenel (D) | 5,456 | 46.3% | |
TOTAL | 11,792 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Edgefield County | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Pct | Strom Thurmond* (R) | 2,351 | 54.7% | Charles Ravenel (D) | 1,902 | 44.2% | |
TOTAL | 4,299 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Fairfield County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Strom Thurmond* (R) | 2,008 | 41.9% | Charles Ravenel (D) | 2,781 | 58.1% | |
TOTAL | 4,789 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Florence County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Strom Thurmond* (R) | 12,558 | 53.2% | Charles Ravenel (D) | 11,032 | 46.7% | |
TOTAL | 23,599 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Georgetown County | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Pct | Strom Thurmond* (R) | 4,273 | 45.9% | Charles Ravenel (D) | 5,029 | 54.1% | |
TOTAL | 9,302 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Greenville County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Strom Thurmond* (R) | 35,574 | 58.8% | Charles Ravenel (D) | 24,851 | 41.1% | |
TOTAL | 60,524 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Greenwood County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Strom Thurmond* (R) | 7,010 | 57.9% | Charles Ravenel (D) | 5,087 | 42.1% | |
TOTAL | 12,097 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Hampton County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Strom Thurmond* (R) | 2,201 | 50.8% | Charles Ravenel (D) | 2,131 | 49.2% | |
TOTAL | 4,333 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Horry County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Strom Thurmond* (R) | 9,891 | 59.7% | Charles Ravenel (D) | 6,675 | 40.3% | |
TOTAL | 16,571 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Jasper County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Strom Thurmond* (R) | 1,236 | 42.3% | Charles Ravenel (D) | 1,689 | 57.7% | |
TOTAL | 2,925 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Kershaw County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Strom Thurmond* (R) | 5,976 | 60.4% | Charles Ravenel (D) | 3,911 | 39.6% | |
TOTAL | 9,887 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Lancaster County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Strom Thurmond* (R) | 5,995 | 59.3% | Charles Ravenel (D) | 4,108 | 40.7% | |
TOTAL | 10,103 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Laurens County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Strom Thurmond* (R) | 6,157 | 60.6% | Charles Ravenel (D) | 4,005 | 39.4% | |
TOTAL | 10,163 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Lee County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Strom Thurmond* (R) | 2,849 | 52.3% | Charles Ravenel (D) | 2,596 | 47.7% | |
TOTAL | 5,445 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Lexington County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Strom Thurmond* (R) | 21,848 | 70.4% | Charles Ravenel (D) | 9,165 | 29.5% | |
TOTAL | 31,032 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Marion County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Strom Thurmond* (R) | 2,732 | 46.1% | Charles Ravenel (D) | 3,197 | 53.9% | |
TOTAL | 5,932 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Marlboro County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Strom Thurmond* (R) | 2,493 | 45.1% | Charles Ravenel (D) | 3,030 | 54.9% | |
TOTAL | 5,523 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, McCormick County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Strom Thurmond* (R) | 893 | 46.4% | Charles Ravenel (D) | 1,032 | 53.6% | |
TOTAL | 1,925 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Newberry County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Strom Thurmond* (R) | 5,285 | 65.8% | Charles Ravenel (D) | 2,740 | 34.1% | |
TOTAL | 8,031 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Oconee County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Strom Thurmond* (R) | 4,651 | 52.3% | Charles Ravenel (D) | 4,242 | 47.7% | |
TOTAL | 8,896 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Orangeburg County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Strom Thurmond* (R) | 9,221 | 46.3% | Charles Ravenel (D) | 10,713 | 53.7% | |
TOTAL | 19,934 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Pickens County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Strom Thurmond* (R) | 7,159 | 59.5% | Charles Ravenel (D) | 4,874 | 40.5% | |
TOTAL | 12,033 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Richland County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Strom Thurmond* (R) | 31,443 | 51.8% | Charles Ravenel (D) | 29,297 | 48.2% | |
TOTAL | 60,755 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Saluda County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Strom Thurmond* (R) | 2,532 | 66.4% | Charles Ravenel (D) | 1,270 | 33.3% | |
TOTAL | 3,811 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Spartanburg County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Strom Thurmond* (R) | 23,276 | 59.7% | Charles Ravenel (D) | 15,718 | 40.3% | |
TOTAL | 39,001 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Sumter County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Strom Thurmond* (R) | 8,201 | 52.8% | Charles Ravenel (D) | 7,336 | 47.2% | |
TOTAL | 15,542 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Union County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Strom Thurmond* (R) | 4,654 | 62.4% | Charles Ravenel (D) | 2,798 | 37.5% | |
TOTAL | 7,455 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Williamsburg County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Strom Thurmond* (R) | 4,352 | 45.5% | Charles Ravenel (D) | 5,205 | 54.5% | |
TOTAL | 9,557 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, York County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Strom Thurmond* (R) | 7,594 | 59.3% | Charles Ravenel (D) | 5,205 | 40.7% | |
TOTAL | 12,799 | ||||||||
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Campaign finance data for this election**:
Strom Thurmond* | |||
Total Disbursements: | $2,013,431 |
Charles Ravenel | |
Total Disbursements: | $1,134,168 |
Republican Primary | |||
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Pos | Candidate | Votes | % |
No Republican primary |
Democrat Primary | |||
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Pos | Candidate | Votes | % |
1 | Charles Ravenel | 205,348 | 55.9% |
2 | John Culbertson | 69,184 | 18.8% |
3 | James Triplett | 50,951 | 13.9% |
4 | William McElveen | 41,550 | 11.3% |
TOTAL VOTES | 367,033 |