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1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1968 election for South Carolina House District GREENVILLE

South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina

11 seats: Rex L. Carter (D), Fred A. Fuller (D), J. S. Garrett Jr. (D), Beattie E. Huff (D), C. Victor Pyle Jr. (D), Lloyd E. Hunt (D), Herbert Granger (D), John K. Earle (R), Carolyn Frederick (R), Thomas W. Greene (D), Mac V. Patterson (R) won.

11 seats
Rex L. CarterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
5.6%34,120
Fred A. FullerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
5.5%33,273
J. S. Garrett Jr.Democrat · winner
5.3%31,903
Beattie E. HuffDemocrat · winner · incumbent
5.1%30,859
C. Victor Pyle Jr.Democrat · winner
4.9%29,686
Lloyd E. HuntDemocrat · winner
4.9%29,378
Herbert GrangerDemocrat · winner
4.8%29,227
John K. EarleRepublican · winner · incumbent
4.7%28,583
Carolyn FrederickRepublican · winner · incumbent
4.6%28,017
Thomas W. GreeneDemocrat · winner
4.5%27,292
Mac V. PattersonRepublican · winner · incumbent
4.5%27,008
Nicholls MitchellOther party
4.4%26,886
William H. StroudRepublican · incumbent
4.4%26,849
Jesse HelmsOther party
4.3%26,180
George GaultRepublican · incumbent
4.3%25,770
Sam L. HuffmanOther party
4.2%25,553
Robert L. WatkinsRepublican · incumbent
4.2%25,262
Thomas CofieldOther party
4.2%25,199
George BomarDemocrat
4.1%24,793
Charles MossOther party
3.9%23,401
Kenneth PorterOther party
3.8%22,919
David OsteenOther party
3.7%22,506
604,664 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1968

Races before and after

EvenD+0.81968D+1.51970D+1.41972

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Rex L. Carter (D)Fred A. Fuller (D)J. S. Garrett Jr. (D)Beattie E. Huff (D)

Also on the ballot: C. Victor Pyle Jr. (Democrat), 4.9%; Lloyd E. Hunt (Democrat), 4.9%; Herbert Granger (Democrat), 4.8%; John K. Earle (Republican), 4.7%; Carolyn Frederick (Republican), 4.6%; Thomas W. Greene (Democrat), 4.5%; Mac V. Patterson (Republican), 4.5%; Nicholls Mitchell (Other party), 4.4%; William H. Stroud (Republican), 4.4%; Jesse Helms (Other party), 4.3%; George Gault (Republican), 4.3%; Sam L. Huffman (Other party), 4.2%; Robert L. Watkins (Republican), 4.2%; Thomas Cofield (Other party), 4.2%; George Bomar (Democrat), 4.1%; Charles Moss (Other party), 3.9%; Kenneth Porter (Other party), 3.8%; David Osteen (Other party), 3.7%