1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 election for South Carolina House District LEXINGTON
South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina
3 seats: Preston H. Callison (D), Jimmy Martin (D), W. L. Cooper (D) won.
3 seatsPreston H. CallisonDemocrat · winner
18.2%11,935
Jimmy MartinDemocrat · winner
16.6%10,897
W. L. CooperDemocrat · winner
16.4%10,765
Lucius PorthDemocrat · incumbent
15.4%10,109
Jarvis KlapmanRepublican · incumbent
14.9%9,787
Frank W. CrouchOther party
14.3%9,410
Otis LucasOther party
1.5%991
James S. KnightOther party
1.5%983
H. Wayne SavilleOther party
1.2%815
65,692 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Preston H. Callison (D)Jimmy Martin (D)W. L. Cooper (D)Lucius Porth (D)Jarvis Klapman (R)Frank W. Crouch (OTH)
Also on the ballot: Otis Lucas (Other party), 1.5%; James S. Knight (Other party), 1.5%; H. Wayne Saville (Other party), 1.2%