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1968Final results

1968 election for South Carolina Senate District 3

South Carolina State Senate · South Carolina

4 seats: Richard W. Riley (D), Harry A. Chapman (D), Charles G. Garrett (D), Thomas A. Wofford (R) won.

4 seats
Richard W. RileyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
15.0%33,383
Harry A. ChapmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
14.9%33,057
Charles G. GarrettDemocrat · winner
13.4%29,738
Thomas A. WoffordRepublican · winner · incumbent
13.2%29,417
12.0%26,739
Jack E. ShawRepublican
11.3%25,177
Frank J. NcneesRepublican
10.3%22,758
Eddie R. HarbinRepublican
9.8%21,747
222,016 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+63.11980D+1.01992R+34.41996R+27.02004R+11.52008R+48.22020

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