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1970Final results

1970 election for South Carolina House District BAMBERG

South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina

R. W. Kemp (D) won with 91.5% of the vote, defeating Don R. Cole (Ind) by 83.0 points.

R. W. KempDemocrat · winner · incumbent
91.5%3,107
Don R. ColeIndependent
8.5%289
3,396 votes

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