1970Final results
1970 election for South Carolina House of Representatives: Darlington
South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina
Gary E. Byrd (D), Preston Ware (D) and Edward Jack Smith (D) won the district's 3 seats.
3 seatsGary E. ByrdDemocrat · winner
23.6%6,782
Preston WareDemocrat · winner
22.1%6,354
Edward Jack SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
19.5%5,615
Ben F. WilliamsRepublican
12.9%3,709
Richard J. GriggsRepublican
11.5%3,315
Tommy TedderRepublican
10.3%2,974
28,749 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET