1970Final results
1970 election for South Carolina House of Representatives: Orangeburg
South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina
F. Hall Yarborough (D), Thomas B. Bryant III (D), F. Lawton Irick (D) and L. Edward Bennett (D) won the district's 4 seats.
4 seatsF. Hall YarboroughDemocrat · winner · incumbent
15.7%9,676
Thomas B. Bryant IIIDemocrat · winner · incumbent
15.0%9,203
F. Lawton IrickDemocrat · winner · incumbent
14.0%8,573
L. Edward BennettDemocrat · winner · incumbent
13.3%8,190
J. M. Hughes Jr.Republican
11.3%6,962
Fred Connor Jr.Republican
11.1%6,848
G. Bryan Patrick Jr.Republican
10.5%6,442
Zach CullerRepublican
9.0%5,548
61,442 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 1970
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)