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1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1972 election for South Carolina House District RICHLAND

South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina

11 seats: Mike Ebert (R), John H. Lafitte Jr. (R), Alex Sanders (D), Weston Adams (R), Jewel Baskin (R), L. Roger Kirk Jr. (R), William T. Sanders (R), Frank L. Taylor Jr. (D), Robert H. Burnside (D), Weems Baskin III (R), Robert E. Kneece (D) won.

11 seats
Mike EbertRepublican · winner
5.1%28,924
John H. Lafitte Jr.Republican · winner
5.0%28,826
Alex SandersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
4.9%28,262
Weston AdamsRepublican · winner
4.9%27,941
Jewel BaskinRepublican · winner
4.9%27,765
L. Roger Kirk Jr.Republican · winner
4.8%27,291
William T. SandersRepublican · winner
4.6%26,367
Frank L. Taylor Jr.Democrat · winner
4.6%26,229
Robert H. BurnsideDemocrat · winner
4.6%26,207
Weems Baskin IIIRepublican · winner
4.6%26,131
Robert E. KneeceDemocrat · winner · incumbent
4.4%25,210
Bernard ManningRepublican
4.4%24,960
Troy HyattDemocrat · incumbent
4.3%24,794
S. L. JohnsonDemocrat
4.3%24,594
Lowell HayesRepublican
4.3%24,436
James FelderDemocrat · incumbent
4.3%24,347
J. C. AndersDemocrat
4.2%24,258
C. Eben YoungRepublican
4.2%23,751
Tom BroadwaterDemocrat
4.2%23,750
Richard KennedyRepublican
4.1%23,557
R. L. SullivanDemocrat
4.1%23,166
Samuel R. HaskellDemocrat
3.9%22,343
Shirley CayruthOther party
0.2%1,269
Patricia GreenOther party
0.2%1,221
Karen JonesOther party
0.2%1,192
Jacqueline ReeceOther party
0.2%1,176
Louise GoodsonOther party
0.2%1,113
James ReeceOther party
0.2%1,054
John DelgodoOther party
0.2%882
571,016 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 1972

The seat's recent races

EvenD+6.61968D+0.81970D+0.51972

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

The candidates

Mike Ebert (R)John H. Lafitte Jr. (R)

Also on the ballot: Alex Sanders (Democrat), 4.9%; Weston Adams (Republican), 4.9%; Jewel Baskin (Republican), 4.9%; L. Roger Kirk Jr. (Republican), 4.8%; William T. Sanders (Republican), 4.6%; Frank L. Taylor Jr. (Democrat), 4.6%; Robert H. Burnside (Democrat), 4.6%; Weems Baskin III (Republican), 4.6%; Robert E. Kneece (Democrat), 4.4%; Bernard Manning (Republican), 4.4%; Troy Hyatt (Democrat), 4.3%; S. L. Johnson (Democrat), 4.3%; Lowell Hayes (Republican), 4.3%; James Felder (Democrat), 4.3%; J. C. Anders (Democrat), 4.2%; C. Eben Young (Republican), 4.2%; Tom Broadwater (Democrat), 4.2%; Richard Kennedy (Republican), 4.1%; R. L. Sullivan (Democrat), 4.1%; Samuel R. Haskell (Democrat), 3.9%; Shirley Cayruth (Other party), 0.2%; Patricia Green (Other party), 0.2%; Karen Jones (Other party), 0.2%; Jacqueline Reece (Other party), 0.2%; Louise Goodson (Other party), 0.2%; James Reece (Other party), 0.2%; John Delgodo (Other party), 0.2%