1972Final results
1972 election for South Carolina Senate District 11
South Carolina State Senate · South Carolina
4 seats: Lanue Floyd (D), Thomas E. Smith Jr. (D), James P. Stevens (D), J. Ralph Gasque (D) won.
4 seatsLanue FloydDemocrat · winner · incumbent
22.5%37,702
Thomas E. Smith Jr.Democrat · winner
22.3%37,477
James P. StevensDemocrat · winner · incumbent
22.0%36,918
J. Ralph GasqueDemocrat · winner · incumbent
21.7%36,412
Elvin Drew TirrellRepublican
9.3%15,559
Samuel L. VandrossOther party
1.1%1,918
Mordecai C. JohnsonRepublican
1.1%1,825
167,811 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
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Lanue Floyd (D)Thomas E. Smith Jr. (D)James P. Stevens (D)J. Ralph Gasque (D)Elvin Drew Tirrell (R)
Also on the ballot: Samuel L. Vandross (Other party), 1.1%; Mordecai C. Johnson (Republican), 1.1%