1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for South Carolina Senate District 2
South Carolina State Senate · South Carolina
5 seats: Charles G. Garrett (D), Richard W. Riley (D), Harry A. Chapman (D), J. Verne Smith (D), David S. Taylor (D) won.
5 seatsCharles G. GarrettDemocrat · winner · incumbent
16.8%50,952
Richard W. RileyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
16.7%50,887
Harry A. ChapmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
13.3%40,318
J. Verne SmithDemocrat · winner
12.2%37,207
David S. TaylorDemocrat · winner
11.1%33,720
Hance FinleyRepublican
10.9%33,289
Thomas A. WoffordRepublican · incumbent
9.2%27,876
Jim PendarvisRepublican
8.9%27,053
Write-ins and other votesOther party
0.9%2,824
304,126 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