1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for South Carolina Senate District 7
South Carolina State Senate · South Carolina
5 seats: Hyman Rubin (D), John Martin (D), T. Travis Medlock (D), Isadore Lourie (D), J. L. Cromer (R) won.
5 seatsHyman RubinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
15.1%44,188
John MartinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
14.3%41,862
T. Travis MedlockDemocrat · winner
13.3%39,007
Isadore LourieDemocrat · winner
11.6%33,973
J. L. CromerRepublican · winner
11.1%32,478
Walter J. Bristow Jr.Democrat · incumbent
11.1%32,469
C. Kenneth PowellRepublican
10.9%31,739
Paul S. ClarksonRepublican
8.2%24,073
J. R. Harper IIIOther party
1.7%5,053
S. T. Sanders Jr.Other party
1.0%2,900
M. M. SimkinsOther party
0.7%2,125
Ben TaylorOther party
0.5%1,350
Robert SnowdenOther party
0.4%1,232
292,449 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
Hyman Rubin (D)John Martin (D)T. Travis Medlock (D)Isadore Lourie (D)J. L. Cromer (R)Walter J. Bristow Jr. (D)C. Kenneth Powell (R)Paul S. Clarkson (R)
Also on the ballot: J. R. Harper III (Other party), 1.7%; S. T. Sanders Jr. (Other party), 1.0%; M. M. Simkins (Other party), 0.7%; Ben Taylor (Other party), 0.5%; Robert Snowden (Other party), 0.4%