1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for South Carolina House District 3
South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina
Edward W. Simpson (R) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Harold Breazeale (D) by 11.9 points.
Edward W. SimpsonRepublican · winner
56.0%2,110
Harold BreazealeDemocrat · incumbent
44.0%1,661
3,771 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 1974
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET