1976Final results
1976 election for South Carolina House District 115
South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina
Paul Gelegotis (D) won with 64.9% of the vote, defeating John E. Penland (R) by 29.8 points.
Paul GelegotisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.9%4,654
John E. PenlandRepublican
35.1%2,517
7,171 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET