1976Final results
1976 election for South Carolina House District 98
South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina
John Hamilton Smith (D) won with 68.5% of the vote, defeating Don H. Handelsman (R) by 37.0 points.
John Hamilton SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.5%6,584
Don H. HandelsmanRepublican
31.5%3,027
9,611 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