1976Final results
1976 election for South Carolina Senate District 2
South Carolina State Senate · South Carolina
5 seats: J. Verne Smith (D), Charles G. Garrett (D), Harry A. Chapman (D), Carroll Campbell (R), David S. Taylor (D) won.
5 seatsJ. Verne SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
17.3%67,698
Charles G. GarrettDemocrat · winner · incumbent
17.1%66,992
Harry A. ChapmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
13.8%53,921
Carroll CampbellRepublican · winner
11.9%46,535
David S. TaylorDemocrat · winner · incumbent
11.5%44,919
Carolyn FrederickRepublican
10.3%40,347
W. Daniel Yarborough Jr.Democrat
10.0%39,132
William H. StroudRepublican
8.1%31,823
391,367 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