1976Final results
1976 election for South Carolina Senate District 7
South Carolina State Senate · South Carolina
5 seats: Heyward McDonald (D), Hyman Rubin (D), Alex Sanders (D), Isadore Lourie (D), John Martin (D) won.
5 seatsHeyward McDonaldDemocrat · winner
17.2%56,387
Hyman RubinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
17.2%56,251
Alex SandersDemocrat · winner
17.1%55,802
Isadore LourieDemocrat · winner · incumbent
15.9%51,994
John MartinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
14.0%45,806
Robert RussellRepublican
10.2%33,468
William T. SandersRepublican
8.4%27,308
327,016 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