1978 general · November 7, 1978
1978 South Carolina election results
Every race on South Carolina's ballot in the 1978 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races133
Changed party9
Unopposed66%88 races
Incumbents defeated3
U.S. Senate
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | Strom Thurmond (R) | 11.4 |
Governors
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | Richard W. Riley (D) | 23.8 |
U.S. House
D 4 · R 2 · 1 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SC-1 | Mendel J. Davis (D) | 20.8 | |
| SC-2 | Floyd Spence (R) | 14.9 | |
| SC-3 | Butler Derrick (D) | 63.8 | |
| SC-4 | Carroll A. Campbell Jr. (R) | 6.2 | Flipped |
| SC-5 | Ken Holland (D) | 65.3 | |
| SC-6 | John W. Jenrette (D) | Unopposed |
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-9 | A. Eugene Carmichael Jr. (D) | Unopposed |
South Carolina House of Representatives
D 108 · R 16 · 8 changed party
South Carolina
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse); Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab