1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for South Carolina House District 117
South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina
Daniel E. Winstead (R) won with 64.2% of the vote, defeating M. O. Smith (D) by 28.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Daniel E. WinsteadRepublican · winner
64.2%1,409
M. O. SmithDemocrat
35.8%786
2,195 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET