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1978 election for South Carolina House District 119

South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina

Larry Brinker (R) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating A. Victor Rawl (D) by 2.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Larry BrinkerRepublican · winner
51.2%2,926
48.8%2,791
5,717 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

EvenR+2.41978D+3.41980D+59.11982D+9.91984R+16.41986R+19.21988

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET