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1978 election for South Carolina House District 21

South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina

Philip Bradley (R) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Jennifer Smith (D) by 6.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Philip BradleyRepublican · winner
53.0%4,883
46.8%4,307
9,212 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

EvenD+44.51976R+6.31978R+15.81980R+13.01996R+51.42010 special electionR+21.82026

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