1978Final results
1978 election for South Carolina House District 56
South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina
David Beasley (D) won with 64.9% of the vote, defeating Betty Byrd Wirhousky (Oth) by 29.8 points.
David BeasleyDemocrat · winner
64.9%2,899
Betty Byrd WirhouskyOther party
35.1%1,566
4,466 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