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1978Final results

1978 election for South Carolina House District 72

South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina

Bill Campbell (D) won with 71.5% of the vote, defeating Linda Reed (R) by 42.9 points.

Bill CampbellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.5%1,909
Linda ReedRepublican
28.5%762
2,671 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+42.91978D+22.71982D+2.31984D+19.51986D+10.81988D+35.41990

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