1978Final results
1978 election for South Carolina House District 98
South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina
John Hamilton Smith (D) won with 76.1% of the vote, defeating Homer D. Powell (Oth) by 63.2 points.
John Hamilton SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.1%5,719
Homer D. PowellOther party
12.9%971
Michael L. WalkerOther party
11.0%825
7,515 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