1980Final results
1980 election for South Carolina's 2nd District
U.S. House · South Carolina
Floyd Spence (R) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating Tom Turnipseed (D) by 11.4 points.
Floyd SpenceRepublican · winner
55.7%92,306
Tom TurnipseedDemocrat
44.3%73,353
165,659 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Tom TurnipseedFloyd Spence
$77.3K
Raised by the campaign
$274.3K
$74.6K
Spent by the campaign
$272K
$0
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1980.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1980