South Carolina House of Representatives seat · former district
South Carolina House District SPARTANBURG
3 elections since 1968: Democrats won 2, Republicans 0.
1972 election
Nov 7, 1972- George Dean Johnson Jr. (R) · won · incumbent8.2%
- James Moore Craig Jr. (D) · won7.9%
- T. Edwards Jr. (D) · won · incumbent7.4%
- Sam P. Manning (D) · won · incumbent7.0%
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
Every election for this seat
3 races since 1968. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1972 | George Dean Johnson Jr. · James Moore Craig Jr. · T. Edwards Jr. · Sam P. Manning · E. C. Burnett III · Richard T. Hines · John C. Williams Jr. · Giles P. Cleveland (REP) | Allen R. Walcher (R) | 0.0 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 | Sam P. Manning · John C. Williams Jr. · Giles P. Cleveland · George Dean Johnson Jr. · T. Edwards Jr. · J. C. Duncan · Harold C. Davis · Hugh E. Finch (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1968 | Harold C. Davis · J. C. Duncan · Sam P. Manning · B. O. Burnett · John C. Williams Jr. · Hugh E. Finch · T. Edwards Jr. · T. Louis Cox (D) | — | Unopposed |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)