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South Carolina House of Representatives seat · former district

South Carolina House District SUMTER

3 elections since 1968: Democrats won 3, Republicans 0.

1972 election

Nov 7, 1972
  1. R. J. Aycock (D) · won · incumbent22.1%
  2. Ramon Schwartz (D) · won · incumbent21.9%
  3. Carlyle W. Goodman (D) · won · incumbent21.1%
  4. Ernest A. Finney Jr. (D) · won18.5%

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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.

YearWinnerRunner-upWon by
Lines first used in 1972
1972R. J. Aycock · Ramon Schwartz · Carlyle W. Goodman · Ernest A. Finney Jr. (D)C. F. McLaughlin (R)2.2
Lines first used in 1962
1970Carlyle W. Goodman · James Cuttino Jr. · R. J. Aycock · Ramon Schwartz (D)—Unopposed
1968James Cuttino Jr. · Ramon Schwartz · R. J. Aycock · Carlyle W. Goodman (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)