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Election 1968 Results

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1968 US Senate election in South Carolina

Ernest F. Hollings (Democrat) beat Marshall Parker (Republican) in South Carolina in 1968, 61.9% to 38.1%, a margin of 23.8 points and 155,280 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1962, when Olin D. Johnston won.

Democrats led in 46 of the 46 counties as they stood then. The largest, Charleston, cast 56,665 votes and went to the Democrat by 28.3 points. The closest was Pickens, where 17 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ernest F. Hollings won Democratic 404,060 61.9%
Marshall Parker Republican 248,780 38.1%
All other candidates 15 0.0%
Total652,855

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Charleston 36,361 64.2% 20,304 35.8% 56,665 D+28.3
Greenville 29,865 52.9% 26,642 47.1% 56,507 D+5.7
Richland 31,425 57.9% 22,826 42.1% 7 54,258 D+15.8
Spartanburg 26,615 59.4% 18,201 40.6% 44,816 D+18.8
Aiken 14,833 55.9% 11,690 44.1% 26,523 D+11.9
Florence 15,542 63.3% 9,015 36.7% 24,557 D+26.6
Lexington 12,434 53.0% 11,043 47.0% 23,477 D+5.9
Anderson 15,123 65.9% 7,832 34.1% 22,955 D+31.8
Orangeburg 14,672 69.6% 6,407 30.4% 21,079 D+39.2
York 11,788 64.3% 6,537 35.7% 18,325 D+28.7
Sumter 10,608 65.3% 5,634 34.7% 16,242 D+30.6
Horry 9,708 60.3% 6,383 39.7% 16,091 D+20.7
Greenwood 9,797 68.9% 4,432 31.1% 14,229 D+37.7
Berkeley 9,299 66.9% 4,609 33.1% 13,908 D+33.7
Darlington 8,415 61.4% 5,280 38.6% 13,695 D+22.9
Pickens 6,386 50.1% 6,369 49.9% 12,755 D+0.1
Lancaster 8,458 68.0% 3,976 32.0% 12,434 D+36.0
Laurens 6,899 59.1% 4,766 40.9% 11,665 D+18.3
Dorchester 6,766 63.4% 3,909 36.6% 10,675 D+26.8
Williamsburg 6,890 65.3% 3,669 34.7% 10,559 D+30.5
Kershaw 6,035 58.4% 4,291 41.6% 10,326 D+16.9
Newberry 5,874 57.3% 4,375 42.7% 10,249 D+14.6
Cherokee 5,683 57.5% 4,202 42.5% 9,885 D+15.0
Georgetown 6,178 63.0% 3,613 36.9% 8 9,799 D+26.2
Chesterfield 6,779 71.2% 2,747 28.8% 9,526 D+42.3
Union 6,626 70.3% 2,805 29.7% 9,431 D+40.5
Oconee 4,934 55.7% 3,917 44.3% 8,851 D+11.5
Chester 5,794 70.9% 2,380 29.1% 8,174 D+41.8
Colleton 4,835 59.5% 3,294 40.5% 8,129 D+19.0
Beaufort 5,504 68.7% 2,508 31.3% 8,012 D+37.4
Clarendon 5,300 68.9% 2,392 31.1% 7,692 D+37.8
Marion 4,552 68.8% 2,060 31.2% 6,612 D+37.7
Dillon 3,933 61.9% 2,424 38.1% 6,357 D+23.7
Marlboro 4,290 68.9% 1,940 31.1% 6,230 D+37.7
Fairfield 4,485 76.1% 1,411 23.9% 5,896 D+52.1
Barnwell 3,647 62.7% 2,165 37.3% 5,812 D+25.5
Abbeville 4,181 76.0% 1,323 24.0% 5,504 D+51.9
Lee 3,242 61.4% 2,039 38.6% 5,281 D+22.8
Hampton 3,572 69.1% 1,601 30.9% 5,173 D+38.1
Saluda 2,764 58.5% 1,962 41.5% 4,726 D+17.0
Bamberg 3,327 71.1% 1,350 28.9% 4,677 D+42.3
Edgefield 2,328 62.1% 1,420 37.9% 3,748 D+24.2
Allendale 2,501 78.3% 692 21.7% 3,193 D+56.7
Calhoun 2,010 66.3% 1,023 33.7% 3,033 D+32.5
Jasper 2,267 75.1% 752 24.9% 3,019 D+50.2
McCormick 1,535 72.9% 570 27.1% 2,105 D+45.8

Counties as they stood in 1968; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

South Carolina Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Tim Scott (R) R+25.9
2020 Lindsey Graham (R) R+10.3
2016 Tim Scott (R) R+23.6
2014 Lindsey Graham (R) R+15.5
2010 Jim DeMint (R) R+33.8
2008 Lindsey Graham (R) R+15.3
2004 Jim Demint (R) R+9.6
2002 Lindsey O. Graham (R) R+10.2
1998 Ernest F. Hollings (D) D+7.0
1996 Strom Thurmond (R) R+9.4
1992 Ernest F. Hollings (D) D+3.1
1990 Strom Thurmond (R) R+31.7
1986 Ernest Fritz Hollings (D) D+27.5
1984 Strom Thurmond (R) R+35.0
1980 Ernest Fritz Hollings (D) D+40.7
1978 Strom Thurmond (R) R+11.4
1974 Ernest F. Hollings (D) D+40.9
1972 Strom Thurmond (R) R+26.6
1968 Ernest F. Hollings (D) D+23.8
1966 Strom Thurmond (R) R+24.4
1962 Olin D. Johnston (D) D+14.3
1960 Strom Thurmond (D) D+100.0
1956 Olin D. Johnston (D) D+64.5
1954 Strom Thurmond (other)
1950 Olin D. Johnston (D) D+99.9
1948 Burnet R. Maybank (D) D+92.9
1944 Olin D. Johnston (D) D+89.2
1942 Burnet R. Maybank (D) D+100.0
1938 Cotton Ed Smith (D) D+97.8
1936 James F. Byrnes (D) D+97.7
1932 Cotton Ed Smith (D) D+96.3
1930 James F. Byrnes (D) D+100.0
1926 Cotton Ed Smith (D) D+100.0
1924 Coleman L. Blease (D) D+100.0
1920 Cotton Ed Smith (D) D+100.0
1918 Nathaniel B. Dial (D) D+100.0
1914 Cotton Ed Smith (D) D+99.8