Election 1974 Results
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1974 US Senate election in South Carolina
Ernest F. Hollings (Democrat) beat Gwen Bush (Republican) in South Carolina in 1974, 69.5% to 28.6%, a margin of 40.9 points and 209,481 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1968, when Ernest F. Hollings also won.
Democrats led in 46 of the 46 counties as they stood then. The largest, Charleston, cast 48,960 votes and went to the Democrat by 41.8 points. The closest was Calhoun, where 895 votes separated the two parties.
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
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ernest F. Hollings won | Democratic | 356,126 | 69.5% |
| Gwen Bush | Republican | 146,645 | 28.6% |
| All other candidates | 9,626 | 1.9% | |
| Total | 512,397 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston | 34,422 70.3% | 13,980 28.6% | 558 | 48,960 | D+41.8 |
| Richland | 31,712 65.2% | 16,204 33.3% | 702 | 48,618 | D+31.9 |
| Greenville | 25,174 57.5% | 16,552 37.8% | 2,051 | 43,777 | D+19.7 |
| Spartanburg | 18,886 67.7% | 8,468 30.4% | 530 | 27,884 | D+37.4 |
| Lexington | 13,575 54.0% | 10,927 43.5% | 628 | 25,130 | D+10.5 |
| Anderson | 14,695 76.2% | 4,247 22.0% | 354 | 19,296 | D+54.1 |
| Florence | 14,258 74.6% | 4,696 24.6% | 152 | 19,106 | D+50.0 |
| Aiken | 12,236 65.1% | 6,069 32.3% | 498 | 18,803 | D+32.8 |
| Horry | 11,359 72.1% | 4,222 26.8% | 170 | 15,751 | D+45.3 |
| Orangeburg | 11,001 71.1% | 4,306 27.8% | 161 | 15,468 | D+43.3 |
| York | 9,775 73.6% | 3,254 24.5% | 260 | 13,289 | D+49.1 |
| Greenwood | 8,527 74.4% | 2,772 24.2% | 161 | 11,460 | D+50.2 |
| Pickens | 6,691 61.6% | 3,886 35.8% | 281 | 10,858 | D+25.8 |
| Sumter | 7,460 70.7% | 2,923 27.7% | 172 | 10,555 | D+43.0 |
| Berkeley | 7,605 72.1% | 2,810 26.6% | 131 | 10,546 | D+45.5 |
| Darlington | 7,032 69.6% | 2,927 29.0% | 151 | 10,110 | D+40.6 |
| Lancaster | 6,949 75.7% | 2,083 22.7% | 142 | 9,174 | D+53.0 |
| Williamsburg | 7,174 79.2% | 1,798 19.9% | 82 | 9,054 | D+59.4 |
| Dorchester | 6,227 69.8% | 2,582 29.0% | 108 | 8,917 | D+40.9 |
| Kershaw | 5,735 64.8% | 2,817 31.8% | 304 | 8,856 | D+32.9 |
| Laurens | 5,108 67.1% | 2,308 30.3% | 199 | 7,615 | D+36.8 |
| Beaufort | 5,296 70.1% | 2,157 28.5% | 103 | 7,556 | D+41.5 |
| Newberry | 5,222 70.1% | 2,066 27.7% | 163 | 7,451 | D+42.4 |
| Oconee | 5,566 76.1% | 1,597 21.8% | 149 | 7,312 | D+54.3 |
| Georgetown | 5,461 75.5% | 1,701 23.5% | 72 | 7,234 | D+52.0 |
| Union | 5,077 77.3% | 1,395 21.2% | 99 | 6,571 | D+56.0 |
| Cherokee | 4,959 76.1% | 1,478 22.7% | 83 | 6,520 | D+53.4 |
| Colleton | 4,085 73.3% | 1,445 25.9% | 44 | 5,574 | D+47.4 |
| Chester | 4,288 77.2% | 1,203 21.7% | 60 | 5,551 | D+55.6 |
| Chesterfield | 4,372 79.7% | 917 16.7% | 199 | 5,488 | D+63.0 |
| Clarendon | 4,147 77.1% | 1,176 21.9% | 56 | 5,379 | D+55.2 |
| Marion | 4,187 81.1% | 928 18.0% | 47 | 5,162 | D+63.1 |
| Lee | 3,247 67.8% | 1,483 31.0% | 59 | 4,789 | D+36.8 |
| Dillon | 3,490 77.2% | 983 21.8% | 46 | 4,519 | D+55.5 |
| Abbeville | 3,714 83.4% | 662 14.9% | 75 | 4,451 | D+68.6 |
| Barnwell | 3,141 73.1% | 1,071 24.9% | 86 | 4,298 | D+48.2 |
| Marlboro | 3,388 78.9% | 841 19.6% | 63 | 4,292 | D+59.3 |
| Fairfield | 3,066 77.1% | 878 22.1% | 31 | 3,975 | D+55.0 |
| Bamberg | 2,729 75.5% | 803 22.2% | 82 | 3,614 | D+53.3 |
| Saluda | 2,391 67.7% | 1,033 29.2% | 110 | 3,534 | D+38.4 |
| Edgefield | 2,802 79.6% | 667 18.9% | 53 | 3,522 | D+60.6 |
| Hampton | 2,787 80.9% | 623 18.1% | 37 | 3,447 | D+62.8 |
| Allendale | 2,062 83.0% | 396 15.9% | 26 | 2,484 | D+67.1 |
| Calhoun | 1,651 67.7% | 756 31.0% | 30 | 2,437 | D+36.7 |
| Jasper | 1,785 83.5% | 324 15.2% | 29 | 2,138 | D+68.3 |
| McCormick | 1,612 86.1% | 231 12.3% | 29 | 1,872 | D+73.8 |
Counties as they stood in 1974; 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
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |