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Election 1980 Results

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1980 US Senate election in South Carolina

Ernest Fritz Hollings (Democrat) beat Marshall Mays (Republican) in South Carolina in 1980, 70.4% to 29.6%, a margin of 40.7 points and 354,608 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1974, when Ernest F. Hollings also won.

Democrats led in 46 of the 46 counties as they stood then. The largest, Greenville, cast 80,397 votes and went to the Democrat by 30.9 points. The closest was Calhoun, where 1,636 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 Fritz Hollings won Democratic 612,554 70.4%
Marshall Mays Republican 257,946 29.6%
Total870,500

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Greenville 52,614 65.4% 27,783 34.6% 80,397 D+30.9
Charleston 45,540 57.9% 33,091 42.1% 78,631 D+15.8
Richland 51,952 69.5% 22,845 30.5% 74,797 D+38.9
Spartanburg 37,003 65.7% 19,293 34.3% 56,296 D+31.5
Lexington 24,315 59.0% 16,879 41.0% 41,194 D+18.1
Aiken 21,858 63.9% 12,322 36.1% 34,180 D+27.9
Anderson 23,468 69.6% 10,244 30.4% 33,712 D+39.2
Florence 23,990 75.8% 7,656 24.2% 31,646 D+51.6
Horry 20,130 72.2% 7,747 27.8% 27,877 D+44.4
Orangeburg 20,940 77.8% 5,965 22.2% 26,905 D+55.7
York 18,364 72.8% 6,856 27.2% 25,220 D+45.6
Berkeley 14,966 66.2% 7,633 33.8% 22,599 D+32.4
Pickens 11,711 63.6% 6,717 36.4% 18,428 D+27.1
Dorchester 11,933 66.3% 6,063 33.7% 17,996 D+32.6
Greenwood 12,209 73.8% 4,338 26.2% 16,547 D+47.6
Beaufort 10,024 61.3% 6,322 38.7% 16,346 D+22.6
Darlington 12,340 75.6% 3,974 24.4% 16,314 D+51.3
Sumter 11,619 72.3% 4,451 27.7% 16,070 D+44.6
Lancaster 12,460 85.0% 2,206 15.0% 14,666 D+69.9
Laurens 10,660 78.2% 2,979 21.8% 13,639 D+56.3
Oconee 9,576 73.0% 3,537 27.0% 13,113 D+46.1
Williamsburg 10,096 80.7% 2,415 19.3% 12,511 D+61.4
Georgetown 10,228 82.2% 2,220 17.8% 12,448 D+64.3
Kershaw 8,763 70.6% 3,656 29.4% 12,419 D+41.1
Cherokee 9,908 82.2% 2,140 17.8% 12,048 D+64.5
Newberry 7,143 69.2% 3,186 30.8% 10,329 D+38.3
Colleton 7,624 74.4% 2,618 25.6% 10,242 D+48.9
Union 8,735 85.3% 1,506 14.7% 10,241 D+70.6
Clarendon 7,886 79.1% 2,088 20.9% 9,974 D+58.1
Chesterfield 8,296 85.1% 1,451 14.9% 9,747 D+70.2
Chester 6,910 84.4% 1,276 15.6% 8,186 D+68.8
Marion 6,814 84.1% 1,289 15.9% 8,103 D+68.2
Marlboro 6,494 86.9% 981 13.1% 7,475 D+73.8
Lee 5,738 78.2% 1,597 21.8% 7,335 D+56.5
Dillon 6,035 82.4% 1,288 17.6% 7,323 D+64.8
Barnwell 4,889 75.7% 1,567 24.3% 6,456 D+51.5
Hampton 5,236 83.0% 1,072 17.0% 6,308 D+66.0
Abbeville 5,020 80.6% 1,206 19.4% 6,226 D+61.3
Fairfield 5,228 85.3% 903 14.7% 6,131 D+70.5
Edgefield 4,235 76.6% 1,294 23.4% 5,529 D+53.2
Bamberg 4,240 81.8% 946 18.2% 5,186 D+63.5
Saluda 3,605 72.3% 1,382 27.7% 4,987 D+44.6
Jasper 3,780 80.3% 930 19.7% 4,710 D+60.5
Allendale 3,185 84.3% 594 15.7% 3,779 D+68.6
Calhoun 2,683 71.9% 1,047 28.1% 3,730 D+43.9
McCormick 2,111 84.3% 393 15.7% 2,504 D+68.6

Counties as they stood in 1980; 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