1976 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
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1st congressional district
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Mendel Jackson Davis of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1971, defeated Republican challenger Lonnie Rowell.
General election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Mendel J. Davis (incumbent) | 89,891 | 68.9 | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Lonnie Rowell | 40,598 | 31.1 | ||
| Majority | 49,293 | 37.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 130,489 | Script error: No such module "String". | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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2nd congressional district
Incumbent Republican Congressman Floyd Spence of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1971, defeated Democratic challenger Clyde B. Livingston.
General election results
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Floyd Spence (incumbent) | 83,426 | 57.5 | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Clyde B. Livingston | 60,602 | 41.8 | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | John O'Neal | 950 | 0.7 | ||
| Majority | 22,824 | 15.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 144,978 | Script error: No such module "String". | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
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3rd congressional district
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Butler Derrick of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1975, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.
General election results
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Butler Derrick (incumbent) | 117,740 | 100.0 | ||
| Majority | 117,740 | 100.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 117,740 | Script error: No such module "String". | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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4th congressional district
Incumbent Democratic Congressman James R. Mann of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1969, defeated Republican challenger Bob Watkins.
General election results
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | James R. Mann (incumbent) | 91,711 | 73.5 | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Bob Watkins | 33,149 | 26.5 | ||
| Majority | 58,562 | 47.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 124,860 | Script error: No such module "String". | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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5th congressional district
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Kenneth Lamar Holland of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1975, defeated Republican challenger Bobby Richardson.
General election results
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Ken Holland (incumbent) | 66,073 | 51.5 | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Bobby Richardson | 62,066 | 48.3 | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Harold Hough | 298 | 0.2 | ||
| Majority | 4,007 | 3.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 128,437 | Script error: No such module "String". | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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6th congressional district
Incumbent Democratic Congressman John Jenrette of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1975, defeated Republican challenger Edward Lunn Young.
General election results
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | John Jenrette (incumbent) | 75,916 | 55.5 | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Edward Lunn Young | 60,288 | 44.0 | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | C.C. Dillingham | 688 | 0.5 | ||
| Majority | 15,628 | 11.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 136,892 | Script error: No such module "String". | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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See also
References
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