Elections / 1978 · Senate · SC
South Carolina — 1978 U.S. Senate election
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Akashic1978 · U.S. SenateSouth Carolina · U.S. SenateStrom ThurmondR+11.4
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1978 Senate returns.
- Strom Thurmond✓Republican351,91755.7%
- Charles D. RavenelDemocrat280,14644.3%
presidential baselinePresident 1976D+13.1Senate 1978R+11.4vs. baselineR+24.4
South Carolina's 1978 Senate race ran 24.4 points more Republican than its 1976 presidential margin.
South Carolina's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1978–2022
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1978 | −11.4% |
| 1980 | +40.7% |
| 1984 | −35.0% |
| 1986 | +27.5% |
| 1990 | −31.7% |
| 1992 | +3.1% |
| 1996 | −9.4% |
| 1998 | +7.0% |
| 2002 | −10.2% |
| 2004 | −9.6% |
| 2008 | −15.3% |
| 2010 | −34.4% |
| 2014 | −17.5% |
| 2016 | −26.2% |
| 2020 | −10.3% |
| 2022 | −25.9% |
Same ballot, 1978SC
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1978 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.