Elections / 1980 · Senate · SC
South Carolina — 1980 U.S. Senate election
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Akashic1980 · U.S. SenateSouth Carolina · U.S. SenateErnest Fritz HollingsD+40.7
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1980 Senate returns.
- Ernest Fritz Hollings✓Democrat612,55470.4%
- Marshall MaysRepublican257,94629.6%
presidential baselinePresident 1980R+1.5Senate 1980D+40.7vs. baselineD+42.3
South Carolina's 1980 Senate race ran 42.3 points more Democratic than the presidential race on the same ballot.
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, 1980SC
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1980 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.