United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1976

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The 1976 South Carolina United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 2, 1976 to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. All six incumbents were re-elected and the composition of the state delegation remained five Democrats and one Republican.

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

South Carolina's 1st Congressional District Election Results, 1976
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Mendel J. Davis (incumbent)	89,891	68.9
	Republican	Lonnie Rowell	40,598	31.1
Majority			49,293	37.8
Turnout			130,489
	Democratic hold

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

South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District Election Results, 1976
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Floyd Spence (incumbent)	83,426	57.5
	Democratic	Clyde B. Livingston	60,602	41.8
	Independent	John O'Neal	950	0.7
Majority			22,824	15.7
Turnout			144,978
	Republican hold

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

South Carolina's 3rd Congressional District Election Results, 1976
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Butler Derrick (incumbent)	117,740	100.0
Majority			117,740	100.0
Turnout			117,740
	Democratic hold

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

South Carolina's 4th Congressional District Election Results, 1976
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	James R. Mann (incumbent)	91,711	73.5
	Republican	Bob Watkins	33,149	26.5
Majority			58,562	47.0
Turnout			124,860
	Democratic hold

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

South Carolina's 5th Congressional District Election Results, 1976
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Ken Holland (incumbent)	66,073	51.5
	Republican	Bobby Richardson	62,066	48.3
	Independent	Harold Hough	298	0.2
Majority			4,007	3.2
Turnout			128,437
	Democratic hold

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

South Carolina's 6th Congressional District Election Results, 1976
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John Jenrette (incumbent)	75,916	55.5
	Republican	Edward Lunn Young	60,288	44.0
	Independent	C.C. Dillingham	688	0.5
Majority			15,628	11.5
Turnout			136,892
	Democratic hold

See also

• United States House elections, 1976
• South Carolina's congressional districts

References

• State Election Commission (1977). Report of the South Carolina State Election Commission. Columbia, SC: State Election Commission. pp. 29–31.