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The 1974 South Carolina United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 5, 1974, to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary elections were held on July 16 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on July 30. Three incumbents were re-elected, Democrat John Jenrette defeated incumbent Republican Edward Lunn Young in the 6th district and the two open seats in the 3rd and 5th districts were retained by the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation after the elections was five Democrats and one Republicans.
2nd Congressional District
Incumbent Republican Congressman Floyd Spence of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1971, defeated Democratic challenger Matthew J. Perry.
Democratic primary
Democratic Primary |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Matthew J. Perry |
31,360 |
57.5 |
Cole Blease Graham |
23,189 |
42.5 |
5th Congressional District
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Thomas S. Gettys of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1964, opted to retire. Kenneth Lamar Holland won the Democratic primary and defeated Republican B. Len Phillips in the general election.
Democratic primary
Democratic Primary |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Kenneth Lamar Holland |
20,176 |
31.5 |
Frank Roddey |
17,051 |
26.7 |
John Justice |
11,406 |
17.8 |
Robert H. Moore |
5,848 |
9.1 |
E.M. Watt |
3,631 |
5.7 |
Howard J. Parnell |
3,244 |
5.1 |
William S. Holler |
2,648 |
4.1 |
Democratic Primary Runoff |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Kenneth Lamar Holland |
32,549 |
52.2 |
+20.7 |
Frank Roddey |
29,768 |
47.8 |
+21.1 |
References
- State Election Commission (1975). Report of the South Carolina State Election Commission. Columbia, SC: State Election Commission. pp. 38–39, 446–447.
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