1978 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

none February 2026 September 2023 1978 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina South Carolina legislative no 1976 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina 1976 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina 1980 All 6 South Carolina seats to the United States House of Representatives 1978 11 7 Democratic Party (United States) 5 4 1 Republican Party (United States) 1 2 1 File:1978 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina results map.svg District results Democratic #4389e3 60–70% #0645B4 80–90% #002b84 >90% Republican #e27f90 50–60% The 1978 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 7, 1978, to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary elections for the Democrats and the Republicans were held on June 13. All five incumbents who ran were re-elected, but the open seat in the 4th congressional district was taken by the Republicans from the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation after the elections was four Democrats and two Republicans. 1st congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman Mendel Jackson Davis of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1971, defeated Benjamin Frasier in the Democratic primary and Republican C.C. Wannamaker in the general election. Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% Mendel Jackson Davis 48,541 86.4 Benjamin Frasier 7,631 13.6 General election results South Carolina's 1st congressional district election results, 1978 Democratic Party (United States) Mendel J. Davis (incumbent) 65,835 60.6 -8.3 Republican Party (United States) C.C. Wannamaker 42,811 39.4 +8.3 23,024 21.2 -16.6 108,646 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- 2nd congressional district Incumbent Republican Congressman Floyd Spence of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1971, defeated Democratic challenger Jack Bass. Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% Jack Bass 34,630 57.6 B.E. Hadley 25,520 42.4 General election results South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election results, 1978 Republican Party (United States) Floyd Spence (incumbent) 71,208 57.3 -0.2 Democratic Party (United States) Jack Bass 53,021 42.7 +0.9 No party Write-Ins 4 0.0 0.0 18,187 14.6 -1.1 124,233 |- | Republican Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Republican hold |- 3rd congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman Butler Derrick of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1975, defeated Republican challenger Anthony J. Panuccio. General election results South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election results, 1978 Democratic Party (United States) Butler Derrick (incumbent) 81,638 81.9 -18.1 Republican Party (United States) Anthony J. Panuccio 17,973 18.1 +18.1 No party Write-Ins 24 0.0 0.0 63,665 63.8 -36.2 99,635 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- 4th congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman James R. Mann of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1969, opted to retire. Carroll A. Campbell Jr., a Republican state senator from Greenville, defeated Robert Watkins in the Republican primary and Democrat Max M. Heller in the general election. Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% Max M. Heller 25,295 53.1 Nick Theodore 22,319 46.9 Republican primary Republican primaryCandidateVotes% Carroll A. Campbell Jr. 6,808 88.3 Robert Watkins 899 11.7 General election results South Carolina's 4th congressional district election results, 1978 Republican Party (United States) Carroll A. Campbell Jr. 51,377 52.1 +25.6 Democratic Party (United States) Max M. Heller 45,484 46.2 -27.3 Independent (politician) Don W. Sprouse 1,693 1.7 +1.7 No party Write-Ins 34 0.0 0.0 5,893 5.9 -41.1 98,588 |- | Republican Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Republican gain from Democratic |- 5th congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman Kenneth Lamar Holland of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1975, defeated Colleen H. Yates in the Democratic primary and Independent Harold Hough in the general election. Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% Ken Holland 46,247 65.0 Colleen H. Yates 24,853 35.0 General election results South Carolina's 5th congressional district election results, 1978 Democratic Party (United States) Ken Holland (incumbent) 63,538 82.6 +31.1 Independent (politician) Harold Hough 13,251 17.2 +17.0 No party Write-Ins 175 0.2 +0.2 50,287 65.4 +62.2 76,964 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- 6th congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman John Jenrette of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1975, defeated Jeryl Best in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election. Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% John Jenrette 58,320 76.9 Jeryl Best 17,541 23.1 General election results South Carolina's 6th congressional district election results, 1978 Democratic Party (United States) John Jenrette (incumbent) 69,372 99.7 +44.2 No party Write-Ins 222 0.3 +0.3 69,150 99.4 +87.9 69,594 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- See also 1978 United States House of Representatives elections 1978 United States Senate election in South Carolina 1978 South Carolina gubernatorial election South Carolina's congressional districts References State Election Commission Report of the South Carolina State Election Commission 1979 State Election Commission Columbia, SC 55–57 United States House of Representatives 1978 South Carolina