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1970 South Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1970 South Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election?

Thomas Gettys won the 1970 South Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election. Thomas Gettys received 43,742 popular votes (65.94%). The main challenger was B Leonard Phillips (33.03%).

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Gettys +32.9 pts · won by 21,831 votes
Thomas GettysDemocraticWINNER65.94%
43,742 votes
B Leonard PhillipsRepublican33.03%
21,911 votes
James Burton SumnerIndependent1.04%
688 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.