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1974 South Carolina U.S. Senate Election

South Carolina · 3 candidates · See every 1974 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1974 South Carolina U.S. Senate Election?

Ernest Fritz Hollings won the 1974 South Carolina U.S. Senate Election. Ernest Fritz Hollings received 355,107 popular votes (69.44%). The main challenger was Gwenyfred Bush (28.68%).

See the full head-to-head between Hollings and Bush

Hollings +40.8 pts · won by 208,458 votes
Ernest Fritz HollingsDemocraticWINNER69.44%
355,107 votes
Gwenyfred BushRepublican28.68%
146,649 votes
Harold HoughIndependent1.88%
9,624 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. Senate election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.