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1978 South Carolina U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1978 South Carolina U.S. House District 2 Election?

Floyd D. Spence won the 1978 South Carolina U.S. House District 2 Election. Floyd D. Spence received 71,032 popular votes (57.46%). The main challenger was Jack Solomon Bass (42.54%).

See the full head-to-head between Spence and Bass

Spence +14.9 pts · won by 18,434 votes
Floyd D. SpenceRepublicanWINNER57.46%
71,032 votes
Jack Solomon BassDemocratic42.54%
52,598 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.