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1980 South Carolina U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1980 South Carolina U.S. House District 2 Election?

Floyd D. Spence won the 1980 South Carolina U.S. House District 2 Election. Floyd D. Spence received 92,306 popular votes (55.72%). The main challenger was Tom Turnipseed (44.28%).

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

Spence +11.4 pts · won by 18,953 votes
Floyd D. SpenceRepublicanWINNER55.72%
92,306 votes
Tom TurnipseedDemocratic44.28%
73,353 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.