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1980 South Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1980 South Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election?

Kenneth L. Holland won the 1980 South Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election. Kenneth L. Holland received 99,773 popular votes (87.5%). The main challenger was Thomas Campbell (12.5%).

See the full head-to-head between Holland and Campbell

Holland +75.0 pts · won by 85,521 votes
Kenneth L. HollandDemocraticWINNER87.5%
99,773 votes
Thomas CampbellLibertarian12.5%
14,252 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.