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  Young, Edward Lunn
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AffiliationRepublican  
  1973-01-03  
 
NameEdward Lunn Young
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Florence, South Carolina , United States
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Born September 07, 1920
DiedMay 09, 2017 (96 years)
ContributorWishful Thinking
Last ModifedPoliticoomer
Oct 01, 2023 06:03am
Tags Air Force - Protestant -
InfoYOUNG, Edward Lunn, a Representative from South Carolina; born in Florence, Florence County, S.C., September 7, 1920; attended the public schools; B.S., Clemson College, Clemson, S.C., 1941; United States Army Air Corps, fighter pilot in Southwest Pacific, 1942-1946; awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with nine oak leaf clusters; discharged as major in the Reserve; farmer; realator; member of the South Carolina state house of representatives, 1958-1960; delegate, South Carolina State Republican conventions, 1968, 1970; delegate, Republican National Convention, 1968; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-third Congress (January 3, 1973-January 3, 1975); unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Ninety-fourth Congress in 1974, and for election to the Ninety-fifth Congress in 1976; unsuccessful candidate for election as Governor of South Carolina in 1978; unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the Ninety-seventh Congress in 1980; died on May 9, 2017, in Florence, S.C.


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  11/06/1990 SC State House 063 Lost 46.30% (-7.40%)
  06/10/1980 SC District 6 - R Primary Lost 40.01% (-19.98%)
  11/07/1978 SC Governor Lost 37.74% (-23.56%)
  06/13/1978 SC Governor - R Primary Won 51.36% (+2.72%)
  11/02/1976 SC District 6 Lost 44.04% (-11.42%)
  11/05/1974 SC District 6 Lost 48.05% (-3.91%)
  11/07/1972 SC District 6 Won 54.37% (+8.73%)
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