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Parents > United States > South Carolina > Senate Class II
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1972 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 07, 1972 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 07, 1972 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1973 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1979 - 12:00pm
ContributorU Ole Polecat
Last ModifiedRBH February 25, 2023 04:12pm
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/08/1966
NameJ. Strom Thurmond Votes271,297 (62.19%)
Term01/03/1967 - 01/03/1973 Margin106,342 (+24.38%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/07/1978
NameJ. Strom Thurmond Votes351,917 (55.65%)
Term01/03/1979 - 01/03/1985 Margin71,771 (+11.35%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Aug 29, 1972 SC US Senate - D Primary
Eugene "Nick" Zeigler
D 342,928

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Name (I) Sen. J. Strom Thurmond Eugene "Nick" Zeigler (W) Others  
PartyRepublican Democratic Independent  
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Certified Votes 428,145 (63.47%) 246,182 (36.50%) 188 (0.03%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -181,963 (-26.98%) -427,957 (-63.45%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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