1972 Senatorial General Election Results - South Carolina
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  Senatorial
Candidate
Political
Party
Popular Vote
Strom ThurmondRepublican 428,145 63.47%
Eugene M. ZieglerDemocratic 246,182 36.50%
Write-ins- 188 0.03%
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  1972 South Carolina County Map of General Election Results for Senator  
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Election Notes:
  • Information on write-in votes accessed via: http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=6506
  • Includes write-in votes not included in the official data.
Demographic Data

1980 Population:3,120,729Enum.1980 Population Density:40.0persons/km2
1972 Population:2,718,404Est.1972 Population Density:34.9persons/km2
1970 Population:2,590,713Enum.1970 Population Density:33.2persons/km2
Land Area (2000):77,983km2Annual Pop Growth Rate:1.9%

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  • Source for Popular Vote data: South Carolina Election Commission. http://uselectionatlas.org/DOC/SC/Election_Report_1969-1973.pdf, South Carolina Election Commission (http://uselectionatlas.org/DOC/SC/Election_Report_1969-1973.pdf) (accessed 18 Jul 2012)
  • Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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