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Senatorial Candidate | Political Party | Popular Vote |
| Strom Thurmond | Republican |
428,145 |
63.47% |
| Eugene M. Ziegler | Democratic |
246,182 |
36.50% |
| Write-ins | - |
188 |
0.03% |
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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: | 3,120,729 | Enum. | 1980 Population Density: | 40.0 | persons/km2 | 1972 Population: | 2,718,404 | Est. | 1972 Population Density: | 34.9 | persons/km2 | 1970 Population: | 2,590,713 | Enum. | 1970 Population Density: | 33.2 | persons/km2 | Land Area (2000): | 77,983 | km2 | Annual Pop Growth Rate: | 1.9 | % |
| Election Data and Statistics:
| Election Tools
- Atlas Forum Image Code for Maps: County, Pop
Data Sources:
- 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.
| Results for and Individual County:
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