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The1968 South Carolina United States Senate election was held on November 5, 1968, to select theU.S. Senator from the state ofSouth Carolina. IncumbentDemocratic SenatorFritz Hollings easily defeatedRepublicanstate senatorMarshall Parker in a rematch of the election two years earlier to win his second, (his first full), term.
Fritz Hollings, the incumbentSenator, easily defeated his primary opponent,John Bolt Culberson.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Fritz Hollings (incumbent) | 308,016 | 78.3 | |
| Democratic | John Bolt Culberson | 84,913 | 21.7 | |
| Majority | 223,103 | 56.6 | ||
| Total votes | 392,929 | 100.0 | ||
Marshall Parker, the state senator fromOconee County inthe Upstate, was persuaded bySouth Carolina Republicans to enter the race and he did not face aprimary challenge.
After a close election loss toFritz Hollings in 1966, the Republicans felt that Parker might have a chance at defeating Hollings by ridingNixon's coattails in the general election. However, the Republicans did not provide Parker with the financial resources to compete and he subsequently lost by a bigger margin to Hollings than two years prior.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Fritz Hollings (incumbent) | 404,060 | 61.89% | +10.54% | |
| Republican | Marshall Parker | 248,780 | 38.11% | −10.54% | |
| No party | Write-Ins | 15 | 0.00% | N/A | |
| Majority | 155,280 | 23.78% | +21.08% | ||
| Turnout | 652,855 | 76.5% | +27.4% | ||
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