1984 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

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The 1984 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 6, 1984 to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary elections for the Democrats and the Republicans were held on June 12. All six incumbents were re-elected and the composition of the state delegation remained three Democrats and three Republicans.

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1st congressional district

Incumbent Republican Congressman Thomas F. Hartnett of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1981, defeated Democratic challenger Ed Pendarvis.

General election results

South Carolina's 1st congressional district election results, 1984
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Tommy Hartnett (incumbent)103,28961.7
Democratic Ed Pendarvis64,02238.3
No Party Write-In 20.0
Majority39,26723.4
Turnout 167,313
Republican hold

2nd congressional district

Incumbent Republican Congressman Floyd Spence of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1971, defeated Democratic challenger Ken Mosely.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
CandidateVotes%
Ken Mosely 21,560 53.0
Nancy Stevenson 19,125 47.0

General election results

South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election results, 1984
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Floyd Spence (incumbent)108,08462.1
Democratic Ken Mosely63,93136.7
Libertarian Cynthia E. Sullivan2,0101.2
No party Write-Ins 490.0
Majority44,15325.4
Turnout 174,074
Republican hold

3rd congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Butler Derrick of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1975, defeated Republican challenger Clarence E. Taylor.

Republican primary

Republican primary
CandidateVotes%
Clarence E. Taylor 3,845 64.7
Garfield W. Flurett 2,096 35.3

General election results

South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election results, 1984
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Butler Derrick (incumbent)88,91758.4
Republican Clarence E. Taylor61,73940.6
Libertarian Robert Madden1,5091.0
No party Write-Ins 70.0
Majority27,17817.8
Turnout 152,172
Democratic hold

4th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Congressman Carroll Campbell of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1979, defeated Democratic challenger Jeff Smith.

General election results

South Carolina's 4th congressional district election results, 1984
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Carroll Campbell (incumbent)105,13963.9
Democratic Jeff Smith57,85435.2
Libertarian William Ray Pike1,4310.9
No party Write-Ins 590.0
Majority47,28528.7
Turnout 164,483
Republican hold

5th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman John M. Spratt, Jr. of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1983, defeated two minor party candidates.

General election results

South Carolina's 5th congressional district election results, 1984
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic John M. Spratt, Jr. (incumbent)98,51391.8
American Dick Winchester4,5934.3
Libertarian Linda Blevins4,1853.9
No party Write-Ins 270.0
Majority93,92087.5
Turnout 107,318
Democratic hold

6th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Robin Tallon of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1983, won the Democratic primary and defeated Republican Martha Lois Eargle in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
CandidateVotes%
Robin Tallon 61,927 74.3
Mary Demetrious 17,385 20.8
Luther Lighty, Jr. 4,053 4.9

Republican primary

Republican primary
CandidateVotes%
Martha Lois Eargle 3,120 66.5
James N. Maurer 1,569 33.5

General election results

South Carolina's 6th congressional district election results, 1984
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Robin Tallon (incumbent)97,32959.9
Republican Martha Lois Eargle63,00538.8
Libertarian Hugh Thompson2,0501.3
No party Write-Ins 130.0
Majority34,32421.1
Turnout 162,397
Democratic hold

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