1990 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

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1990 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
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  1988 November 6, 1990 (1990-11-06) [1] 1992  

All 6 South Carolina seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election42
Seats won42
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote382,939274,650
Percentage57.15%40.99%
SwingIncrease2.svg 1.72%Decrease2.svg 3.33%

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District results

The 1990 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 6, 1990, to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary election for the Republicans was held on June 12. All six incumbents were re-elected and the composition of the state delegation remained four Democrats and two Republicans. As of 2016, this is the last time that Democrats won a majority of congressional districts in South Carolina.

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1st congressional district

Incumbent Republican Congressman Arthur Ravenel, Jr. of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1987, defeated Benjamin Hunt, Jr. in the Republican primary and Democratic challenger Eugene Platt in the general election.

Republican primary

Republican primary
CandidateVotes%
Arthur Ravenel, Jr. 20,032 89.7
Benjamin Hunt, Jr. 2,302 10.3

General election results

South Carolina's 1st congressional district election results, 1990
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Arthur Ravenel, Jr. (incumbent)80,84265.5+1.7
Democratic Eugene Platt42,55534.4−1.8
No party Write-Ins 1090.1+0.1
Majority 38,28731.1+3.5
Turnout 123,506
Republican hold

2nd congressional district

Incumbent Republican Congressman Floyd Spence of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1971, defeated Libertarian challenger Gebhard Sommer.

General election results

South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election results, 1990
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Floyd Spence (incumbent)90,05488.9+36.1
Libertarian Gebhard Sommer11,10110.9+10.3
No party Write-Ins 1890.2+0.2
Majority 78,95378.0+71.8
Turnout 101,344
Republican hold

3rd congressional district

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

General election results

South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election results, 1990
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Butler Derrick (incumbent)86,10362.1+8.4
Republican Ray Haskett52,43337.8−7.8
No party Write-Ins 800.1+0.1
Majority 33,67024.3+16.2
Turnout 138,616
Democratic hold

4th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congresswoman Liz J. Patterson of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1987, defeated Republican challenger Terry Haskins.

General election results

South Carolina's 4th congressional district election results, 1990
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Liz J. Patterson (incumbent)81,92761.4+9.3
Republican Terry Haskins51,33838.4−9.4
No party Write-Ins 2700.2+0.1
Majority 30,58923.0+18.7
Turnout 133,535
Democratic hold

5th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman John M. Spratt, Jr. of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1983, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.

General election results

South Carolina's 5th congressional district election results, 1990
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic John M. Spratt, Jr. (incumbent)78,20399.8+30.0
No party Write-Ins 1590.2+0.2
Majority 78,04499.6+60.0
Turnout 78,362
Democratic hold

6th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Robin Tallon of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1983, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.

General election results

South Carolina's 6th congressional district election results, 1990
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Robin Tallon (incumbent)94,12199.6+23.5
No party Write-Ins 4190.4+0.4
Majority 93,70299.2+47.0
Turnout 94,540
Democratic hold

See also

References

  1. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1990" (PDF). clerk.house.gov. Retrieved February 29, 2024.