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Elections in South Carolina |
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The 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 7, 2000 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 13 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on June 27. All five incumbents who ran were re-elected and the open seat in the 1st congressional district was retained by the Republicans. The composition of the state delegation remained four Republicans and two Democrats.
United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 2000 [1] | |||||
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Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
Republican | 729,803 | 55.23% | 4 | — | |
Democratic | 523,141 | 39.59% | 2 | — | |
Libertarian | 31,104 | 2.35% | 0 | — | |
Others | 37,264 | 2.82% | 0 | — | |
Totals | 1,321,312 | 100.00% | 6 | — | |
Incumbent Republican Congressman Mark Sanford of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1995, honored his campaign pledge that he would only serve three terms and retired. Henry E. Brown, Jr. won the Republican primary and defeated Democrat Andy Brack in the general election. Sanford later held this seat again from 2013 to 2019.
Republican primary | ||
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Candidate | Votes | % |
Henry E. Brown, Jr. | 22,072 | 43.6 |
Harry B. "Buck" Limehouse | 17,171 | 33.9 |
Van Jenerette | 4,269 | 8.4 |
Wheeler Tillman | 2,627 | 5.2 |
Mike Seekings | 2,470 | 4.9 |
Charlie Thompson | 1,998 | 4.0 |
Republican primary runoff | |||
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Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
Henry E. Brown, Jr. | 21,631 | 54.6 | +11.0 |
Harry B. "Buck" Limehouse | 17,990 | 45.4 | +11.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Henry E. Brown, Jr. | 139,597 | 60.3 | -30.7 | |
Democratic | Andy Brack | 82,622 | 35.7 | +35.7 | |
Libertarian | Bill Woolsey | 6,010 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
Reform | Bob Batchelder | 2,067 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
Natural Law | Joseph F. Innella | 1,110 | 0.5 | -8.4 | |
No party | Write-Ins | 40 | 0.0 | -0.1 | |
Majority | 56,975 | 24.6 | -57.5 | ||
Turnout | 231,446 | ||||
Republican hold |
Incumbent Republican Congressman Floyd Spence of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1971, defeated Democratic challenger Jane Frederick.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Floyd Spence (incumbent) | 153,870 | 57.0 | -0.8 | |
Democratic | Jane Frederick | 110,161 | 40.8 | -0.3 | |
Libertarian | Timothy Moultrie | 3,584 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
Natural Law | George C. Taylor | 2,259 | 0.9 | -0.2 | |
No party | Write-Ins | 71 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
Majority | 43,709 | 16.2 | -0.5 | ||
Turnout | 269,945 | ||||
Republican hold |
Incumbent Republican Congressman Lindsey Graham of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1995, defeated Democratic challenger George L. Brightharp.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Lindsey Graham (incumbent) | 150,176 | 67.8 | -31.9 | |
Democratic | George L. Brightharp* | 67,174 | 30.3 | +30.3 | |
Libertarian | Adrian Banks | 3,116 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
Natural Law | Leroy J. Klein | 1,122 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
No party | Write-Ins | 33 | 0.0 | -0.3 | |
Majority | 83,002 | 37.5 | -61.9 | ||
Turnout | 221,621 | ||||
Republican hold | |||||
*Brightharp also ran under the United Citizens Party; his totals are combined. |
Incumbent Republican Congressman Jim DeMint of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1999, defeated Franklin D. Raddish in the Republican primary and won the general election against several minor party candidates.
Republican primary | ||
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Candidate | Votes | % |
Jim DeMint | 41,851 | 77.3 |
Franklin D. Raddish | 12,279 | 22.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Jim DeMint (incumbent) | 150,436 | 79.6 | +21.9 | |
Constitution | Ted Adams | 16,532 | 8.7 | +8.7 | |
Libertarian | April Bishop | 12,757 | 6.7 | +6.7 | |
Reform | Peter J. Ashy* | 6,210 | 3.3 | +2.4 | |
Natural Law | C. Faye Walters | 2,640 | 1.4 | +0.3 | |
No party | Write-Ins | 476 | 0.3 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 133,904 | 70.9 | +53.4 | ||
Turnout | 189,051 | ||||
Republican hold | |||||
*Ashy also ran under the United Citizens Party; his totals are combined. |
Incumbent Democratic Congressman John M. Spratt, Jr. of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1983, defeated Republican challenger Carl L. Gullick.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | John M. Spratt, Jr. (incumbent) | 126,877 | 58.8 | +0.9 | |
Republican | Carl L. Gullick | 85,247 | 39.5 | -0.8 | |
Libertarian | Tom Campbell | 3,665 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
No party | Write-Ins | 49 | 0.0 | -0.1 | |
Majority | 41,630 | 19.3 | +1.7 | ||
Turnout | 215,838 | ||||
Democratic hold |
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Jim Clyburn of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1993, defeated Republican challenger Vince Ellison.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Jim Clyburn (incumbent) | 138,053 | 71.8 | -0.8 | |
Republican | Vince Ellison | 50,005 | 26.0 | +0.2 | |
Natural Law | Dianne L. Nevins | 2,339 | 1.2 | -0.3 | |
Libertarian | Lynwood E. Hines | 1,934 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
No party | Write-Ins | 49 | 0.0 | -0.1 | |
Majority | 88,048 | 45.8 | -1.0 | ||
Turnout | 192,380 | ||||
Democratic hold |
The 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 5, 1968, to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary elections were held on June 11 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on June 25. All five incumbents who ran were re-elected and the open seat in the 5th district was retained by the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation remained five Democrats and one Republican.
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.
The 1986 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 4, 1986, 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 10 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on June 24. All four incumbents who ran were re-elected and the Democrats picked up one of the two open seats vacated by the Republicans. The composition of the state delegation after the elections was four Democrats and two Republicans.
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.
The 1956 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 6, 1956, to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. All five incumbents who ran were re-elected and the open seat in the 5th congressional district was retained by the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation thus remained solely Democratic.
The 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 7, 1972 to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary elections were held on August 29 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on September 12. Five incumbents were re-elected and the only change was in the 6th district where Republican Edward Lunn Young succeeded Democrat John L. McMillan, who was defeated in the Democratic primary. The composition of the state delegation after the elections was four Democrats and two Republicans.
The 1978 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 7, 1978, 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 13. All five incumbents who ran were re-elected, but the open seat in the 4th congressional district was taken by the Republicans from the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation after the elections was four Democrats and two Republicans.
The 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 4, 1980, 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 10 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on June 24. Three incumbents were re-elected, but John Jenrette of the 6th congressional district was defeated in his bid for re-election and the open seat in the 1st congressional district was taken by the Republicans from the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation after the elections was four Republicans and two Democrats.
The 1994 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 8, 1994, 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 August 9 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on August 23. All four incumbents who ran were re-elected and the Republicans won both of the open seats in the 1st congressional district and the 3rd congressional district. The composition of the state delegation after the elections was four Republicans and two Democrats.
The 1996 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 5, 1996, 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 11. All six incumbents were re-elected and the composition of the state delegation remained four Republicans and two Democrats.
The 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 3, 1998, 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 9 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on June 23. All five incumbents who ran were re-elected and the open seat in the 4th congressional district was retained by the Republicans. The composition of the state delegation remained four Republicans and two Democrats.
The 1988 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 8, 1988 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 14. All six incumbents were re-elected and the composition of the state delegation remained four Democrats and two Republicans.
The 1982 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 2, 1982, to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary elections for the Democrats were held on June 8 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on June 22. Three incumbents were re-elected, but John Light Napier of the 6th congressional district was defeated in his bid for re-election and the open seat in the 5th congressional district was retained by the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation after the elections was three Republicans and three Democrats.
The 1948 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 2, 1948 to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. Four incumbents were re-elected, but John J. Riley of the 2nd congressional district was defeated in the Democratic primary by Hugo S. Sims, Jr. The seat remained with the Democrats along with the open seat in the 3rd congressional district and the composition of the state delegation remained solely Democratic.
The 1936 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 2, 1936, to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. All five incumbents who ran were re-elected and the open seat in the 4th congressional district was retained by the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation thus remained solely Democratic.
The 1938 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 8, 1938, to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary elections were held on August 30 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on September 13. Three incumbents were re-elected, but two incumbents were defeated in the Democratic primary. The three open seats were retained by the Democrats and the composition of the state delegation thus remained solely Democratic.
The 1974 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 5, 1974, to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary elections were held on July 16 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on July 30. Three incumbents were re-elected, Democrat John Jenrette defeated incumbent Republican Edward Lunn Young in the 6th district and the two open seats in the 3rd and 5th districts were retained by the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation after the elections was five Democrats and one Republican.
The 1884 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 4, 1884, to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. Five incumbents were re-elected and the two open seats were split between the Democrats and the Republicans. The composition of the state delegation after the election was six Democrats and one Republican.
The 1890 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 4, 1890 to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. Two Democratic incumbents were re-elected, one Republican incumbent was defeated, and the four open seats were retained by the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation after the election was solely Democratic.
The 1892 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 8, 1892, to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. Two Democratic incumbents were re-elected, four open seats were won by the Democrats and the open seat in the 7th congressional district was picked up by the Republicans. The composition of the state delegation after the election was six Democrats and one Republican.