1994 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

1994 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

November 8, 1994(1994-11-08)
All 6 South Carolina seats to theUnited States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party Party Republican Democratic Last election 3 3 Seats won 4 2 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 552,085 313,043 Percentage 63.63% 36.08% Swing 11.53% 9.27%
Republican 60–70% 70–80% >90% Democratic 50–60% 60–70% Winners Republican Hold Republican Gain Democratic Hold

The1994 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolinawere held on November 8, 1994, to select sixRepresentativesfor two-year terms from the state ofSouth Carolina.Theprimary electionsfor theDemocratsand theRepublicanswere held on August 9 and therunoff electionswere 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 the1st congressional districtand the3rd congressional district.The composition of the state delegation after the elections was four Republicans and two Democrats.

1st congressional district

Incumbent Republican CongressmanArthur Ravenel, Jr.of the1st congressional district,in office since 1987, chose to run forGovernorinstead of re-election.Mark Sanford,a real estate developer from Sullivan's Island, won the Republican primary and defeated Democrat Robert Barber in the general election.

Republican primary

Republican primary
Candidate	Votes	%
Van Hipp, Jr.	17,066	30.8
Mark Sanford	10,568	19.0
Mike Rose	9,424	17.0
Bob Harrell	9,419	17.0
L. Mendel Rivers, Jr.	6,604	11.9
Sarah Lee King	1,849	3.3
John Henry Whitmire	543	1.0

Republican primary runoff
Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Mark Sanford	30,304	52.0	+33.0
Van Hipp, Jr.	27,921	48.0	+17.2

General election results

South Carolina's 1st congressional district election results, 1994

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mark Sanford	97,803	66.3	+0.2
	Democratic	Robert Barber	47,769	32.4	-0.1
	Libertarian	Robert Payne	1,836	1.3	+1.3
	No party	Write-Ins	63	0.0	0.0
Majority			50,034	33.9	+0.3
Turnout			147,471
	Republicanhold

2nd congressional district

Incumbent Republican CongressmanFloyd Spenceof the2nd congressional district,in office since 1971, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.

General election results

South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election results, 1994

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Floyd Spence(incumbent)	133,307	99.8	+12.2
	No party	Write-Ins	285	0.2	+0.1
Majority			133,022	99.6	+24.3
Turnout			133,592
	Republicanhold

3rd congressional district

Incumbent Democratic CongressmanButler Derrickof the3rd congressional district,in office since 1975, opted to retire.Lindsey Graham,astate representativefromOconee County,won the Republican primary and defeated Democrat James E. Bryan, Jr. in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
Candidate	Votes	%
James E. Bryan, Jr.	12,034	34.3
Tommy Moore	11,031	31.4
Debbie Dorn Pracht	10,744	30.6
Lou Bracknell	1,304	3.7

Democratic primary runoff
Candidate	Votes	%	±%
James E. Bryan, Jr.	15,464	51.8	+17.5
Tommy Moore	14,391	48.2	+16.8

Republican primary

Republican primary
Candidate	Votes	%
Lindsey Graham	21,562	52.1
Bob Cantrell	13,609	32.9
Ed Allgood	6,235	15.0

General election results

South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election results, 1994

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Lindsey Graham	90,123	60.1	+21.3
	Democratic	James E. Bryan, Jr.	59,932	39.9	-21.2
	No party	Write-Ins	13	0.0	-0.1
Majority			30,191	20.2	-2.1
Turnout			150,068
	RepublicangainfromDemocratic

4th congressional district

Incumbent Republican CongresswomanBob Inglisof the4th congressional district,in office since 1993, defeated Democratic challenger Jerry L. Fowler.

General election results

South Carolina's 4th congressional district election results, 1994

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Bob Inglis(incumbent)	109,626	73.5	+23.2
	Democratic	Jerry L. Fowler	39,396	26.4	-21.1
	No party	Write-Ins	154	0.1	+0.1
Majority			70,230	47.1	+44.3
Turnout			149,176
	Republicanhold

5th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic CongressmanJohn M. Spratt, Jr.of the5th congressional district,in office since 1983, defeated Republican challenger Larry Bigham.

General election results

South Carolina's 5th congressional district election results, 1994

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John M. Spratt, Jr.(incumbent)	77,311	52.1	-9.1
	Republican	Larry Bigham	70,967	47.8	+9.1
	No party	Write-Ins	85	0.1	0.0
Majority			6,344	4.3	-18.2
Turnout			148,363
	Democratichold

6th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic CongressmanJim Clyburnof the6th congressional district,in office since 1993, defeated Republican challenger Gary McLeod.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
Candidate	Votes	%
Jim Clyburn	50,476	85.7
Ben Frasier	8,419	14.3

General election results

South Carolina's 6th congressional district election results, 1994

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jim Clyburn(incumbent)	88,635	63.8	-1.5
	Republican	Gary McLeod	50,259	36.2	+1.5
	No party	Write-Ins	29	0.0	0.0
Majority			38,376	27.6	-3.0
Turnout			138,923
	Democratichold

See also

• 1994 United States House of Representatives elections
• 1994 South Carolina gubernatorial election
• South Carolina's congressional districts

References

• State Election Commission (1995).South Carolina Election Report 1994-1995.Columbia, SC: The Commission. pp. 6, 10, 17–18, 22, 29–30.