From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1994
United States House of Representatives elections
in South Carolina, 1994
The 1994 South Carolina United States House of Repre- Democratic Robert Barber 47,769 32.4 -0.1
sentatives elections were held on November 8, 1994 to
Libertarian Robert Payne 1,836 1.3 +1.3
select six Representatives for two-year terms from the
state of South Carolina. The primary elections for the De- No party Write-Ins 63 0.0 0.0
mocrats and the Republicans were held on August 9 and Majority 50,034 33.9 +0.3
the runoff elections were held two weeks later on August Turnout 147,471
23. All four incumbents who ran were re-elected and the
Republican hold
Republicans won both of the open seats in the 1st con-
gressional district and the 3rd congressional district. The
composition of the state delegation after the elections 2nd Congressional District
was four Republicans and two Democrats.
Incumbent Republican Congressman Floyd Spence of the
2nd congressional district, in office since 1971, was unop-
1st Congressional District posed in his bid for re-election.
Incumbent Republican Congressman Arthur Ravenel, Jr.
of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1987, General election results
chose to run for Governor instead of re-election. Mark South Carolina’s 2nd Congressional District Election
Sanford, a real estate developer from Sullivan’s Island, Results, 1994
won the Republican primary and defeated Democrat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Robert Barber in the general election.
Republican Floyd Spence (in- 133,307 99.8 +12.2
Republican primary cumbent)
No party Write-Ins 285 0.2 +0.1
Republican Primary
Majority 133,022 99.6 +24.3
Candidate Votes %
Turnout 133,592
Van Hipp, Jr. 17,066 30.8
Republican hold
Mark Sanford 10,568 19.0
Mike Rose 9,424 17.0
Bob Harrell 9,419 17.0 3rd Congressional District
L. Mendel Rivers, Jr. 6,604 11.9 Incumbent Democratic Congressman Butler Derrick of
the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1975, opted
Sarah Lee King 1,849 3.3
to retire. Lindsey Graham, a state representative from
John Henry Whitmire 543 1.0 Oconee County, won the Republican primary and defeat-
Republican Primary Runoff ed Democrat James E. Bryan, Jr. in the general election.
Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic primary
Mark Sanford 30,304 52.0 +33.0
Democratic Primary
Van Hipp, Jr. 27,921 48.0 +17.2
Candidate Votes %
James E. Bryan, Jr. 12,034 34.3
General election results Tommy Moore 11,031 31.4
South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District Election Debbie Dorn Pracht 10,744 30.6
Results, 1994 Lou Bracknell 1,304 3.7
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Primary Runoff
Republican Mark Sanford 97,803 66.3 +0.2
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1994
Candidate Votes % ±% General election results
James E. Bryan, Jr. 15,464 51.8 +17.5 South Carolina’s 5th Congressional District Election
Tommy Moore 14,391 48.2 +16.8 Results, 1994
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John M. Spratt, 77,311 52.1 -9.1
Republican primary Jr. (incumbent)
Republican Primary Republican Larry Bigham 70,967 47.8 +9.1
Candidate Votes % No party Write-Ins 85 0.1 0.0
Lindsey Graham 21,562 52.1 Majority 6,344 4.3 -18.2
Bob Cantrell 13,609 32.9 Turnout 148,363
Ed Allgood 6,235 15.0 Democratic hold
General election results 6th Congressional District
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Jim Clyburn of the
South Carolina’s 3rd Congressional District Election
6th congressional district, in office since 1993, defeated
Results, 1994
Republican challenger Gary McLeod.
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Lindsey Graham 90,123 60.1 +21.3 Democratic primary
Democratic James E. Bryan, 59,932 39.9 -21.2 Democratic Primary
Jr.
Candidate Votes %
No party Write-Ins 13 0.0 -0.1
Jim Clyburn 50,476 85.7
Majority 30,191 20.2 -2.1
Ben Frasier 8,419 14.3
Turnout 150,068
Republican gain from Democratic
General election results
4th Congressional District South Carolina’s 6th Congressional District Election
Results, 1994
Incumbent Republican Congresswoman Bob Inglis of the
4th congressional district, in office since 1993, defeated Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic challenger Jerry L. Fowler. Democratic Jim Clyburn (in- 88,635 63.8 -1.5
cumbent)
General election results Republican Gary McLeod 50,259 36.2 +1.5
South Carolina’s 4th Congressional District Election No party Write-Ins 29 0.0 0.0
Results, 1994
Majority 38,376 27.6 -3.0
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 138,923
Republican Bob Inglis (in- 109,626 73.5 +23.2
Democratic hold
cumbent)
Democratic Jerry L. Fowler 39,396 26.4 -21.1
No party Write-Ins 154 0.1 +0.1
See also
Majority 70,230 47.1 +44.3 • United States House elections, 1994
• South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1994
Turnout 149,176
• South Carolina’s congressional districts
Republican hold
References
5th Congressional District • State Election Commission (1995). South Carolina
Incumbent Democratic Congressman John M. Spratt, Jr. Election Report 1994-1995. Columbia, SC: The
of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1983, de- Commission. pp. 6, 10, 17–18, 22, 29–30.
feated Republican challenger Larry Bigham.
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