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.
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All 6 South Carolina seats to the United States House of Representatives | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1st congressional district
editIncumbent Republican Congressman Mark Sanford of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1995, defeated Natural Law candidate Joseph F. Innella.
General election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mark Sanford (incumbent) | 138,467 | 96.4 | +30.1 | |
| Natural Law | Joseph F. Innella | 5,105 | 3.5 | +3.5 | |
| No party | Write-Ins | 121 | 0.1 | +0.1 | |
| Majority | 133,362 | 92.9 | +59.0 | ||
| Turnout | 143,693 | ||||
| Republican hold | |||||
2nd congressional district
editIncumbent Republican Congressman Floyd Spence of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1971, defeated Natural Law candidate Maurice T. Raiford.
General election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Floyd Spence (incumbent) | 158,229 | 89.8 | −10.0 | |
| Natural Law | Maurice T. Raiford | 17,713 | 10.0 | +10.0 | |
| No party | Write-Ins | 347 | 0.2 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | 140,516 | 79.8 | −19.8 | ||
| Turnout | 176,289 | ||||
| Republican hold | |||||
3rd congressional district
editIncumbent Republican Congressman Lindsey Graham of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1995, defeated Democratic challenger Debbie Dorn.
General election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Lindsey Graham (incumbent) | 114,273 | 60.3 | +0.2 | |
| Democratic | Debbie Dorn | 73,417 | 38.7 | −1.2 | |
| Natural Law | Lindal Pennington | 1,835 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
| No party | Write-Ins | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | 40,856 | 21.6 | +1.4 | ||
| Turnout | 189,530 | ||||
| Republican hold | |||||
4th congressional district
editIncumbent Republican Congresswoman Bob Inglis of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1993, defeated Democratic challenger Darrell E. Curry.
General election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bob Inglis (incumbent) | 138,165 | 70.9 | −2.6 | |
| Democratic | Darrell E. Curry | 54,126 | 27.8 | +1.4 | |
| Natural Law | C. Faye Walters | 2,501 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
| No party | Write-Ins | 20 | 0.0 | −0.1 | |
| Majority | 84,039 | 43.1 | −4.0 | ||
| Turnout | 194,812 | ||||
| Republican hold | |||||
5th congressional district
editIncumbent Democratic Congressman John M. Spratt, Jr. of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1983, defeated Republican challenger Larry Bigham.
General election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John M. Spratt, Jr. (incumbent) | 97,335 | 54.1 | +2.0 | |
| Republican | Larry Bigham | 81,455 | 45.3 | −2.5 | |
| Natural Law | P.G. Joshi | 1,159 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
| No party | Write-Ins | 22 | 0.0 | −0.1 | |
| Majority | 15,880 | 8.8 | +4.5 | ||
| Turnout | 179,971 | ||||
| Democratic hold | |||||
6th congressional district
editIncumbent Democratic Congressman Jim Clyburn of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1993, defeated Republican challenger Gary McLeod.
Democratic primary
edit| Democratic primary | ||
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| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Jim Clyburn | 50,933 | 87.8 |
| Ben Frasier | 7,107 | 12.2 |
Republican primary
edit| Republican primary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Gary McLeod | 12,382 | 77.8 |
| Delores Porcher-DeCosta | 3,530 | 22.2 |
General election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jim Clyburn (incumbent) | 120,480 | 69.3 | +5.5 | |
| Republican | Gary McLeod | 52,324 | 30.1 | −6.1 | |
| Natural Law | Savitap Joshi | 948 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
| No party | Write-Ins | 26 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | 68,156 | 39.2 | +11.6 | ||
| Turnout | 173,778 | ||||
| Democratic hold | |||||