1996 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
editParty | 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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
editDemocratic primary | ||
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Candidate | Votes | % |
Jim Clyburn | 50,933 | 87.8 |
Ben Frasier | 7,107 | 12.2 |
Republican primary
editRepublican primary | ||
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Candidate | Votes | % |
Gary McLeod | 12,382 | 77.8 |
Delores Porcher-DeCosta | 3,530 | 22.2 |
General election results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |