1998 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
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.
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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) | 118,414 | 91.0 | −5.4 | |
| Natural Law | Joseph F. Innella | 11,586 | 8.9 | +5.4 | |
| No party | Write-Ins | 71 | 0.1 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | 106,828 | 82.1 | −10.8 | ||
| Turnout | 130,071 | ||||
| Republican hold | |||||
2nd congressional district
editIncumbent Republican Congressman Floyd Spence of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1971, defeated Democratic challenger Jane Frederick.
General election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Floyd Spence (incumbent) | 119,583 | 57.8 | −32.0 | |
| Democratic | Jane Frederick | 84,864 | 41.1 | +41.1 | |
| Natural Law | Maurice T. Raiford | 2,276 | 1.1 | −8.9 | |
| No party | Write-Ins | 40 | 0.0 | −0.2 | |
| Majority | 34,719 | 16.7 | −63.1 | ||
| Turnout | 206,763 | ||||
| Republican hold | |||||
3rd congressional district
editIncumbent Republican Congressman Lindsey Graham of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1995, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.
General election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lindsey Graham (incumbent) | 129,047 | 99.7 | +39.4 | |
| No party | Write-Ins | 402 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
| Majority | 128,645 | 99.4 | +77.8 | ||
| Turnout | 129,449 | ||||
| Republican hold | |||||
4th congressional district
editIncumbent Republican Congressman Bob Inglis of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1993, chose to run for Senator instead of re-election. Jim DeMint won the Republican primary and defeated Democrat Glenn Reese in the general election.
Democratic primary
edit| Democratic primary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Glenn Reese | 4,882 | 53.0 |
| Bill McCuen | 3,419 | 37.2 |
| Launeil Neil Sanders | 902 | 9.8 |
Republican primary
edit| Republican primary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Mike Fair | 12,924 | 32.4 |
| Jim DeMint | 9,300 | 23.3 |
| Howell Clyborne | 8,601 | 21.6 |
| Jim Ritchie | 7,788 | 19.6 |
| Franklin D. Raddish | 1,232 | 3.1 |
| Republican primary runoff | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Jim DeMint | 18,445 | 52.9 | +29.6 |
| Mike Fair | 16,413 | 47.1 | +14.7 |
General election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jim DeMint | 105,264 | 57.7 | −13.2 | |
| Democratic | Glenn Reese | 73,314 | 40.2 | +12.4 | |
| Natural Law | C. Faye Walters | 1,988 | 1.1 | −0.2 | |
| Reform | Peter J. Ashy* | 1,754 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
| No party | Write-Ins | 230 | 0.1 | +0.1 | |
| Majority | 31,950 | 17.5 | −25.6 | ||
| Turnout | 182,550 | ||||
| Republican hold | |||||
| *Ashy also ran under the Patriot Party; his totals are combined. | |||||
5th congressional district
editIncumbent Democratic Congressman John M. Spratt, Jr. of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1983, defeated Republican challenger Mike Burkhold.
General election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John M. Spratt, Jr. (incumbent) | 95,105 | 57.9 | +3.8 | |
| Republican | Mike Burkhold | 66,299 | 40.3 | −5.0 | |
| Natural Law | Dianne Nevins | 2,760 | 1.7 | +1.1 | |
| No party | Write-Ins | 103 | 0.1 | +0.1 | |
| Majority | 28,806 | 17.6 | +8.8 | ||
| Turnout | 164,267 | ||||
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Jim Clyburn | 32,652 | 83.1 |
| Mike Wilson | 6,655 | 16.9 |
Republican primary
edit| Republican primary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Gary McLeod | 4,733 | 63.3 |
| Vince Ellison | 2,744 | 36.7 |
General election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jim Clyburn (incumbent) | 116,507 | 72.6 | +3.3 | |
| Republican | Gary McLeod | 41,421 | 25.8 | −4.3 | |
| Natural Law | George C. Taylor | 2,496 | 1.5 | +0.9 | |
| No party | Write-Ins | 152 | 0.1 | +0.1 | |
| Majority | 75,086 | 46.8 | +7.6 | ||
| Turnout | 160,576 | ||||
| Democratic hold | |||||