1990 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina explained

Election Name:1990 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
Country:South Carolina
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1988 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
Previous Year:1988
Next Election:1992 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
Next Year:1992
Seats For Election:All 6 South Carolina seats to the United States House of Representatives
Election Date:[1]
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Last Election1:4
Seats1:4
Popular Vote1:382,939
Percentage1:
Swing1: 1.72%
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Last Election2:2
Seats2:2
Popular Vote2:274,650
Swing2: 3.33%

The 1990 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 6, 1990, to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary election for the Republicans was held on June 12. All six incumbents were re-elected and the composition of the state delegation remained four Democrats and two Republicans. As of 2016, this is the last time that Democrats won a majority of congressional districts in South Carolina.

1st congressional district

Incumbent Republican Congressman Arthur Ravenel, Jr. of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1987, defeated Benjamin Hunt, Jr. in the Republican primary and Democratic challenger Eugene Platt in the general election.

Republican primary

Republican primary
CandidateVotes%
20,032 89.7
Benjamin Hunt, Jr. 2,302 10.3

General election results

|-| | colspan=5 |Republican hold|-

2nd congressional district

Incumbent Republican Congressman Floyd Spence of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1971, defeated Libertarian challenger Gebhard Sommer.

General election results

|-| | colspan=5 |Republican hold|-

3rd congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Butler Derrick of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1975, defeated Republican challenger Ray Haskett.

General election results

|-| | colspan=5 |Democratic hold|-

4th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congresswoman Liz J. Patterson of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1987, defeated Republican challenger Terry Haskins.

General election results

|-| | colspan=5 |Democratic hold|-

5th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman John M. Spratt, Jr. of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1983, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.

General election results

|-| | colspan=5 |Democratic hold|-

6th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Robin Tallon of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1983, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.

General election results

|-| | colspan=5 |Democratic hold|-

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1990. clerk.house.gov. 29 February 2024.