| Election Name: | 1994 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina |
| Country: | South Carolina |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1992 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina |
| Previous Year: | 1992 |
| Next Election: | 1996 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina |
| Next Year: | 1996 |
| Seats For Election: | All 6 South Carolina seats to the United States House of Representatives |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Last Election1: | 3 |
| Seats1: | 4 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Popular Vote1: | 552,085 |
| Percentage1: | 63.63% |
| Swing1: | 11.53% |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Last Election2: | 3 |
| Seats2: | 2 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 313,043 |
| Percentage2: | 36.08% |
| Swing2: | 9.27% |
The 1994 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 8, 1994, 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 August 9 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on August 23. All four incumbents who ran were re-elected and the Republicans won both of the open seats in the 1st congressional district and the 3rd congressional district. The composition of the state delegation after the elections was four Republicans and two Democrats.
Incumbent Republican Congressman Arthur Ravenel, Jr. of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1987, chose to run for Governor instead of re-election. Mark Sanford, a real estate developer from Sullivan's Island, won the Republican primary and defeated Democrat Robert Barber in the general election.
| Republican primary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Van Hipp, Jr. | 17,066 | 30.8 |
| 10,568 | 19.0 | |
| Mike Rose | 9,424 | 17.0 |
| Bob Harrell | 9,419 | 17.0 |
| L. Mendel Rivers, Jr. | 6,604 | 11.9 |
| Sarah Lee King | 1,849 | 3.3 |
| John Henry Whitmire | 543 | 1.0 |
| Republican primary runoff | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Mark Sanford | 30,304 | 52.0 | +33.0 |
| Van Hipp, Jr. | 27,921 | 48.0 | +17.2 |
|-| | colspan=5 |Republican hold|-
Incumbent Republican Congressman Floyd Spence of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1971, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.
|-| | colspan=5 |Republican hold|-
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Butler Derrick of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1975, opted to retire. Lindsey Graham, a state representative from Oconee County, won the Republican primary and defeated Democrat James E. Bryan, Jr. in the general election.
| Democratic primary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| James E. Bryan, Jr. | 12,034 | 34.3 |
| 11,031 | 31.4 | |
| Debbie Dorn Pracht | 10,744 | 30.6 |
| Lou Bracknell | 1,304 | 3.7 |
| Democratic primary runoff | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| James E. Bryan, Jr. | 15,464 | 51.8 | +17.5 |
| Tommy Moore | 14,391 | 48.2 | +16.8 |
| Republican primary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| 21,562 | 52.1 | |
| Bob Cantrell | 13,609 | 32.9 |
| Ed Allgood | 6,235 | 15.0 |
|-| | colspan=5 |Republican gain from Democratic|-
Incumbent Republican Congresswoman Bob Inglis of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1993, defeated Democratic challenger Jerry L. Fowler.
|-| | colspan=5 |Republican hold|-
Incumbent Democratic Congressman John M. Spratt, Jr. of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1983, defeated Republican challenger Larry Bigham.
|-| | colspan=5 |Democratic hold|-
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Jim Clyburn of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1993, defeated Republican challenger Gary McLeod.
| Democratic primary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| 50,476 | 85.7 | |
| Ben Frasier | 8,419 | 14.3 |
|-| | colspan=5 |Democratic hold|-