1996 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina explained

Election Name:1996 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
Country:South Carolina
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1994 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
Previous Year:1994
Next Election:1998 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
Next Year:1998
Seats For Election:All 6 South Carolina seats to the United States House of Representatives
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Last Election1:4
Seats1:4
Popular Vote1:682,913
Percentage1:64.54%
Swing1: 0.91%
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Last Election2:2
Seats2:2
Popular Vote2:345,358
Percentage2:32.64%
Swing2: 3.44%

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.

1st congressional district

Incumbent Republican Congressman Mark Sanford of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1995, defeated Natural Law candidate Joseph F. Innella.

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 Natural Law candidate Maurice T. Raiford.

General election results

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

3rd congressional district

Incumbent Republican Congressman Lindsey Graham of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1995, defeated Democratic challenger Debbie Dorn.

General election results

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

4th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Congresswoman Bob Inglis of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1993, defeated Democratic challenger Darrell E. Curry.

General election results

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

5th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman John M. Spratt, Jr. of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1983, defeated Republican challenger Larry Bigham.

General election results

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

6th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Jim Clyburn of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1993, defeated Republican challenger Gary McLeod.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
CandidateVotes%
50,933 87.8
7,107 12.2

Republican primary

Republican primary
CandidateVotes%
Gary McLeod 12,382 77.8
Delores Porcher-DeCosta 3,530 22.2

General election results

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

See also

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