| Election Name: | 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina |
| Country: | South Carolina |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina |
| Previous Year: | 2004 |
| Next Election: | 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
| 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: | 599,615 |
| Percentage1: | 55.20% |
| Swing1: | 8.25% |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Last Election2: | 2 |
| Seats2: | 2 |
| Popular Vote2: | 472,719 |
| Percentage2: | 43.52% |
| Swing2: | 9.72% |
The 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 7, 2006 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 13 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on June 27. All six incumbents were re-elected and the composition of the state delegation remained four Republicans and two Democrats.
| United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 2006[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
| Republican | 599,615 | 55.20% | 4 | — | |
| Democratic | 472,719 | 43.52% | 2 | — | |
| Green | 8,847 | 0.81% | 0 | — | |
| Libertarian | 4,467 | 0.41% | 0 | — | |
| Independents | 558 | 0.05% | 0 | — | |
| Totals | 1,086,206 | 100.00% | 6 | — | |
| Election Name: | 2006 South Carolina's 1st congressional district election |
| Country: | South Carolina |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina#District 1 |
| Previous Year: | 2004 |
| Next Election: | 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina#District 1 |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
| Image1: | File:Henryebrownjr.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Henry E. Brown, Jr. |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 115,766 |
| Percentage1: | 59.9% |
| Nominee2: | Randy Maatta |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 119,779 |
| Percentage2: | 37.9% |
| Map Size: | 200px |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Henry E. Brown, Jr. |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Election: | Henry E. Brown, Jr. |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
See also: South Carolina's 1st congressional district.
Congressman Henry E. Brown, Jr. ran for a fourth term in this conservative, South Caroline coastal district and faced Democratic candidate Randy Maatta and Green Party candidate James Dunn. Though Brown was re-elected by a comfortable margin, it was a smaller margin than in previous elections.
| Election Name: | 2006 South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election |
| Country: | South Carolina |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina#District 2 |
| Previous Year: | 2004 |
| Next Election: | 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina#District 2 |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
| Image1: | File:Joe Wilson, official photo portrait, color.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Joe Wilson |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 127,811 |
| Percentage1: | 62.6% |
| Nominee2: | Michael Ray Ellisor |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 76,090 |
| Percentage2: | 37.3% |
| Map Size: | 150px |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Joe Wilson |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Election: | Joe Wilson |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
See also: South Carolina's 2nd congressional district.
Congressman Joe Wilson ran for re-election in this conservative district that starts along the South Carolina coastline and reaches into the central region of the state. Wilson faced Democratic candidate Michael Ellisor in a repeat of the 2004 election, and, though he was re-elected, his margin of victory was reduced somewhat by the Democratic wave sweeping through the country.
| Election Name: | 2006 South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election |
| Country: | South Carolina |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina#District 3 |
| Previous Year: | 2004 |
| Next Election: | 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina#District 3 |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
| Image1: | File:J. Gresham Barrett, official portrait, 111th Congress.jpg |
| Nominee1: | J. Gresham Barrett |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 111,882 |
| Percentage1: | 62.9% |
| Nominee2: | Lee Ballenger |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 66,039 |
| Percentage2: | 37.1% |
| Map Size: | 150px |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | J. Gresham Barrett |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Election: | J. Gresham Barrett |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
See also: South Carolina's 3rd congressional district.
Though Congressman J. Gresham Barrett represented the most conservative district in South Carolina, he was held to just over sixty percent of the vote by Democratic candidate Lee Ballenger in 2006, in part due to the anti-Republican sentiment nationwide.
| Election Name: | 2006 South Carolina's 4th congressional district election |
| Country: | South Carolina |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina#District 4 |
| Previous Year: | 2004 |
| Next Election: | 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina#District 4 |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
| Image1: | File:Rep. Bob Inglis, 109th Congress.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Bob Inglis |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 115,553 |
| Percentage1: | 64.2% |
| Nominee2: | William Griffith |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 57,490 |
| Percentage2: | 32.0% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Bob Inglis |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Election: | Bob Inglis |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
See also: South Carolina's 4th congressional district.
Republican Congressman Bob Inglis, seeking his fifth term overall and his second consecutive term, faced off against Democratic candidate William Griffith, Libertarian John Cobin, and Green candidate C. Faye Walters. He won re-election with over 64% of the vote. This district, based in Spartanburg and Greenville, has a tendency to elect Republicans.
| Election Name: | 2006 South Carolina's 5th congressional district election |
| Country: | South Carolina |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina#District 5 |
| Previous Year: | 2004 |
| Next Election: | 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina#District 5 |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
| Image1: | John Spratt, official portrait, 111th Congress.jpg |
| Nominee1: | John Spratt |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 99,669 |
| Percentage1: | 56.9% |
| Nominee2: | Ralph Norman |
| Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 75,422 |
| Percentage2: | 43.1% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | John Spratt |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Election: | John Spratt |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
See also: South Carolina's 5th congressional district.
Long-serving Democratic Congressman John Spratt, in a bid for his thirteenth term, faced a credible challenge from State Representative Ralph Norman. Though Spratt's margin of victory was reduced from previous levels, he was still able to edge out Norman with nearly fifty-seven percent of the vote in this conservative, northern district.
| Election Name: | 2006 South Carolina's 6th congressional district election |
| Country: | South Carolina |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina#District 6 |
| Previous Year: | 2004 |
| Next Election: | 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina#District 6 |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
| Image1: | File:James Clyburn, official Congressional Majority Whip photo 2007 (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Jim Clyburn |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 100,213 |
| Percentage1: | 64.4% |
| Nominee2: | Gary McLeod |
| Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 53,181 |
| Percentage2: | 34.2% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Jim Clyburn |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Election: | Jim Clyburn |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
See also: South Carolina's 6th congressional district.
Facing off against Republican challenger Gary McLeod for the third time in this staunchly liberal, African-American majority district, incumbent Democratic Congressman Jim Clyburn overwhelmingly won election to an eighth term in Congress.