1998 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

none February 2026 September 2023 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina South Carolina legislative no 1996 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina 1996 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina 2000 All 6 South Carolina seats to the United States House of Representatives 1998 11 03 Republican Party (United States) 4 4 580,028 59.61% 4.93 Democratic Party (United States) 2 2 369,790 38.00% 5.36 1 261px Party gains 261px District results 261px County results Republican #f2b3be 40–50% #E27F90 50–60% #CC2F4A 60–70% #D40000 70–80% #aa0000 80–90% #800000 >90% Democratic #B9D7FF 40–50% #86B6F2 50–60% #4389E3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% #0645B4 80–90% Winners #F48882 Republican Hold #92C5DE Democratic Hold 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. 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 South Carolina's 1st congressional district election results, 1998 Republican Party (United States) Mark Sanford (incumbent) 118,414 91.0 -5.4 Natural Law Party (United States) Joseph F. Innella 11,586 8.9 +5.4 No party Write-Ins 71 0.1 0.0 106,828 82.1 -10.8 130,071 |- | Republican Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Republican hold |- 2nd congressional district Incumbent Republican Congressman Floyd Spence of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1971, defeated Democratic challenger Jane Frederick. General election results South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election results, 1998 Republican Party (United States) Floyd Spence (incumbent) 119,583 57.8 -32.0 Democratic Party (United States) Jane Frederick 84,864 41.1 +41.1 Natural Law Party (United States) Maurice T. Raiford 2,276 1.1 -8.9 No party Write-Ins 40 0.0 -0.2 34,719 16.7 -63.1 206,763 |- | Republican Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Republican hold |- 3rd congressional district Incumbent Republican Congressman Lindsey Graham of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1995, was unopposed in his bid for re-election. General election results South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election results, 1998 Republican Party (United States) Lindsey Graham (incumbent) 129,047 99.7 +39.4 No party Write-Ins 402 0.3 +0.3 128,645 99.4 +77.8 129,449 |- | Republican Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Republican hold |- 4th congressional district Incumbent 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 Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% Glenn Reese 4,882 53.0 Bill McCuen 3,419 37.2 Launeil Neil Sanders 902 9.8 Republican primary Republican primaryCandidateVotes% 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 runoffCandidateVotes%±% Jim DeMint 18,445 52.9 +29.6 Mike Fair 16,413 47.1 +14.7 General election results South Carolina's 4th congressional district election results, 1998 Republican Party (United States) Jim DeMint 105,264 57.7 -13.2 Democratic Party (United States) Glenn Reese 73,314 40.2 +12.4 Natural Law Party (United States) C. Faye Walters 1,988 1.1 -0.2 Reform Party (United States) Peter J. Ashy* 1,754 0.9 +0.9 No party Write-Ins 230 0.1 +0.1 31,950 17.5 -25.6 182,550 |- | Republican Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Republican hold |- |colspan=6|*Ashy also ran under the Patriot Party; his totals are combined. |- 5th congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman John M. Spratt, Jr. of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1983, defeated Republican challenger Mike Burkhold. General election results South Carolina's 5th congressional district election results, 1998 Democratic Party (United States) John M. Spratt, Jr. (incumbent) 95,105 57.9 +3.8 Republican Party (United States) Mike Burkhold 66,299 40.3 -5.0 Natural Law Party (United States) Dianne Nevins 2,760 1.7 +1.1 No party Write-Ins 103 0.1 +0.1 28,806 17.6 +8.8 164,267 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | 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 primaryCandidateVotes% Jim Clyburn 32,652 83.1 Mike Wilson 6,655 16.9 Republican primary Republican primaryCandidateVotes% Gary McLeod 4,733 63.3 Vince Ellison 2,744 36.7 General election results South Carolina's 6th congressional district election results, 1998 Democratic Party (United States) Jim Clyburn (incumbent) 116,507 72.6 +3.3 Republican Party (United States) Gary McLeod 41,421 25.8 -4.3 Natural Law Party (United States) George C. Taylor 2,496 1.5 +0.9 No party Write-Ins 152 0.1 +0.1 75,086 46.8 +7.6 160,576 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- See also United States House elections, 1998 United States Senate election in South Carolina, 1998 South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1998 South Carolina's congressional districts External links South Carolina Election Returns United States House of Representatives 1998 South Carolina