1990 United States Senate election in South Carolina

none March 2026 September 2023 1990 United States Senate election in South Carolina South Carolina presidential no 1984 United States Senate election in South Carolina 1984 1996 United States Senate election in South Carolina 1996 November 6, 1990 Strom Thurmond.jpg Strom Thurmond Republican Party (United States) 482,032 64.21% 3x4.svg Bob Cunningham Democratic Party (United States) 244,112 32.52% 1990 United States Senate election in South Carolina results map by county.svg 230px County resultsThurmond: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Cunningham: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond Republican Party (United States) Strom Thurmond Republican Party (United States) The 1990 South Carolina United States Senate election was held on November 6, 1990, to select the U.S. Senator from the state of South Carolina. Popular incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond cruised to re-election against Democratic challenger Bob Cunningham. Primaries U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond faced no opposition from South Carolina Republicans and avoided a primary election. The state Democrats saw this as an unwinnable race so when Bob Cunningham sought the Democratic nomination, he was unopposed in his bid. General Cunningham launched his second bid to unseat Republican Sen. Strom Thurmond after switching from the GOP to the Democratic Party in early 1990. Though he faced a formidable opponent, Cunningham planned no fund-raising activities. "I don't plan to ask for anything and I won't accept any money from PACs," he said. Cunningham said his campaign strategy was to "go to places where I was invited and spread out my ideas." If elected, Cummingham said he would push to limit consecutive congressional service to 12 years and reform the tax system. He supported greater environmental activism. "I think we're going at it in much too lukewarm a fashion. I think we should work hard to find a substitute for the internal combustion engine." Cunningham, a retired intelligence officer, had little chance of defeating Strom Thurmond and the election was never a serious contest. Thurmond overwhelmingly outspent Cunningham in his re-election campaign. 80% of white voters and 20% of black voters supported Thurmond.Black Black 2002 116 Election results 1990 United States Senate election in South Carolina Republican Party (United States) Strom Thurmond (incumbent) 482,032 64.21% -2.58% Democratic Party (United States) Bob Cunningham 244,112 32.52% +0.72% Libertarian Party (United States) William H. Griffin 13,804 1.84% +0.46% American Party (1969) Marion C. Metts 10,317 1.37% N/A 464 0.06% N/A 750,729 100.00% See also List of United States senators from South Carolina 1990 United States Senate elections 1990 South Carolina gubernatorial election References State Election Commission South Carolina Election Commission Annual Report 1990-1991 1991 The Commission Columbia, SC 91 Works cited Black Earl Earl Black (political scientist) Black Merle Merle Black The Rise of Southern Republicans Harvard University Press 2002 https://archive.org/details/riseofsouthernre00earl_0 067400728X 1990 South Carolina Category:1990 South Carolina elections Category:Strom Thurmond