1988 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

none February 2026 September 2023 1988 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina South Carolina legislative no 1986 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina 1986 1990 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina 1990 All 6 South Carolina seats to the United States House of Representatives 1988 11 8 Democratic Party (United States) 4 4 549,652 55.43% Republican Party (United States) 2 2 439,476 44.32% 1 261px Party gains 261px District results Republican #E27F90 50–60% #CC2F4A 60–70% Democratic #86B6F2 50–60% #4389E3 60–70% #1666CB 70–80% Winners #92C5DE Democratic Hold #F48882 Republican Hold The 1988 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 8, 1988, 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 14. All six incumbents were re-elected and the composition of the state delegation remained four Democrats and two Republicans. 1st congressional district Incumbent Republican Congressman Arthur Ravenel, Jr. of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1987, defeated Democratic challenger Wheeler Tillman. General election results South Carolina's 1st congressional district election results, 1988 Republican Party (United States) Arthur Ravenel, Jr. (incumbent) 101,572 63.8 +11.8 Democratic Party (United States) Wheeler Tillman 57,691 36.2 -11.8 No party Write-Ins 42 0.0 0.0 43,881 27.6 +23.6 159,305 |- | 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 Jim Leventis. General election results South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election results, 1988 Republican Party (United States) Floyd Spence (incumbent) 94,960 52.8 -0.8 Democratic Party (United States) Jim Leventis 83,978 46.6 +0.2 Libertarian Party (United States) Geb Sommer 1,061 0.6 +0.6 No party Write-Ins 5 0.0 0.0 10,982 6.2 -1.0 180,004 |- | Republican Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Republican hold |- 3rd congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman Butler Derrick of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1975, defeated Republican challenger Henry Jordan. General election results South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election results, 1988 Democratic Party (United States) Butler Derrick (incumbent) 89,071 53.7 -14.7 Republican Party (United States) Henry Jordan 75,571 45.6 +14.1 Libertarian Party (United States) John B. Heaton 1,183 0.7 +0.7 No party Write-Ins 8 0.0 -0.1 13,500 8.1 -28.8 165,833 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- 4th congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congresswoman Liz J. Patterson of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1987, defeated Republican challenger Knox White. Republican primary Republican primaryCandidateVotes% Knox White 15,096 56.9 Ted Adams 11,424 43.1 General election results South Carolina's 4th congressional district election results, 1988 Democratic Party (United States) Liz J. Patterson (incumbent) 90,234 52.1 +0.7 Republican Party (United States) Knox White 82,793 47.8 +0.5 No party Write-Ins 108 0.1 0.0 7,441 4.3 +0.2 173,135 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- 5th congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman John M. Spratt, Jr. of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1983, defeated Republican challenger Robert K. Carley. General election results South Carolina's 5th congressional district election results, 1988 Democratic Party (United States) John M. Spratt, Jr. (incumbent) 107,959 69.8 -29.8 Republican Party (United States) Robert K. Carley 46,622 30.2 +30.2 No party Write-Ins 17 0.0 -0.4 61,337 39.6 -59.6 154,598 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- 6th congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman Robin Tallon of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1983, defeated Republican challenger Bob Cunningham. Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% Robin Tallon 65,608 88.6 Luther Lighty, Jr. 8,448 11.4 Republican primary Republican primaryCandidateVotes% Bob Cunningham 2,283 50.7 Doug Cooke 2,218 49.3 General election results South Carolina's 6th congressional district election results, 1988 Democratic Party (United States) Robin Tallon (incumbent) 120,719 76.1 +0.6 Republican Party (United States) Bob Cunningham 37,958 23.9 -0.6 No party Write-Ins 52 0.0 0.0 82,761 52.2 -1.2 158,729 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- Gallery See also United States House of Representatives elections, 1988 South Carolina's congressional districts References State Election Commission Report of the South Carolina State Election Commission 1988-1989 1989 The Commission Columbia, SC 86 Category:1988 South Carolina elections 1988 South Carolina