2000 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

none February 2026 September 2023 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina South Carolina legislative no 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina 1998 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina 2002 All 6 South Carolina seats to the United States House of Representatives 2000 11 07 Republican Party (United States) 4 4 729,803 55.23% 4.38 Democratic Party (United States) 2 2 523,141 39.59% 1.59 1 261px Party gains 261px District results 261px County results Republican #E27F90 50–60% #CC2F4A 60–70% #D40000 70–80% #aa0000 80–90% Democratic #86B6F2 50–60% #4389E3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% #0645B4 80–90% Winners #F48882 Republican Hold #92C5DE Democratic Hold The 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 7, 2000, 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 five incumbents who ran were re-elected and the open seat in the 1st congressional district was retained by the Republicans. The composition of the state delegation remained four Republicans and two Democrats. Overview United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 2000http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2000/2000Stat.htm#40 Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of RepresentativesPartyVotesPercentageSeats+/– Republican 729,803 55.23% 4 — Democratic 523,141 39.59% 2 — Libertarian 31,104 2.35% 0 — Others 37,264 2.82% 0 — Totals 1,321,312 100.00% 6 — District 1 Incumbent Republican Congressman Mark Sanford of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1995, honored his campaign pledge that he would only serve three terms and retired. Henry E. Brown, Jr. won the Republican primary and defeated Democrat Andy Brack in the general election. Sanford later held this seat again from 2013 to 2019. Republican primary Republican primaryCandidateVotes% Henry E. Brown, Jr. 22,072 43.6 Harry B. "Buck" Limehouse 17,171 33.9 Van Jenerette 4,269 8.4 Wheeler Tillman 2,627 5.2 Mike Seekings 2,470 4.9 Charlie Thompson 1,998 4.0 Republican primary runoffCandidateVotes%±% Henry E. Brown, Jr. 21,631 54.6 +11.0 Harry B. "Buck" Limehouse 17,990 45.4 +11.5 General election results South Carolina's 1st congressional district election results, 2000 Republican Party (United States) Henry E. Brown, Jr. 139,597 60.3 -30.7 Democratic Party (United States) Andy Brack 82,622 35.7 +35.7 Libertarian Party (United States) Bill Woolsey 6,010 2.6 +2.6 Reform Party (United States) Bob Batchelder 2,067 0.9 +0.9 Natural Law Party (United States) Joseph F. Innella 1,110 0.5 -8.4 No party Write-Ins 40 0.0 -0.1 56,975 24.6 -57.5 231,446 |- | Republican Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Republican hold |- District 2 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, 2000 Republican Party (United States) Floyd Spence (incumbent) 153,870 57.0 -0.8 Democratic Party (United States) Jane Frederick 110,161 40.8 -0.3 Libertarian Party (United States) Timothy Moultrie 3,584 1.3 +1.3 Natural Law Party (United States) George C. Taylor 2,259 0.9 -0.2 No party Write-Ins 71 0.0 0.0 43,709 16.2 -0.5 269,945 |- | Republican Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Republican hold |- District 3 Incumbent Republican Congressman Lindsey Graham of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1995, defeated Democratic challenger George L. Brightharp. General election results South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election results, 2000 Republican Party (United States) Lindsey Graham (incumbent) 150,176 67.8 -31.9 Democratic Party (United States) George L. Brightharp* 67,174 30.3 +30.3 Libertarian Party (United States) Adrian Banks 3,116 1.4 +1.4 Natural Law Party (United States) Leroy J. Klein 1,122 0.5 +0.5 No party Write-Ins 33 0.0 -0.3 83,002 37.5 -61.9 221,621 |- | Republican Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Republican hold |- |colspan=6|*Brightharp also ran under the United Citizens Party; his totals are combined. |- District 4 Incumbent Republican Congressman Jim DeMint of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1999, defeated Franklin D. Raddish in the Republican primary and won the general election against several minor party candidates. Republican primary Republican primaryCandidateVotes% Jim DeMint 41,851 77.3 Franklin D. Raddish 12,279 22.7 General election results South Carolina's 4th congressional district election results, 2000 Republican Party (United States) Jim DeMint (incumbent) 150,436 79.6 +21.9 Constitution Party (United States) Ted Adams 16,532 8.7 +8.7 Libertarian Party (United States) April Bishop 12,757 6.7 +6.7 Reform Party (United States) Peter J. Ashy* 6,210 3.3 +2.4 Natural Law Party (United States) C. Faye Walters 2,640 1.4 +0.3 No party Write-Ins 476 0.3 +0.2 133,904 70.9 +53.4 189,051 |- | Republican Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Republican hold |- |colspan=6|*Ashy also ran under the United Citizens Party; his totals are combined. |- District 5 Incumbent Democratic Congressman John M. Spratt, Jr. of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1983, defeated Republican challenger Carl L. Gullick. General election results South Carolina's 5th congressional district election results, 2000 Democratic Party (United States) John M. Spratt, Jr. (incumbent) 126,877 58.8 +0.9 Republican Party (United States) Carl L. Gullick 85,247 39.5 -0.8 Libertarian Party (United States) Tom Campbell 3,665 1.7 +1.7 No party Write-Ins 49 0.0 -0.1 41,630 19.3 +1.7 215,838 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- District 6 Incumbent Democratic Congressman Jim Clyburn of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1993, defeated Republican challenger Vince Ellison. General election results South Carolina's 6th congressional district election results, 2000 Democratic Party (United States) Jim Clyburn (incumbent) 138,053 71.8 -0.8 Republican Party (United States) Vince Ellison 50,005 26.0 +0.2 Natural Law Party (United States) Dianne L. Nevins 2,339 1.2 -0.3 Libertarian Party (United States) Lynwood E. Hines 1,934 1.0 +1.0 No party Write-Ins 49 0.0 -0.1 88,048 45.8 -1.0 192,380 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- See also United States House elections, 2000 South Carolina's congressional districts References External links South Carolina Election Returns US House 2000 South Carolina