1980 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

none February 2026 June 2025 September 2023 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina South Carolina legislative no 1978 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina 1978 1982 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina 1982 All 6 South Carolina seats to the United States House of Representatives 1980 11 4 Republican Party (United States) 2 4 2 Democratic Party (United States) 4 2 2 File:1980 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina results map.svg District results Republican #e27f90 50–60% #800000 90–100% Democratic #86B6F2 50–60% #0645B4 80–90% The 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 4, 1980, 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 10 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on June 24. Three incumbents were re-elected, but John Jenrette of the 6th congressional district was defeated in his bid for re-election and the open seat in the 1st congressional district was taken by the Republicans from the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation after the elections was four Republicans and two Democrats. 1st congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman Mendel Jackson Davis of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1971, opted to retire. Tommy Hartnett, a Republican state senator from Charleston, defeated Thomas G. Moore in the Republican primary and Democrat Charles D. Ravenel in the general election. Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% Charles D. Ravenel 30,966 55.6 Wheeler Tillman 17,070 30.7 Charles B. Brassell 3,838 6.9 Benjamin Frazier, Jr. 3,786 6.8 Republican primary Republican primaryCandidateVotes% Thomas F. Hartnett 10,510 75.4 Thomas G. Moore 3,428 24.6 General election results South Carolina's 1st congressional district election results, 1980Ellisor James B. Report of the South Carolina Election Commission For the Period Ending June 30, 1981 1981 South Carolina State Budget and Control Board https://scvotes.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Election_Report_1980-1981.pdf 23 June 202538 Republican Party (United States) Thomas F. Hartnett 81,988 51.6 +12.2 Democratic Party (United States) Charles D. Ravenel 76,963 48.4 -12.2 No party Write-Ins 10 0.0 0.0 5,025 3.2 -18.0 158,961 |- | Republican Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Republican gain from Democratic |- 2nd congressional district Incumbent Republican Congressman Floyd Spence of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1971, defeated Democratic challenger Tom Turnipseed. Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% Tom Turnipseed 28,490 71.6 Leigh J. Leventis 11,303 28.4 General election results South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election results, 198038 Republican Party (United States) Floyd Spence (incumbent) 92,306 55.7 -1.6 Democratic Party (United States) Tom Turnipseed 73,353 44.3 +1.6 No party Write-Ins 19 0.0 0.0 18,953 11.4 -3.2 165,678 |- | 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 Marshall Parker. General election results South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election results, 198039 Democratic Party (United States) Butler Derrick (incumbent) 87,680 59.8 -22.1 Republican Party (United States) Marshall Parker 57,840 39.4 +21.3 Libertarian Party (United States) Boyce Lee Muller 1,118 0.8 +0.8 No party Write-Ins 4 0.0 0.0 29,840 20.4 -43.4 146,642 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- 4th congressional district Incumbent Republican Congressman Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1979, defeated Libertarian challenger Thomas P. Waldenfels. General election results South Carolina's 4th congressional district election results, 198039 Republican Party (United States) Carroll Campbell (incumbent) 90,941 92.6 +40.5 Libertarian Party (United States) Thomas P. Waldenfels 6,984 7.1 +7.1 No party Write-Ins 248 0.3 +0.3 83,957 85.5 +79.6 98,173 |- | Republican Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Republican hold |- 5th congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman Kenneth Lamar Holland of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1975, defeated Libertarian challenger Thomas Campbell. General election results South Carolina's 5th congressional district election results, 198040 Democratic Party (United States) Ken Holland (incumbent) 99,773 87.5 +4.9 Libertarian Party (United States) Thomas Campbell 14,252 12.5 +12.5 No party Write-Ins 13 0.0 -0.2 85,521 75.0 -9.6 114,038 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- 6th congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman John Jenrette of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1975, was defeated in his bid for re-election by Republican John Light Napier. Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% John Jenrette 38,565 45.3 Hicks Harwell 22,251 26.2 John W. Brassington 11,346 13.3 Erick B. Ficken 8,061 9.5 William T. McElveen, Sr. 4,887 5.7 Democratic primary runoffCandidateVotes%±% John Jenrette 42,759 52.5 +7.3 Hicks Harwell 38,621 47.5 +21.3 Republican primary Republican primaryCandidateVotes% John Light Napier 3,735 60.0 Edward Lunn Young 2,491 40.0 General election results South Carolina's 6th congressional district election results, 198040 Republican Party (United States) John Light Napier 75,635 51.7 +51.7 Democratic Party (United States) John Jenrette (incumbent) 70,445 48.2 -51.5 No party Write-Ins 86 0.1 -0.2 5,190 3.5 -95.9 146,166 |- | Republican Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Republican gain from Democratic |- See also United States House elections, 1980 United States Senate election in South Carolina, 1980 South Carolina's congressional districts References 1980 United States House of Representatives elections South Carolina