1986 United States Senate election in South Carolina

none March 2026 September 2023 1986 United States Senate election in South Carolina South Carolina presidential no 1980 United States Senate election in South Carolina 1980 1992 United States Senate election in South Carolina 1992 November 4, 1986 150x150px FritzHollings.jpg Ernest Hollings Democratic Party (United States) 463,354 63.07% Henry McMaster official photo.jpg Henry McMaster Republican Party (United States) 261,394 35.63% 1986 United States Senate election in South Carolina results map by county.svg 230px County resultsHollings: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%McMaster: #e27f7f 50–60% U.S. Senator Ernest Hollings Democratic Party (United States) Ernest Hollings Democratic Party (United States) The 1986 South Carolina United States Senate election was held on November 4, 1986 to select the U.S. Senator from the state of South Carolina. Popular incumbent Democratic Senator Fritz Hollings easily defeated Republican challenger Henry McMaster to win his fifth (his fourth full) term. This is the last U.S. Senate election in South Carolina where Democrats won with a double-digit margin. McMaster later served as South Carolina’s lieutenant governor from 2011 to 2017 and has been the state’s governor following the resignation of Nikki Haley in 2017. McMaster also served South Carolina as its State Attorney General from 2003 to 2011. Republican primary The Republican primary campaign pitted U.S. Attorney Henry McMaster against Henry Jordan, a social conservative supported by televangelist Pat Robertson and many Christian activists.Broder David S. 1986-06-11 Maine, South Carolina Pick Candidates en-US Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1986/06/11/maine-south-carolina-pick-candidates/e323a0bb-9e80-41d5-a6bc-5135d08609e6/ 2022-02-13 0190-8286 Candidates Henry Jordan, surgeon Henry McMaster, U.S. Attorney Results thumb|center| McMaster #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% #A80000 >90% Jordan #51C2C2 50–60% #2AACAC 60–70% #008080 80–90% #006666 >90% Tie #AE8BB1 50% Republican PrimaryCandidateVotes% Henry McMaster 27,695 53.4% Henry Jordan 24,164 46.6% General election Candidates Ray Hillyard (A) Fritz Hollings (D), incumbent U.S. Senator Henry McMaster (R), U.S. Attorney Steven Vandervelde (L) Campaign The race was not seriously contested and was not a target by the Republicans. With little financial assistance, McMaster was unable to mount a credible challenge to Hollings' re-election in what became a difficult year for Republicans. Results South Carolina U.S. Senate Election, 1986 Democratic Party (United States) Fritz Hollings (incumbent) 465,511 63.07% -7.29% Republican Party (United States) Henry McMaster 262,976 35.63% +6.00% Libertarian Party (United States) Steven B. Vandervelde 4,788 0.65% N/A American Ray Hillyard 4,588 0.62% N/A No party Write-Ins 199 0.03% N/A 202,535 27.44% -13.29% 738,062 56.6% -13.9% |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- See also List of United States senators from South Carolina 1986 United States Senate elections 1986 South Carolina gubernatorial election References State Election Commission South Carolina Election Commission Annual Report 1986-1987 1987 Columbia, SC 14, 22 1986 South Carolina Category:1986 South Carolina elections