1990 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

none February 2026 September 2023 March 2024 1990 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina South Carolina legislative no 1988 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina 1988 1992 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina 1992 All 6 South Carolina seats to the United States House of Representatives 1990 11 6https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1964election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1990 clerk.house.gov 29 February 2024 Democratic Party (United States) 4 4 382,939 382,939 670,039 2 yes 1.72% Republican Party (United States) 2 2 274,650 274,650 670,039 2 yes 3.33% File:1990 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina results map.svg District results Democratic #4389e3 60–70% #002B84 >90% Republican #CC2F4A 60–70% #aa0000 80–90% The 1990 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 6, 1990, to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary election for the Republicans was held on June 12. All six incumbents were re-elected and the composition of the state delegation remained four Democrats and two Republicans. As of 2026, this is the last time that Democrats won a majority of congressional districts in South Carolina. 1st congressional district Incumbent Republican Congressman Arthur Ravenel, Jr. of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1987, defeated Benjamin Hunt, Jr. in the Republican primary and Democratic challenger Eugene Platt in the general election. Republican primary Republican primaryCandidateVotes% Arthur Ravenel, Jr. 20,032 89.7 Benjamin Hunt, Jr. 2,302 10.3 General election results South Carolina's 1st congressional district election results, 1990 Republican Party (United States) Arthur Ravenel, Jr. (incumbent) 80,842 65.5 +1.7 Democratic Party (United States) Eugene Platt 42,555 34.4 -1.8 No party Write-Ins 109 0.1 +0.1 38,287 31.1 +3.5 123,506 |- | 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 Libertarian challenger Gebhard Sommer. General election results South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election results, 1990 Republican Party (United States) Floyd Spence (incumbent) 90,054 88.9 +36.1 Libertarian Party (United States) Gebhard Sommer 11,101 10.9 +10.3 No party Write-Ins 189 0.2 +0.2 78,953 78.0 +71.8 101,344 |- | 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 Ray Haskett. General election results South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election results, 1990 Democratic Party (United States) Butler Derrick (incumbent) 86,103 62.1 +8.4 Republican Party (United States) Ray Haskett 52,433 37.8 -7.8 No party Write-Ins 80 0.1 +0.1 33,670 24.3 +16.2 138,616 |- | 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 Terry Haskins. General election results South Carolina's 4th congressional district election results, 1990 Democratic Party (United States) Liz J. Patterson (incumbent) 81,927 61.4 +9.3 Republican Party (United States) Terry Haskins 51,338 38.4 -9.4 No party Write-Ins 270 0.2 +0.1 30,589 23.0 +18.7 133,535 |- | 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, was unopposed in his bid for re-election. General election results South Carolina's 5th congressional district election results, 1990 Democratic Party (United States) John M. Spratt, Jr. (incumbent) 78,203 99.8 +30.0 No party Write-Ins 159 0.2 +0.2 78,044 99.6 +60.0 78,362 |- | 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, was unopposed in his bid for re-election. General election results South Carolina's 6th congressional district election results, 1990 Democratic Party (United States) Robin Tallon (incumbent) 94,121 99.6 +23.5 No party Write-Ins 419 0.4 +0.4 93,702 99.2 +47.0 94,540 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- See also United States House elections, 1990 United States Senate election in South Carolina, 1990 South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1990 South Carolina's congressional districts References South Carolina 1990 Category:1990 South Carolina elections