1996 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

none February 2026 September 2023 1996 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina South Carolina legislative no 1994 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina 1994 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina 1998 All 6 South Carolina seats to the United States House of Representatives 1996 11 05 Republican Party (United States) 4 4 682,913 64.54% 0.91% Democratic Party (United States) 2 2 345,358 32.64% 3.44% 1 261px Party gains 261px District results 261px County results Republican #F2B3BE 40–50% #E27F90 50–60% #CC2F4A 60–70% #D40000 70–80% #AA0000 80–90% #800000 >90% Democratic #86B6F2 50–60% #4389E3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% Winners #F48882 Republican Hold #92C5DE Democratic Hold The 1996 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 5, 1996, 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 11. All six incumbents were re-elected and the composition of the state delegation remained four Republicans and two Democrats. 1st congressional district Incumbent Republican Congressman Mark Sanford of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1995, defeated Natural Law candidate Joseph F. Innella. General election results South Carolina's 1st congressional district election results, 1996 Republican Party (United States) Mark Sanford (incumbent) 138,467 96.4 +30.1 Natural Law Party (United States) Joseph F. Innella 5,105 3.5 +3.5 No party Write-Ins 121 0.1 +0.1 133,362 92.9 +59.0 143,693 |- | 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 Natural Law candidate Maurice T. Raiford. General election results South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election results, 1996 Republican Party (United States) Floyd Spence (incumbent) 158,229 89.8 -10.0 Natural Law Party (United States) Maurice T. Raiford 17,713 10.0 +10.0 No party Write-Ins 347 0.2 0.0 140,516 79.8 -19.8 176,289 |- | Republican Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Republican hold |- 3rd congressional district Incumbent Republican Congressman Lindsey Graham of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1995, defeated Democratic challenger Debbie Dorn. General election results South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election results, 1996 Republican Party (United States) Lindsey Graham (incumbent) 114,273 60.3 +0.2 Democratic Party (United States) Debbie Dorn 73,417 38.7 -1.2 Natural Law Party (United States) Lindal Pennington 1,835 1.0 +1.0 No party Write-Ins 5 0.0 0.0 40,856 21.6 +1.4 189,530 |- | Republican Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Republican hold |- 4th congressional district Incumbent Republican Congresswoman Bob Inglis of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1993, defeated Democratic challenger Darrell E. Curry. General election results South Carolina's 4th congressional district election results, 1996 Republican Party (United States) Bob Inglis (incumbent) 138,165 70.9 -2.6 Democratic Party (United States) Darrell E. Curry 54,126 27.8 +1.4 Natural Law Party (United States) C. Faye Walters 2,501 1.3 +1.3 No party Write-Ins 20 0.0 -0.1 84,039 43.1 -4.0 194,812 |- | Republican Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Republican hold |- 5th congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman John M. Spratt, Jr. of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1983, defeated Republican challenger Larry Bigham. General election results South Carolina's 5th congressional district election results, 1996 Democratic Party (United States) John M. Spratt, Jr. (incumbent) 97,335 54.1 +2.0 Republican Party (United States) Larry Bigham 81,455 45.3 -2.5 Natural Law Party (United States) P.G. Joshi 1,159 0.6 +0.6 No party Write-Ins 22 0.0 -0.1 15,880 8.8 +4.5 179,971 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- 6th congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman Jim Clyburn of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1993, defeated Republican challenger Gary McLeod. Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% Jim Clyburn 50,933 87.8 Ben Frasier 7,107 12.2 Republican primary Republican primaryCandidateVotes% Gary McLeod 12,382 77.8 Delores Porcher-DeCosta 3,530 22.2 General election results South Carolina's 6th congressional district election results, 1996 Democratic Party (United States) Jim Clyburn (incumbent) 120,480 69.3 +5.5 Republican Party (United States) Gary McLeod 52,324 30.1 -6.1 Natural Law Party (United States) Savitap Joshi 948 0.6 +0.6 No party Write-Ins 26 0.0 0.0 68,156 39.2 +11.6 173,778 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- See also United States House elections, 1996 United States Senate election in South Carolina, 1996 South Carolina's congressional districts External links South Carolina Election Returns United States House of Representatives South Carolina 1996