2008 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

none February 2026 September 2023 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina South Carolina legislative no 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina 2006 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina 2010 All 6 South Carolina seats to the United States House of Representatives 2008 11 04 Republican Party (United States) 4 4 939,703 50.15% 5.05% Democratic Party (United States) 2 2 919,529 49.07% 5.55% 1 261px Party gains 261px District results 261px County results Republican #E27F90 50–60% #CC2F4A 60–70% #d40000 70–80% Democratic #86b6f2 50–60% #4389E3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% #0645B4 80–90% Winners #F48882 Republican Hold #92C5DE Democratic Hold thumb|300px|South Carolina's 6 congressional districts The 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2008. The primary elections were held on June 10 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on June 24. The composition of the state delegation before the election was four Republicans and two Democrats. All seats were considered safe for their incumbent parties except for districts 1 and 2. This was the last time that Democrats won more than one congressional district from South Carolina until 2018. Overview United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 2008http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2008/2008Stat.htm#stateSC Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of RepresentativesPartyVotesPercentageSeats+/– Republican 939,703 50.15% 4 — Democratic 919,529 49.07% 2 — Green 7,332 0.39% 0 — Others 7,326 0.39% 0 — Totals 1,873,890 100.00% 6 — District 1 thumb South Carolina's 1st congressional district Incumbent Republican Congressman Henry E. Brown, Jr. defeated Democratic candidate Linda Ketner by a surprisingly thin margin to win a fifth term in Congress. Ketner's performance was the strongest performance by a Democrat that Brown had seen in his career and was made all the more surprising by the fact that she was openly lesbian and the 1st district, stretching across the coast of South Carolina, was strongly conservative. Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report2008 Competitive House Race Chart http://www.cookpolitical.com/charts/house/competitive_2008-11-04_13-32-49.php House: Race Ratings The Cook Political Report 6 November 2006 20 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20081106112035/http://www.cookpolitical.com/charts/house/competitive_2008-11-04_13-32-49.php 6 November 2008Lean R November 6, 2008 Rothenberg2008 House Ratings http://rothenbergpoliticalreport.blogspot.com/2008/11/2008-house-ratings.html House Ratings The Rothenberg Political Report 2 November 2006 20 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20081106133426/http://rothenbergpoliticalreport.blogspot.com/2008/11/2008-house-ratings.html 6 November 2008Lean R November 2, 2008 Sabato's Crystal Ball2008 House http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2008/house/ Sabato's Crystal Ball 6 November 2008 20 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20081106144620/http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2008/house/ 6 November 2008Lean R November 6, 2008 Real Clear PoliticsBattle for the House of Representatives http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/house/battle_for_the_house_of_representatives.html realclearpolitics.com Real Clear Politics 9 December 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20081217170047/http://www.realclearpolitics.com:80/epolls/2008/house/battle_for_the_house_of_representatives.html 17 December 2008 7 November 2008Safe R November 7, 2008 CQ PoliticsRace Ratings Chart: House http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-house cqpolitics.com Congressional Quarterly Inc 20 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20081106054801/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-house 6 November 2008Lean R November 6, 2008 South Carolina's 1st congressional district election, 2008 Republican Party (United States) Henry E. Brown, Jr. (incumbent) 177,540 51.93 Democratic Party (United States) Linda Ketner 163,724 47.89 Write-ins 615 0.18 341,879 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 2 thumb South Carolina's 2nd congressional district Incumbent Republican Congressman Joe Wilson defeated Democrat and Iraq War Veteran Rob Miller by the thinnest margin of his electoral career. Miller's performance in this conservative district rooted in eastern and southern South Carolina was surprising, though ultimately was not strong enough to unseat Wilson in his bid for a fifth term. Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportLikely R November 6, 2008 RothenbergSafe R November 2, 2008 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 6, 2008 Real Clear PoliticsSafe R November 7, 2008 CQ PoliticsLikely R November 6, 2008 South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election, 2008 Republican Party (United States) Joe Wilson (incumbent) 184,583 53.74 Democratic Party (United States) Rob Miller 158,627 46.18 Write-ins 276 0.08 343,486 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 3 thumb South Carolina's 3rd congressional district Though two of his fellow Republican Congressman faced tougher-than-expected bids for re-election, incumbent Republican Congressman J. Gresham Barrett easily dispatched Democratic nominee Jane Ballard Dyer, a pilot, in this staunchly conservative district based in western South Carolina. Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe R November 6, 2008 RothenbergSafe R November 2, 2008 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 6, 2008 Real Clear PoliticsSafe R November 7, 2008 CQ PoliticsSafe R November 6, 2008 South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election, 2008 Republican Party (United States) J. Gresham Barrett (incumbent) 186,799 64.69 Democratic Party (United States) Jane Ballard Dyer 101,724 35.23 Write-ins 218 0.08 288,741 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 4 thumb South Carolina's 4th congressional district Incumbent Republican Congressman easily defeated Democratic candidate Paul Corden and Green Party candidate C. Faye Walters in this very conservative district rooted in Upstate South Carolina. Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe R November 6, 2008 RothenbergSafe R November 2, 2008 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 6, 2008 Real Clear PoliticsSafe R November 7, 2008 CQ PoliticsSafe R November 6, 2008 South Carolina's 4th congressional district election, 2008 Republican Party (United States) Bob Inglis (incumbent) 184,440 60.09 Democratic Party (United States) Paul Corden 113,291 36.91 Green Party (United States) C. Faye Walters 7,332 2.39 Write-ins 1,865 0.61 306,928 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 5 thumb South Carolina's 5th congressional district Long-serving incumbent Democratic Congressman John Spratt has been able to maintain popularity in this conservative district based in northern South Carolina, enabling to repeatedly win re-election despite the national mood. This year proved no different, with Spratt easily winning a fourteenth term over Republican challenger Albert Spencer and Constitution Party candidate Frank Waggoner. Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe D November 6, 2008 RothenbergSafe D November 2, 2008 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 6, 2008 Real Clear PoliticsSafe D November 7, 2008 CQ PoliticsSafe D November 6, 2008 South Carolina's 5th congressional district election, 2008 Democratic Party (United States) John Spratt (incumbent) 188,785 61.64 Republican Party (United States) Albert Spencer 113,282 36.99 Constitution Party (United States) Frank Waggoner 4,093 1.42 Write-ins 125 0.04 306,285 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 6 thumb South Carolina's 6th congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman Jim Clyburn, the House Majority Whip, easily won a ninth term in this very liberal, African-American majority district in central South Carolina. Clyburn won re-election over Republican Nancy Harrelson by the largest margin out of anyone in the South Carolina congressional delegation. Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe D November 6, 2008 RothenbergSafe D November 2, 2008 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 6, 2008 Real Clear PoliticsSafe D November 7, 2008 CQ PoliticsSafe D November 6, 2008 South Carolina's 6th congressional district election, 2008 Democratic Party (United States) Jim Clyburn (incumbent) 193,378 67.48 Republican Party (United States) Nancy Harrelson 93,059 32.47 Write-ins 134 0.05 286,571 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) See also United States House elections, 2008 United States Senate election in South Carolina, 2008 References External links South Carolina State Election Commission https://web.archive.org/web/20141020110542/http://www.scvotes.org/ October 20, 2014 U.S. Congress candidates for South Carolina at Project Vote Smart Campaign contributions for South Carolina congressional races from OpenSecrets South Carolina U.S. House of Representatives race from 2008 Race Tracker 2008 South Carolina United States House of Representatives