1994 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

none February 2026 September 2023 1994 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina South Carolina legislative no 1992 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina 1992 1996 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina 1996 All 6 South Carolina seats to the United States House of Representatives 1994 11 8 Republican Party (United States) 3 4 1 552,085 63.63% 11.53% Democratic Party (United States) 3 2 1 313,043 36.08% 9.27% 1 261px Party gains 261px District results 261px County results Republican #E27F90 50–60% #CC2F4A 60–70% #D40000 70–80% #AA0000 80–90% #800000 >90% Democratic #86B6F2 50–60% #4389E3 60–70% Winners #F48882 Republican hold #CA0120 Republican gain #92C5DE Democratic hold The 1994 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 8, 1994, 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 August 9, and the runoff elections were held two weeks later, on August 23. All four incumbents who ran were re-elected, and the Republicans won both of the open seats in the 1st congressional district and the 3rd congressional district. The composition of the state delegation after the elections was four Republicans and two Democrats. 1st congressional district Incumbent Republican Congressman Arthur Ravenel, Jr. of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1987, chose to run for governor instead of re-election. Mark Sanford, a real estate developer from Sullivan's Island, won the Republican primary and defeated Democrat Robert Barber in the general election. Republican primary Republican primaryCandidateVotes% Van Hipp, Jr. 17,066 30.8 Mark Sanford 10,568 19.0 Mike Rose 9,424 17.0 Bob Harrell 9,419 17.0 L. Mendel Rivers, Jr. 6,604 11.9 Sarah Lee King 1,849 3.3 John Henry Whitmire 543 1.0 Republican primary runoffCandidateVotes%±% Mark Sanford 30,304 52.0 +33.0 Van Hipp, Jr. 27,921 48.0 +17.2 General election results South Carolina's 1st congressional district election results, 1994 Republican Party (United States) Mark Sanford 97,803 66.3 +0.2 Democratic Party (United States) Robert Barber 47,769 32.4 -0.1 Libertarian Party (United States) Robert Payne 1,836 1.3 +1.3 No party Write-ins 63 0.0 0.0 50,034 33.9 +0.3 147,471 |- | 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, was unopposed in his bid for re-election. General election results South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election results, 1994 Republican Party (United States) Floyd Spence (incumbent) 133,307 99.8 +12.2 No party Write-ins 285 0.2 +0.1 133,022 99.6 +24.3 133,592 |- | 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, opted to retire. Lindsey Graham, a state representative from Oconee County, won the Republican primary and defeated Democrat James E. Bryan, Jr. in the general election. Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% James E. Bryan, Jr. 12,034 34.3 Tommy Moore 11,031 31.4 Debbie Dorn Pracht 10,744 30.6 Lou Bracknell 1,304 3.7 Democratic primary runoffCandidateVotes%±% James E. Bryan, Jr. 15,464 51.8 +17.5 Tommy Moore 14,391 48.2 +16.8 Republican primary Republican primaryCandidateVotes% Lindsey Graham 21,562 52.1 Bob Cantrell 13,609 32.9 Ed Allgood 6,235 15.0 General election results South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election results, 1994 Republican Party (United States) Lindsey Graham 90,123 60.1 +21.3 Democratic Party (United States) James E. Bryan, Jr. 59,932 39.9 -21.2 No party Write-ins 13 0.0 -0.1 30,191 20.2 -2.1 150,068 |- | Republican Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Republican gain from Democratic |- 4th congressional district Incumbent Republican Congressman Bob Inglis of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1993, defeated Democratic challenger Jerry L. Fowler. General election results South Carolina's 4th congressional district election results, 1994 Republican Party (United States) Bob Inglis (incumbent) 109,626 73.5 +23.2 Democratic Party (United States) Jerry L. Fowler 39,396 26.4 -21.1 No party Write-ins 154 0.1 +0.1 70,230 47.1 +44.3 149,176 |- | 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, 1994 Democratic Party (United States) John M. Spratt, Jr. (incumbent) 77,311 52.1 -9.1 Republican Party (United States) Larry Bigham 70,967 47.8 +9.1 No party Write-ins 85 0.1 0.0 6,344 4.3 -18.2 148,363 |- | 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 50,476 85.7 Ben Frasier 8,419 14.3 General election results South Carolina's 6th congressional district election results, 1994 Democratic Party (United States) Jim Clyburn (incumbent) 88,635 63.8 -1.5 Republican Party (United States) Gary McLeod 50,259 36.2 +1.5 No party Write-ins 29 0.0 0.0 38,376 27.6 -3.0 138,923 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- See also 1994 United States House of Representatives elections 1994 South Carolina gubernatorial election South Carolina's congressional districts References State Election Commission South Carolina Election Report 1994-1995 1995 The Commission Columbia, SC 6, 10, 17–18, 22, 29–30 Category:1994 South Carolina elections 1994 South Carolina