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1980 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

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election_name	1980 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
country	South Carolina
type	legislative
ongoing	no
previous_election	1978 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
previous_year	1978
next_election	1982 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
next_year	1982
seats_for_election	All 6 South Carolina seats to the United States House of Representatives
election_date
party1	Republican Party (United States)
last_election1	2
seats1	4
seat_change1	2
party2	Democratic Party (United States)
last_election2	4
seats2	2
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map_image	File:1980 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina.svg
map_caption	District results

Republican Democratic The 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 4, 1980, 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 10 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on June 24. Three incumbents were re-elected, but John Jenrette of the 6th congressional district was defeated in his bid for re-election and the open seat in the 1st congressional district was taken by the Republicans from the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation after the elections was four Republicans and two Democrats.

1st congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Mendel Jackson Davis of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1971, opted to retire. Tommy Hartnett, a Republican state senator from Charleston, defeated Thomas G. Moore in the Republican primary and Democrat Charles D. Ravenel in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary	Candidate	Votes
Charles D. Ravenel	30,966	55.6
Wheeler Tillman	17,070	30.7
Charles B. Brassell	3,838	6.9
Benjamin Frazier, Jr.	3,786	6.8

Republican primary

Republican primary	Candidate	Votes	%
Thomas F. Hartnett	10,510	75.4
Thomas G. Moore	3,428	24.6

General election results

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2nd congressional district

Incumbent Republican Congressman Floyd Spence of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1971, defeated Democratic challenger Tom Turnipseed.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary	Candidate	Votes	%
Tom Turnipseed	28,490	71.6
Leigh J. Leventis	11,303	28.4

General election results

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3rd congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Butler Derrick of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1975, defeated Republican challenger Marshall Parker.

General election results

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4th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Congressman Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1979, defeated Libertarian challenger Thomas P. Waldenfels.

General election results

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5th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Kenneth Lamar Holland of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1975, defeated Libertarian challenger Thomas Campbell.

General election results

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6th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman John Jenrette of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1975, was defeated in his bid for re-election by Republican John Light Napier.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary	Candidate	Votes
John Jenrette	38,565	45.3
Hicks Harwell	22,251	26.2
John W. Brassington	11,346	13.3
Erick B. Ficken	8,061	9.5
William T. McElveen, Sr.	4,887	5.7

Democratic primary runoff	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
John Jenrette	42,759	52.5	+7.3
Hicks Harwell	38,621	47.5	+21.3

Republican primary

Republican primary	Candidate	Votes	%
John Light Napier	3,735	60.0
Edward Lunn Young	2,491	40.0

General election results

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References

(1981). "Report of the South Carolina Election Commission For the Period Ending June 30, 1981". South Carolina State Budget and Control Board.

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