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1982 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

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election_name	1982 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
country	South Carolina
type	legislative
ongoing	no
previous_election	1980 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
previous_year	1980
next_election	1984 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
next_year	1984
seats_for_election	All 6 South Carolina seats to the United States House of Representatives
election_date
party1	Democratic Party (United States)
last_election1	2
seats1	3
seat_change1	1
party2	Republican Party (United States)
last_election2	4
seats2	3
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map_image	File:1982 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina.svg
map_caption	District results

Democratic Republican The 1982 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 2, 1982, to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary elections for the Democrats were held on June 8 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on June 22. Three incumbents were re-elected, but John Light Napier of the 6th congressional district was defeated in his bid for re-election and the open seat in the 5th congressional district was retained by the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation after the elections was three Republicans and three Democrats.

1st congressional district

Incumbent Republican Congressman Thomas F. Hartnett of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1981, defeated Democratic challenger W. Mullins McLeod.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary	Candidate	Votes
Paul Cantrell	17,897	47.2
W. Mullins McLeod	17,285	45.5
Ben Frasier	2,765	7.3

Democratic primary runoff	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
W. Mullins McLeod	14,398	77.5	+32.0
Ben Frasier	4,174	22.5	+15.2

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 Ken Mosely.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary	Candidate	Votes
Ken Mosely	16,561	44.4
Billy R. Oswald	12,395	33.2
Harvey W. Burgess	8,375	22.4

Democratic primary runoff	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Ken Mosely	17,800	57.4	+13.0
Billy R. Oswald	13,202	42.6	+9.4

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 Libertarian challenger Gordon T. Davis.

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 Democratic challenger Marion E. Tyus.

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, opted to retire. John M. Spratt, Jr. won the Democratic primary and defeated Republican John S. Wilkerson in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary	Candidate	Votes
John M. Spratt, Jr.	28,472	38.2
John Winburn	19,865	26.6
Ernie Nunnery	19,522	26.2
Bill Horne	6,729	9.0

Democratic primary runoff	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
John M. Spratt, Jr.	30,859	54.9	+16.7
John Winburn	25,302	45.1	+18.5

General election results

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6th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Congressman John Light Napier of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1981, was defeated in his bid for re-election by Democrat Robin Tallon.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary	Candidate	Votes
Robin Tallon	35,841	46.9
Hicks Harwell	19,816	25.9
John W. Brassington	12,698	16.6
Charles McGill	8,124	10.6

Democratic primary runoff	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Robin Tallon	40,836	70.6	+23.7
Hicks Harwell	17,017	29.4	+3.5

General election results

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