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1988 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

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election_name	1988 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
country	South Carolina
type	legislative
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previous_election	1986 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
previous_year	1986
next_election	1990 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
next_year	1990
seats_for_election	All 6 South Carolina seats to the United States House of Representatives
election_date
party1	Democratic Party (United States)
last_election1	4
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popular_vote1	549,652
percentage1	55.43%
party2	Republican Party (United States)
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|[[File:1988 US house elections in South Carolina.svg|261px]]|Party gains |[[File:1988 US house elections in South Carolina by voteshare.svg|261px]]|District results Republican Democratic Winners The 1988 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 8, 1988, 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 14. All six incumbents were re-elected and the composition of the state delegation remained four Democrats and two Republicans.

1st congressional district

Ravenel:
Tillman:
Incumbent Republican Congressman Arthur Ravenel, Jr. of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1987, defeated Democratic challenger Wheeler Tillman.

General election results

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2nd congressional district

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

General election results

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3rd congressional district

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

General election results

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4th congressional district

Patterson:
White:
Incumbent Democratic Congresswoman Liz J. Patterson of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1987, defeated Republican challenger Knox White.

Republican primary

Republican primary	Candidate	Votes	%
Knox White	15,096	56.9
Ted Adams	11,424	43.1

General election results

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5th congressional district

Spratt:
Incumbent Democratic Congressman John M. Spratt, Jr. of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1983, defeated Republican challenger Robert K. Carley.

General election results

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6th congressional district

Tallon:
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Robin Tallon of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1983, defeated Republican challenger Bob Cunningham.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary	Candidate	Votes	%
Robin Tallon	65,608	88.6
Luther Lighty, Jr.	8,448	11.4

Republican primary

Republican primary	Candidate	Votes	%
Bob Cunningham	2,283	50.7
Doug Cooke	2,218	49.3

General election results

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Gallery

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