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1994 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

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election_name	1994 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
country	South Carolina
type	legislative
ongoing	no
previous_election	1992 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
previous_year	1992
next_election	1996 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
next_year	1996
seats_for_election	All 6 South Carolina seats to the United States House of Representatives
election_date
party1	Republican Party (United States)
last_election1	3
seats1	4
seat_change1	1
popular_vote1	552,085
percentage1	63.63%
swing1	11.53%
party2	Democratic Party (United States)
last_election2	3
seats2	2
seat_change2	1
popular_vote2	313,043
percentage2	36.08%
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|[[File:1994 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina results map by winner.svg|261px]]|Party gains |[[File:1994 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina results map by vote share.svg|261px]]|District results |[[File:1994 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina by county.svg|261px]]|County results Republican Democratic Winners 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 primary	Candidate	Votes
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 runoff	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Mark Sanford	30,304	52.0	+33.0
Van Hipp, Jr.	27,921	48.0	+17.2

General election results

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2nd congressional district

Incumbent Republican Congressman Floyd Spence of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1971, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.

General election results

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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 primary	Candidate	Votes
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 runoff	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
James E. Bryan, Jr.	15,464	51.8	+17.5
Tommy Moore	14,391	48.2	+16.8

Republican primary

Republican primary	Candidate	Votes
Lindsey Graham	21,562	52.1
Bob Cantrell	13,609	32.9
Ed Allgood	6,235	15.0

General election results

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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

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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

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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 primary	Candidate	Votes	%
Jim Clyburn	50,476	85.7
Ben Frasier	8,419	14.3

General election results

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References

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