United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1986

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The 1986 South Carolina United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 4, 1986, 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. All four incumbents who ran were re-elected and the Democrats picked up one of the two open seats vacated by the Republicans. The composition of the state delegation after the elections was four Democrats and two Republicans.

1st Congressional District

Incumbent Republican Congressman Thomas F. Hartnett of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1981, chose to not seek re-election and instead made an unsuccessful run for Lieutenant Governor. The open seat was won by Republican state senator Arthur Ravenel, Jr.

Democratic primary

Democratic Primary
Candidate	Votes	%
Jimmy Stuckey	17,615	41.7
Mendel Jackson Davis	17,417	41.2
Fraiser	3,980	9.4
Garrett	3,261	7.7

Democratic Primary Runoff
Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Jimmy Stuckey	18,994	61.4	+19.7
Mendel Jackson Davis	11,956	38.6	+2.6

Republican primary

Republican Primary
Candidate	Votes	%
Arthur Ravenel, Jr.	8,487	56.5
Jones	4,964	33.1
Vanderhoff	1,561	10.4

General election results

South Carolina's 1st Congressional District Election Results, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Arthur Ravenel, Jr.	59,969	52.0	-9.7
	Democratic	Jimmy Stuckey	55,262	48.0	+9.7
	No party	Write-Ins	11	0.0	0.0
Majority			4,707	4.0	-19.4
Turnout			115,242
	Republican hold

2nd Congressional District

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

Democratic primary

Democratic Primary
Candidate	Votes	%
Fred Zeigler	36,450	81.4
Fairchild	8,350	18.6

General election results

South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District Election Results, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Floyd Spence (incumbent)	73,455	53.6	-8.5
	Democratic	Fred Zeigler	63,592	46.4	+9.7
	No party	Write-Ins	5	0.0	0.0
Majority			9,863	7.2	-18.2
Turnout			137,052
	Republican hold

3rd Congressional District

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

General election results

South Carolina's 3rd Congressional District Election Results, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Butler Derrick (incumbent)	79,109	68.4	+10.0
	Republican	Richard Dickson	36,495	31.5	-9.1
	No party	Write-Ins	79	0.1	+0.1
Majority			42,614	36.9	+19.1
Turnout			115,683
	Democratic hold

4th Congressional District

Incumbent Republican Congressman Carroll Campbell of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1979, chose to not seek re-election and instead made a successful run for Governor. The open seat was won by Democratic state senator Liz J. Patterson.

Republican primary

Republican Primary
Candidate	Votes	%
William Workman III	8,487	51.8
Marchant	4,964	30.3
Adams	1,561	9.5
Ridgon	1,371	8.4

General election results

South Carolina's 4th Congressional District Election Results, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Liz J. Patterson	67,012	51.4	+16.2
	Republican	William Workman III	61,648	47.3	-16.6
	American	Bob Wilson	1,644	1.2	+1.2
	No party	Write-Ins	103	0.1	+0.1
Majority			5,364	4.1	-24.6
Turnout			130,407
	Democratic gain from Republican

5th Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congressman John M. Spratt, Jr. of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1983, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.

General election results

South Carolina's 5th Congressional District Election Results, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	John M. Spratt, Jr. (incumbent)	95,859	99.6	+7.8
	No party	Write-Ins	388	0.4	+0.4
Majority			95,471	99.2	+11.7
Turnout			96,247
	Democratic hold

6th Congressional District

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

Democratic primary

Democratic Primary
Candidate	Votes	%
Robin Tallon	61,924	89.8
Luther Lighty, Jr.	7,066	10.2

General election results

South Carolina's 6th Congressional District Election Results, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Robin Tallon (incumbent)	92,398	75.5	+15.6
	Republican	Robbie Cunningham	29,922	24.5	-14.3
	No party	Write-Ins	23	0.0	0.0
Majority			62,476	51.0	+29.9
Turnout			122,343
	Democratic hold

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See also: Political party strength in South Carolina

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United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1986

1st Congressional District

Democratic primary

Republican primary

General election results

2nd Congressional District

Democratic primary

General election results

3rd Congressional District

General election results

4th Congressional District

Republican primary

General election results

5th Congressional District

General election results

6th Congressional District

Democratic primary

General election results

See also