United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1986

frame|300px|right|South Carolina Congressional Districts, 1982 to 1990

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

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Arthur Ravenel, Jr.
votes = 59,969
percentage = 52.0
change = -9.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Jimmy Stuckey
votes = 55,262
percentage = 48.0
change = +9.7Election box candidate
party = "No party"
candidate = Write-Ins
votes = 11
percentage = 0.0
change = 0.0Election box majority
votes = 4,707
percentage = 4.0
change = -19.4Election box turnout
votes = 115,242
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Republican hold
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2nd Congressional District

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

Democratic primary

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Robin Tallon (incumbent)
votes = 92,398
percentage = 75.5
change = +15.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Robbie Cunningham
votes = 29,922
percentage = 24.5
change = -14.3Election box candidate
party = "No party"
candidate = Write-Ins
votes = 23
percentage = 0.0
change = 0.0Election box majority
votes = 62,476
percentage = 51.0
change = +29.9Election box turnout
votes = 122,343
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Democratic hold
-

ee also

*United States House elections, 1986
*United States Senate election in South Carolina, 1986
*South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1986
*South Carolina's congressional districts