United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1990

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

The 1990 South Carolina United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 6, 1990 to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary election for the Republicans was held on June 12. All six incumbents were re-elected and the composition of the state delegation remained four Democrats and two Republicans.

1st Congressional District

Incumbent Republican Congressman Arthur Ravenel, Jr. of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1987, defeated Benjamin Hunt, Jr. in the Republican primary and Democratic challenger Eugene Platt in the general election.

Republican primary

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Arthur Ravenel, Jr. (incumbent)
votes = 80,842
percentage = 65.5
change = +1.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Eugene Platt
votes = 42,555
percentage = 34.4
change = -1.8Election box candidate
party = "No party"
candidate = Write-Ins
votes = 109
percentage = 0.1
change = +0.1Election box majority
votes = 38,287
percentage = 31.1
change = +3.5Election box turnout
votes = 123,506
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 Libertarian challenger Gebhard Sommer.

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Floyd Spence (incumbent)
votes = 90,054
percentage = 88.9
change = +36.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Gebhard Sommer
votes = 11,101
percentage = 10.9
change = +10.3Election box candidate
party = "No party"
candidate = Write-Ins
votes = 189
percentage = 0.2
change = +0.2Election box majority
votes = 78,953
percentage = 78.0
change = +71.8Election box turnout
votes = 101,344
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Republican hold
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3rd Congressional District

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

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Butler Derrick (incumbent)
votes = 86,103
percentage = 62.1
change = +8.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Ray Haskett
votes = 52,433
percentage = 37.8
change = -7.8Election box candidate
party = "No party"
candidate = Write-Ins
votes = 80
percentage = 0.1
change = +0.1Election box majority
votes = 33,670
percentage = 24.3
change = +16.2Election box turnout
votes = 138,616
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Democratic hold
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4th Congressional District

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

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Liz J. Patterson (incumbent)
votes = 81,927
percentage = 61.4
change = +9.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Terry Haskins
votes = 51,338
percentage = 38.4
change = -9.4Election box candidate
party = "No party"
candidate = Write-Ins
votes = 270
percentage = 0.2
change = +0.1Election box majority
votes = 30,589
percentage = 23.0
change = +18.7Election box turnout
votes = 133,535
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Democratic hold
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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

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John M. Spratt, Jr. (incumbent)
votes = 78,203
percentage = 99.8
change = +30.0Election box candidate
party = "No party"
candidate = Write-Ins
votes = 159
percentage = 0.2
change = +0.2Election box majority
votes = 78,044
percentage = 99.6
change = +60.0Election box turnout
votes = 78,362
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Democratic hold
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6th Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Robin Tallon of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1983, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Robin Tallon (incumbent)
votes = 94,121
percentage = 99.6
change = +23.5Election box candidate
party = "No party"
candidate = Write-Ins
votes = 419
percentage = 0.4
change = +0.4Election box majority
votes = 93,702
percentage = 99.2
change = +47.0Election box turnout
votes = 94,540
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Democratic hold
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ee also

*United States House elections, 1990
*United States Senate election in South Carolina, 1990
*South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1990
*South Carolina's congressional districts