United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1980

frame|300px|right|South Carolina Congressional Districts, 1972 to 1980

The 1980 South Carolina United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 4, 1980 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. Three incumbents were re-elected, but John Jenrette of the 6th congressional district was defeated in his bid for re-election and the open seat in the 1st congressional district was taken by the Republicans from the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation after the elections was four Republicans and two Democrats.

1st Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Mendel Jackson Davis of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1971, opted to retire. Tommy Hartnett, a Republican state senator from Charleston, defeated Thomas G. Moore in the Republican primary and Democrat Charles D. Ravenel in the general election.

Democratic primary

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Floyd Spence (incumbent)
votes = 92,306
percentage = 55.7
change = -1.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Tom Turnipseed
votes = 73,353
percentage = 44.3
change = +1.6Election box candidate
party = "No party"
candidate = Write-Ins
votes = 19
percentage = 0.0
change = 0.0Election box majority
votes = 18,953
percentage = 11.4
change = -3.2Election box turnout
votes = 165,678
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 Marshall Parker.

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Butler Derrick (incumbent)
votes = 87,680
percentage = 59.8
change = -22.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Marshall Parker
votes = 57,840
percentage = 39.4
change = +21.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Boyce Lee Muller
votes = 1,118
percentage = 0.8
change = +0.8Election box candidate
party = "No party"
candidate = Write-Ins
votes = 4
percentage = 0.0
change = 0.0Election box majority
votes = 29,840
percentage = 20.4
change = -43.4Election box turnout
votes = 146,642
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Democratic hold
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4th Congressional District

Incumbent Republican Congressman Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1979, defeated Libertarian challenger Thomas P. Waldenfels.

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Carroll Campbell (incumbent)
votes = 90,941
percentage = 92.6
change = +40.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Boyce Lee Muller
votes = 6,984
percentage = 7.1
change = +7.1Election box candidate
party = "No party"
candidate = Write-Ins
votes = 248
percentage = 0.3
change = +0.3Election box majority
votes = 83,957
percentage = 85.5
change = +79.6Election box turnout
votes = 98,173
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Republican hold
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5th Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Kenneth Lamar Holland of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1975, defeated Libertarian challenger Thomas Campbell.

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Ken Holland (incumbent)
votes = 99,773
percentage = 87.5
change = +4.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Thomas Campbell
votes = 14,252
percentage = 12.5
change = +12.5Election box candidate
party = "No party"
candidate = Write-Ins
votes = 13
percentage = 0.0
change = -0.2Election box majority
votes = 85,521
percentage = 75.0
change = -9.6Election box turnout
votes = 114,038
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Democratic hold
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6th Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congressman John Jenrette of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1975, was defeated in his bid for re-election by Republican John Light Napier.

Democratic primary

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = John Light Napier
votes = 75,635
percentage = 51.7
change = +51.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John Jenrette (incumbent)
votes = 70,445
percentage = 48.2
change = -51.5Election box candidate
party = "No party"
candidate = Write-Ins
votes = 86
percentage = 0.1
change = -0.2Election box majority
votes = 5,190
percentage = 3.5
change = -95.9Election box turnout
votes = 146,166
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Republican gain from Democratic
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ee also

*United States House elections, 1980
*United States Senate election in South Carolina, 1980
*South Carolina's congressional districts