United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1988

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

The 1988 South Carolina United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 8, 1988 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 14. 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 Democratic challenger Wheeler Tillman.

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Arthur Ravenel, Jr. (incumbent)
votes = 101,572
percentage = 63.8
change = +11.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Wheeler Tillman
votes = 57,691
percentage = 36.2
change = -11.8Election box candidate
party = "No party"
candidate = Write-Ins
votes = 42
percentage = 0.0
change = 0.0Election box majority
votes = 43,881
percentage = 27.6
change = +23.6Election box turnout
votes = 159,305
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 Jim Leventis.

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Floyd Spence (incumbent)
votes = 94,960
percentage = 52.8
change = -0.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Jim Leventis
votes = 83,978
percentage = 46.6
change = +0.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Geb Sommer
votes = 1,061
percentage = 0.6
change = +0.6Election box candidate
party = "No party"
candidate = Write-Ins
votes = 5
percentage = 0.0
change = 0.0Election box majority
votes = 10,982
percentage = 6.2
change = -1.0Election box turnout
votes = 180,004
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 Henry Jordan.

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Butler Derrick (incumbent)
votes = 89,071
percentage = 53.7
change = -14.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Henry Jordan
votes = 75,571
percentage = 45.6
change = +14.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = John B. Heaton
votes = 1,183
percentage = 0.7
change = +0.7Election box candidate
party = "No party"
candidate = Write-Ins
votes = 8
percentage = 0.0
change = -0.1Election box majority
votes = 13,500
percentage = 8.1
change = -28.8Election box turnout
votes = 165,833
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 Knox White.

Republican primary

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Robin Tallon (incumbent)
votes = 120,719
percentage = 76.1
change = +0.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Bob Cunningham
votes = 37,958
percentage = 23.9
change = -0.6Election box candidate
party = "No party"
candidate = Write-Ins
votes = 52
percentage = 0.0
change = 0.0Election box majority
votes = 82,761
percentage = 52.2
change = -1.2Election box turnout
votes = 158,729
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Democratic hold
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ee also

*United States House of Representatives elections, 1988
*South Carolina's congressional districts

References

*cite book | last = State Election Commission | title = Report of the South Carolina State Election Commission 1988-1989 | year = 1989 | publisher = The Commission | location = Columbia, SC | pages = p. 86