- United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1982
frame|300px|right|South Carolina Congressional Districts, 1982 to 1990The 1982 South Carolina United States House of Representatives elections were held on
November 2 ,1982 to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state ofSouth Carolina . Theprimary election s for the Democrats were held onJune 8 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later onJune 22 . Three incumbents were re-elected, butJohn Light Napier of the 6th congressional district was defeated in his bid for re-election and the open seat in the 5th congressional district was retained by the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation after the elections was three Republicans and three Democrats.1st Congressional District
Incumbent Republican Congressman
Thomas F. Hartnett of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1981, defeated Democratic challenger W. Mullins McLeod.Democratic primary
General election results
Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =John M. Spratt, Jr.
votes = 69,345
percentage = 67.6
change = -19.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = John S. Wilkerson
votes = 33,191
percentage = 32.4
change = +32.4Election box candidate
party = "No party"
candidate = Write-Ins
votes = 3
percentage = 0.0
change = 0.0Election box majority
votes = 36,154
percentage = 35.2
change = -39.8Election box turnout
votes = 102,539
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Democratic hold
-6th Congressional District
Incumbent Republican Congressman
John Light Napier of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1981, was defeated in his bid for re-election by DemocratRobin Tallon .Democratic primary
General election results
Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =Robin Tallon
votes = 62,582
percentage = 52.5
change = +4.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =John Light Napier (incumbent)
votes = 56,653
percentage = 47.5
change = -4.2Election box candidate
party = "No party"
candidate = Write-Ins
votes = 2
percentage = 0.0
change = -0.1Election box majority
votes = 5,929
percentage = 5.0
change = +1.5Election box turnout
votes = 119,237
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Democratic gain from Republican
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United States House of Representatives elections, 1982
*South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1982
*South Carolina's congressional districts References
*cite book | last = State Election Commission | title = Report of the South Carolina Election Commission for the Period Ending June 30, 1983 | year = 1983 | location = Columbia, SC | pages = pp. 14-15, 17-18, 24-26
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