1990 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

The 1990 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina 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. As of 2016, this is the last time that Democrats won a majority of congressional districts in South Carolina.

1990 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

November 6, 1990 (1990-11-06)
All 6 South Carolina seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 4 2 Seats won 4 2 Seat change Popular vote 382,939 274,650 Percentage 57.15% 40.99% Swing 1.72% 3.33%
District results Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   >90% Republican   60–70%   80–90%

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

Republican primary
Candidate	Votes	%
Arthur Ravenel, Jr.	20,032	89.7
Benjamin Hunt, Jr.	2,302	10.3

General election results

South Carolina's 1st congressional district election results, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Arthur Ravenel, Jr. (incumbent)	80,842	65.5	+1.7
	Democratic	Eugene Platt	42,555	34.4	−1.8
	No party	Write-Ins	109	0.1	+0.1
Majority			38,287	31.1	+3.5
Turnout			123,506
	Republican hold

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

South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election results, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Floyd Spence (incumbent)	90,054	88.9	+36.1
	Libertarian	Gebhard Sommer	11,101	10.9	+10.3
	No party	Write-Ins	189	0.2	+0.2
Majority			78,953	78.0	+71.8
Turnout			101,344
	Republican hold

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

South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election results, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Butler Derrick (incumbent)	86,103	62.1	+8.4
	Republican	Ray Haskett	52,433	37.8	−7.8
	No party	Write-Ins	80	0.1	+0.1
Majority			33,670	24.3	+16.2
Turnout			138,616
	Democratic hold

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

South Carolina's 4th congressional district election results, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Liz J. Patterson (incumbent)	81,927	61.4	+9.3
	Republican	Terry Haskins	51,338	38.4	−9.4
	No party	Write-Ins	270	0.2	+0.1
Majority			30,589	23.0	+18.7
Turnout			133,535
	Democratic hold

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

South Carolina's 5th congressional district election results, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John M. Spratt, Jr. (incumbent)	78,203	99.8	+30.0
	No party	Write-Ins	159	0.2	+0.2
Majority			78,044	99.6	+60.0
Turnout			78,362
	Democratic hold

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

South Carolina's 6th congressional district election results, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Robin Tallon (incumbent)	94,121	99.6	+23.5
	No party	Write-Ins	419	0.4	+0.4
Majority			93,702	99.2	+47.0
Turnout			94,540
	Democratic hold

See also

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