2000_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_South_Carolina
2000 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
Elections
The 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 7, 2000 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 13 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on June 27. All five incumbents who ran were re-elected and the open seat in the 1st congressional district was retained by the Republicans. The composition of the state delegation remained four Republicans and two Democrats.
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All 6 South Carolina seats to the United States House of Representatives | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Winners Vote share
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| United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 2000[1] | |||||
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| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
| Republican | 729,803 | 55.23% | 4 | — | |
| Democratic | 523,141 | 39.59% | 2 | — | |
| Libertarian | 31,104 | 2.35% | 0 | — | |
| Others | 37,264 | 2.82% | 0 | — | |
| Totals | 1,321,312 | 100.00% | 6 | — | |
Incumbent Republican Congressman Mark Sanford of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1995, honored his campaign pledge that he would only serve three terms and retired. Henry E. Brown, Jr. won the Republican primary and defeated Democrat Andy Brack in the general election. Sanford later held this seat again from 2013 to 2019.
Republican primary
| Republican primary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Henry E. Brown, Jr. | 22,072 | 43.6 |
| Harry B. "Buck" Limehouse | 17,171 | 33.9 |
| Van Jenerette | 4,269 | 8.4 |
| Wheeler Tillman | 2,627 | 5.2 |
| Mike Seekings | 2,470 | 4.9 |
| Charlie Thompson | 1,998 | 4.0 |
| Republican primary runoff | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Henry E. Brown, Jr. | 21,631 | 54.6 | +11.0 |
| Harry B. "Buck" Limehouse | 17,990 | 45.4 | +11.5 |
General election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Henry E. Brown, Jr. | 139,597 | 60.3 | -30.7 | |
| Democratic | Andy Brack | 82,622 | 35.7 | +35.7 | |
| Libertarian | Bill Woolsey | 6,010 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
| Reform | Bob Batchelder | 2,067 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
| Natural Law | Joseph F. Innella | 1,110 | 0.5 | -8.4 | |
| No party | Write-Ins | 40 | 0.0 | -0.1 | |
| Majority | 56,975 | 24.6 | -57.5 | ||
| Turnout | 231,446 | ||||
| Republican hold | |||||
Incumbent Republican Congressman Floyd Spence of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1971, defeated Democratic challenger Jane Frederick.
General election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Floyd Spence (incumbent) | 153,870 | 57.0 | -0.8 | |
| Democratic | Jane Frederick | 110,161 | 40.8 | -0.3 | |
| Libertarian | Timothy Moultrie | 3,584 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
| Natural Law | George C. Taylor | 2,259 | 0.9 | -0.2 | |
| No party | Write-Ins | 71 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | 43,709 | 16.2 | -0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 269,945 | ||||
| Republican hold | |||||
Incumbent Republican Congressman Lindsey Graham of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1995, defeated Democratic challenger George L. Brightharp.
General election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Lindsey Graham (incumbent) | 150,176 | 67.8 | -31.9 | |
| Democratic | George L. Brightharp* | 67,174 | 30.3 | +30.3 | |
| Libertarian | Adrian Banks | 3,116 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
| Natural Law | Leroy J. Klein | 1,122 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
| No party | Write-Ins | 33 | 0.0 | -0.3 | |
| Majority | 83,002 | 37.5 | -61.9 | ||
| Turnout | 221,621 | ||||
| Republican hold | |||||
| *Brightharp also ran under the United Citizens Party; his totals are combined. | |||||
Incumbent Republican Congressman Jim DeMint of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1999, defeated Franklin D. Raddish in the Republican primary and won the general election against several minor party candidates.
Republican primary
| Republican primary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Jim DeMint | 41,851 | 77.3 |
| Franklin D. Raddish | 12,279 | 22.7 |
General election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jim DeMint (incumbent) | 150,436 | 79.6 | +21.9 | |
| Constitution | Ted Adams | 16,532 | 8.7 | +8.7 | |
| Libertarian | April Bishop | 12,757 | 6.7 | +6.7 | |
| Reform | Peter J. Ashy* | 6,210 | 3.3 | +2.4 | |
| Natural Law | C. Faye Walters | 2,640 | 1.4 | +0.3 | |
| No party | Write-Ins | 476 | 0.3 | +0.2 | |
| Majority | 133,904 | 70.9 | +53.4 | ||
| Turnout | 189,051 | ||||
| Republican hold | |||||
| *Ashy also ran under the United Citizens Party; his totals are combined. | |||||
Incumbent Democratic Congressman John M. Spratt, Jr. of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1983, defeated Republican challenger Carl L. Gullick.
General election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | John M. Spratt, Jr. (incumbent) | 126,877 | 58.8 | +0.9 | |
| Republican | Carl L. Gullick | 85,247 | 39.5 | -0.8 | |
| Libertarian | Tom Campbell | 3,665 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
| No party | Write-Ins | 49 | 0.0 | -0.1 | |
| Majority | 41,630 | 19.3 | +1.7 | ||
| Turnout | 215,838 | ||||
| Democratic hold | |||||
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Jim Clyburn of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1993, defeated Republican challenger Vince Ellison.
General election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Jim Clyburn (incumbent) | 138,053 | 71.8 | -0.8 | |
| Republican | Vince Ellison | 50,005 | 26.0 | +0.2 | |
| Natural Law | Dianne L. Nevins | 2,339 | 1.2 | -0.3 | |
| Libertarian | Lynwood E. Hines | 1,934 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
| No party | Write-Ins | 49 | 0.0 | -0.1 | |
| Majority | 88,048 | 45.8 | -1.0 | ||
| Turnout | 192,380 | ||||
| Democratic hold | |||||