2000 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

2000 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

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All 6 South Carolina seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 4 2 Seats won 4 2 Seat change Popular vote 729,803 523,141 Percentage 55.23% 39.59% Swing 4.38 1.59
Winners Vote share Republican   50–60%   60–70%   70–80% Democratic   50–60%   70–80% Winners   Republican Hold   Democratic Hold

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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.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 2000[1]
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	—

1st congressional district

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

South Carolina's 1st congressional district election results, 2000

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

2nd congressional district

Incumbent Republican Congressman Floyd Spence of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1971, defeated Democratic challenger Jane Frederick.

General election results

South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election results, 2000

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

3rd congressional district

Incumbent Republican Congressman Lindsey Graham of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1995, defeated Democratic challenger George L. Brightharp.

General election results

South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election results, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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.

4th congressional district

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

South Carolina's 4th congressional district election results, 2000

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.

5th congressional district

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

South Carolina's 5th congressional district election results, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

6th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Jim Clyburn of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1993, defeated Republican challenger Vince Ellison.

General election results

South Carolina's 6th congressional district election results, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

See also

• United States House elections, 2000
• South Carolina's congressional districts

References

External links

• South Carolina Election Returns