1986Final results
1986 election for South Carolina's 2nd District
U.S. House · South Carolina
Floyd Spence (R) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Fred Zeigler (D) by 7.2 points.
Floyd SpenceRepublican · winner
53.6%73,455
Fred ZeiglerDemocrat
46.4%63,592
137,052 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1986
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Fred ZeiglerFloyd Spence
$180.2K
Raised by the campaign
$277.5K
$179.9K
Spent by the campaign
$294.7K
$358
Cash on hand
$9.9K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1986.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1986