1986 general · November 4, 1986
1986 South Carolina election results
Every race on South Carolina's ballot in the 1986 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races131
Changed party8
Unopposed66%87 races
Incumbents defeated3
U.S. Senate
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | Ernest Hollings (D) | 27.5 |
Governors
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | Carroll Campbell (R) | 3.1 | Flipped |
U.S. House
D 4 · R 2 · 1 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SC-1 | Arthur Ravenel (R) | 4.1 | |
| SC-2 | Floyd Spence (R) | 7.2 | |
| SC-3 | Butler Derrick (D) | 36.8 | |
| SC-4 | Elizabeth Patterson (D) | 4.1 | Flipped |
| SC-5 | John Spratt (D) | Unopposed | |
| SC-6 | Robin Tallon (D) | 51.1 |
South Carolina House of Representatives
D 91 · R 32 · 6 changed party
South Carolina
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse); Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab