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1990Final results

1990 election for South Carolina's 2nd District

U.S. House · South Carolina

Floyd Spence (R) won with 88.7% of the vote, defeating Geb Sommer (Lib) by 77.8 points.

Floyd SpenceRepublican · winner
88.7%90,054
Geb SommerLibertarian
10.9%11,101
101,529 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 1990

Races before and after

EvenR+17.01982R+25.41984R+7.21986R+6.11988R+16.81998R+16.12000

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.

No independentFloyd Spence
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Raised by the campaign
$189K
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Spent by the campaign
$130.2K
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Cash on hand
$62.2K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1990.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1990