1996Final results
1996 election for South Carolina's 2nd District
U.S. House · South Carolina
Floyd Spence (R) won with 89.9% of the vote, defeating Maurice T. Raiford (Nlp) by 79.9 points.
Floyd SpenceRepublican · winner
89.9%158,229
Maurice T. RaifordNatural Law
10.1%17,713
175,942 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 1996
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.
No independentFloyd Spence
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Raised by the campaign
$340.5K
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Spent by the campaign
$303.4K
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Cash on hand
$118.8K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1996.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1996