1998 general · November 3, 1998
1998 South Carolina election results
Every race on South Carolina's ballot in the 1998 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races132
Changed party7
Unopposed68%90 races
Incumbents defeated4
U.S. Senate
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | Ernest Hollings (D) | 7.0 |
Governors
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | James H. Hodges (D) | 8.2 | Flipped |
U.S. House
D 2 · R 4
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SC-1 | Mark Sanford (R) | 82.1 | |
| SC-2 | Floyd Spence (R) | 16.8 | |
| SC-3 | Lindsey Graham (R) | Unopposed | |
| SC-4 | Jim DeMint (R) | 17.5 | |
| SC-5 | John Spratt (D) | 17.8 | |
| SC-6 | Jim Clyburn (D) | 46.8 |
South Carolina House of Representatives
D 56 · R 68 · 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