2000Final results
2000 election for South Carolina's 3rd District
U.S. House · South Carolina
Lindsey Graham (R) won with 67.8% of the vote, defeating George L. Brightharp (D) by 37.5 points.
Lindsey GrahamRepublican · winner
67.8%150,180
George L. BrightharpDemocrat
30.3%67,170
Adrian BanksLibertarian
1.4%3,116
Leroy J. KleinNatural Law
0.5%1,122
221,621 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 2000
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.
George L. BrightharpLindsey Graham
$43.8K
Raised by the campaign
$1.3M
$34.5K
Spent by the campaign
$737.6K
$9.3K
Cash on hand
$460.4K
Campaign money: FEC, through Nov 27, 2000; FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000
The candidates
Lindsey Graham (R)George L. Brightharp (D)
Also on the ballot: Adrian Banks (Libertarian), 1.4%; Leroy J. Klein (Natural Law), 0.5%