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2006Final results

2006 election for South Carolina's 1st District

U.S. House · South Carolina

Henry Brown (R) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating Randy Maatta (D) by 22.0 points.

Henry BrownRepublican · winner
59.9%115,766
Randy MaattaDemocrat
37.9%73,218
2.2%4,287
193,375 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 2006

Races before and after

EvenR+33.61992R+33.91994R+24.62000R+22.02006R+4.02008R+36.72010

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.

Randy MaattaHenry Brown
$133.5K
Raised by the campaign
$783K
$139.4K
Spent by the campaign
$606.5K
$0
Cash on hand
$772K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2006.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2006

The candidates

Henry Brown (R)Randy Maatta (D)

Also on the ballot: James E. Dunn (Green), 2.2%