Ernest Hollings
Last held office: U.S. Senate, South Carolina (1966–2005). Ran in 4 elections between 1980 and 1998, winning 4.
- Last margin
- +7.0
- Won 1998
- Elections
- 4
- 1980–1998
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET
Career
Offices held, and every time Hollings was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Hollings has run
Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Hollings won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin | Raised | Baseline | Against baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | U.S. Senate, South Carolina | General | Won | Bob Inglis (R), Richard T. Quillian (L) | 52.7% | D+7.0 | $4.5M | R+6.2 | |
| 1992 | U.S. Senate, South Carolina | General | Won | Tommy Hartnett (R), Mark Johnson (L), Robert Barnwell Clarkson II (I) | 50.1% | D+3.1 | $2.7M | R+4.7 | |
| 1986 | U.S. Senate, South Carolina | General | Won | Henry D. McMaster (R), Steven B. Vandervelde (L), Ray Hillyard (I) | 63.1% | D+27.5 | $2.4M | R+28.2 | |
| 1980 | U.S. Senate, South Carolina | General | Won | Marshall Mays (R) | 70.4% | D+40.7 | $810.3K | R+1.3 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Campaign money, 1997–98
- Raised
- $4.5M
- Spent
- $5M
- Cash
- $37.6K
Source: FEC filings through Dec 31, 1998Updated Oct 8, 2026, 10:35 AM ET
Seats Hollings has held
- U.S. Senate, South Carolina · 1966–2005
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Hollings has run against
- Bob Inglis (R) · 1998 election, won
- Tommy Hartnett (R) · 1992 election, won
- Henry D. McMaster (R) · 1986 election, won
- Marshall Mays (R) · 1980 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
In the polls
Included in 4 polls; Hollings’s best result was 49% (U.S. Senate in South Carolina, 1998).
Hollings’s polls in the database →How we know Hollings
One person, matched across every source we use.
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET