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The 1998 South Carolina United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 3, 1998, to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary elections for the Democrats and the Republicans were held on June 9 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on June 23. All five incumbents who ran were re-elected and the open seat in the 4th congressional district was retained by the Republicans. The composition of the state delegation remained four Republicans and two Democrats.
4th Congressional District
Incumbent Republican Congressman Bob Inglis of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1993, chose to run for Senator instead of re-election. Jim DeMint won the Republican primary and defeated Democrat Glenn Reese in the general election.
Democratic primary
Democratic Primary |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Glenn Reese |
4,882 |
53.0 |
Bill McCuen |
3,419 |
37.2 |
Launeil Neil Sanders |
902 |
9.8 |
Republican primary
Republican Primary |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Mike Fair |
12,924 |
32.4 |
Jim DeMint |
9,300 |
23.3 |
Howell Clyborne |
8,601 |
21.6 |
Jim Ritchie |
7,788 |
19.6 |
Franklin D. Raddish |
1,232 |
3.1 |
Republican Primary Runoff |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Jim DeMint |
18,445 |
52.9 |
+29.6 |
Mike Fair |
16,413 |
47.1 |
+14.7 |
General election results
South Carolina's 4th Congressional District Election Results, 1998
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
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Republican |
Jim DeMint |
105,264 |
57.7 |
-13.2 |
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Democratic |
Glenn Reese |
73,314 |
40.2 |
+12.4 |
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Natural Law |
C. Faye Walters |
1,988 |
1.1 |
-0.2 |
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Reform |
Peter J. Ashy* |
1,754 |
0.9 |
+0.9 |
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No party |
Write-Ins |
230 |
0.1 |
+0.1 |
Majority |
31,950 |
17.5 |
-25.6 |
Turnout |
182,550 |
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Republican hold |
*Ashy also ran under the Patriot Party; his totals are combined. |
6th Congressional District
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Jim Clyburn of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1993, defeated Republican challenger Gary McLeod.
Democratic primary
Democratic Primary |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Jim Clyburn |
32,652 |
83.1 |
Mike Wilson |
6,655 |
16.9 |
Republican primary
Republican Primary |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Gary McLeod |
4,733 |
63.3 |
Vince Ellison |
2,744 |
36.7 |