1982 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

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The 1982 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 2, 1982, to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary elections for the Democrats were held on June 8 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on June 22. Three incumbents were re-elected, but John Light Napier of the 6th congressional district was defeated in his bid for re-election and the open seat in the 5th congressional district was retained by the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation after the elections was three Republicans and three Democrats.

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1st congressional district

Incumbent Republican Congressman Thomas F. Hartnett of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1981, defeated Democratic challenger W. Mullins McLeod.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
CandidateVotes%
Paul Cantrell 17,897 47.2
W. Mullins McLeod 17,285 45.5
Ben Frasier 2,765 7.3
Democratic primary runoff
CandidateVotes%±%
W. Mullins McLeod14,39877.5+32.0
Ben Frasier4,17422.5+15.2

General election results

South Carolina's 1st congressional district election results, 1982
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Thomas F. Hartnett (incumbent)63,89454.3+2.7
Democratic W. Mullins McLeod52,81344.9-3.5
Libertarian Walter E. Smith9710.8+0.8
No party Write-Ins 90.00.0
Majority11,0819.4+6.2
Turnout 117,687
Republican hold

2nd congressional district

Incumbent Republican Congressman Floyd Spence of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1971, defeated Democratic challenger Ken Mosely.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
CandidateVotes%
Ken Mosely 16,561 44.4
Billy R. Oswald 12,395 33.2
Harvey W. Burgess 8,375 22.4
Democratic primary runoff
CandidateVotes%±%
Ken Mosely17,80057.4+13.0
Billy R. Oswald13,20242.6+9.4

General election results

South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election results, 1982
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Floyd Spence (incumbent)71,56958.5+2.8
Democratic Ken Mosely50,74941.5-2.8
No party Write-Ins 60.00.0
Majority20,82017.0+5.6
Turnout 122,324
Republican hold

3rd congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Butler Derrick of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1975, defeated Libertarian challenger Gordon T. Davis.

General election results

South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election results, 1982
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Butler Derrick (incumbent)77,12590.4+30.6
Libertarian Gordon T. Davis8,2149.6+8.8
No party Write-Ins 180.00.0
Majority68,91180.8+60.4
Turnout 85,357
Democratic hold

4th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Congressman Carroll A. Campbell Jr. of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1979, defeated Democratic challenger Marion E. Tyus.

General election results

South Carolina's 4th congressional district election results, 1982
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Carroll Campbell (incumbent)69,80263.2-29.4
Democratic Marion E. Tyus40,39436.6+36.6
No party Write-Ins 1710.2-0.1
Majority29,40826.6-58.9
Turnout 110,367
Republican hold

5th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Kenneth Lamar Holland of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1975, opted to retire. John M. Spratt, Jr. won the Democratic primary and defeated Republican John S. Wilkerson in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
CandidateVotes%
John M. Spratt, Jr. 28,472 38.2
John Winburn 19,865 26.6
Ernie Nunnery 19,522 26.2
Bill Horne 6,729 9.0
Democratic primary runoff
CandidateVotes%±%
John M. Spratt, Jr. 30,85954.9+16.7
John Winburn25,30245.1+18.5

General election results

South Carolina's 5th congressional district election results, 1982
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic John M. Spratt, Jr. 69,34567.6-19.9
Republican John S. Wilkerson33,19132.4+32.4
No party Write-Ins 30.00.0
Majority36,15435.2-39.8
Turnout 102,539
Democratic hold

6th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Congressman John Light Napier of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1981, was defeated in his bid for re-election by Democrat Robin Tallon.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
CandidateVotes%
Robin Tallon 35,841 46.9
Hicks Harwell 19,816 25.9
John W. Brassington 12,698 16.6
Charles McGill 8,124 10.6
Democratic primary runoff
CandidateVotes%±%
Robin Tallon 40,83670.6+23.7
Hicks Harwell17,01729.4+3.5

General election results

South Carolina's 6th congressional district election results, 1982
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Robin Tallon 62,58252.5+4.3
Republican John Light Napier (incumbent)56,65347.5-4.2
No party Write-Ins 20.0-0.1
Majority5,9295.0+1.5
Turnout 119,237
Democratic gain from Republican

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