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The 1982 South Carolina United States House of Representatives elections 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.
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 |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Paul Cantrell |
17,897 |
47.2 |
W. Mullins McLeod |
17,285 |
45.5 |
Ben Frasier |
2,765 |
7.3 |
Democratic Primary Runoff |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
W. Mullins McLeod |
14,398 |
77.5 |
+32.0 |
Ben Frasier |
4,174 |
22.5 |
+15.2 |
General election results
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 |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Ken Mosely |
16,561 |
44.4 |
Billy R. Oswald |
12,395 |
33.2 |
Harvey W. Burgess |
8,375 |
22.4 |
Democratic Primary Runoff |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Ken Mosely |
17,800 |
57.4 |
+13.0 |
Billy R. Oswald |
13,202 |
42.6 |
+9.4 |
General election results
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
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
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 |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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 |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
John M. Spratt, Jr. |
30,859 |
54.9 |
+16.7 |
John Winburn |
25,302 |
45.1 |
+18.5 |
General election results
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 |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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 |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Robin Tallon |
40,836 |
70.6 |
+23.7 |
Hicks Harwell |
17,017 |
29.4 |
+3.5 |
General election results
See also
References
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