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Election 1998 Results

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1998 US Senate election in South Carolina

Ernest F. Hollings (Democrat) beat Bob Inglis (Republican) in South Carolina in 1998, 52.7% to 45.7%, a margin of 7.0 points and 75,139 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1992, when Ernest F. Hollings also won.

Democrats led in 36 of the 46 counties and Republicans in 10. The largest, Greenville, cast 110,413 votes and went to the Republican by 20.9 points. The closest was Horry, where 110 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ernest F. Hollings won Democratic 563,377 52.7%
Bob Inglis Republican 488,238 45.7%
All other candidates 17,448 1.6%
Total1,069,063

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Greenville 42,876 38.8% 66,004 59.8% 1,533 110,413 R+20.9
Richland 55,490 62.7% 31,667 35.8% 1,357 88,514 D+26.9
Charleston 51,723 60.2% 32,674 38.0% 1,505 85,902 D+22.2
Lexington 26,727 41.4% 36,687 56.8% 1,170 64,584 R+15.4
Spartanburg 28,106 44.0% 34,603 54.1% 1,232 63,941 R+10.2
Horry 24,267 48.5% 24,377 48.7% 1,381 50,025 R+0.2
Anderson 20,157 45.5% 23,304 52.6% 878 44,339 R+7.1
York 17,174 45.4% 20,190 53.3% 503 37,867 R+8.0
Aiken 14,968 42.4% 19,820 56.1% 519 35,307 R+13.7
Florence 18,393 56.0% 14,059 42.8% 419 32,871 D+13.2
Beaufort 15,147 47.4% 16,443 51.4% 398 31,988 R+4.1
Berkeley 16,389 54.5% 13,053 43.4% 605 30,047 D+11.1
Orangeburg 20,946 72.0% 7,844 27.0% 282 29,072 D+45.1
Sumter 15,139 59.1% 10,135 39.6% 346 25,620 D+19.5
Pickens 9,194 36.2% 15,741 62.0% 455 25,390 R+25.8
Dorchester 12,412 50.9% 11,563 47.4% 425 24,400 D+3.5
Oconee 7,908 42.2% 10,386 55.4% 446 18,740 R+13.2
Darlington 10,014 58.7% 6,847 40.1% 201 17,062 D+18.6
Laurens 8,767 53.0% 7,462 45.2% 298 16,527 D+7.9
Kershaw 8,195 51.5% 7,368 46.3% 348 15,911 D+5.2
Georgetown 9,211 58.0% 6,477 40.8% 184 15,872 D+17.2
Lancaster 9,154 58.0% 6,434 40.7% 203 15,791 D+17.2
Greenwood 7,898 50.2% 7,596 48.3% 226 15,720 D+1.9
Cherokee 6,373 49.5% 6,250 48.5% 260 12,883 D+1.0
Williamsburg 8,064 74.2% 2,653 24.4% 146 10,863 D+49.8
Clarendon 7,195 69.3% 3,105 29.9% 78 10,378 D+39.4
Newberry 5,398 53.9% 4,386 43.8% 222 10,006 D+10.1
Colleton 6,187 62.8% 3,505 35.6% 155 9,847 D+27.2
Chesterfield 6,290 64.5% 3,350 34.4% 111 9,751 D+30.2
Union 5,144 53.7% 4,313 45.0% 131 9,588 D+8.7
Marion 6,284 72.3% 2,305 26.5% 103 8,692 D+45.8
Chester 5,155 64.1% 2,750 34.2% 141 8,046 D+29.9
Hampton 6,215 79.2% 1,528 19.5% 104 7,847 D+59.7
Abbeville 4,404 59.1% 2,932 39.3% 118 7,454 D+19.7
Dillon 5,249 70.9% 2,042 27.6% 117 7,408 D+43.3
Fairfield 4,938 71.8% 1,823 26.5% 117 6,878 D+45.3
Marlboro 5,193 76.4% 1,508 22.2% 92 6,793 D+54.2
Lee 4,933 73.6% 1,685 25.1% 83 6,701 D+48.5
Edgefield 3,728 57.4% 2,688 41.4% 76 6,492 D+16.0
Barnwell 3,875 63.0% 2,189 35.6% 90 6,154 D+27.4
Saluda 3,303 56.8% 2,430 41.8% 87 5,820 D+15.0
Calhoun 3,470 61.2% 2,089 36.9% 108 5,667 D+24.4
Jasper 3,799 74.1% 1,249 24.4% 79 5,127 D+49.7
Bamberg 3,624 78.2% 966 20.8% 45 4,635 D+57.3
McCormick 1,690 58.4% 1,158 40.0% 48 2,896 D+18.4
Allendale 2,025 79.8% 494 19.5% 19 2,538 D+60.3

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

South Carolina Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Tim Scott (R) R+25.9
2020 Lindsey Graham (R) R+10.3
2016 Tim Scott (R) R+23.6
2014 Lindsey Graham (R) R+15.5
2010 Jim DeMint (R) R+33.8
2008 Lindsey Graham (R) R+15.3
2004 Jim Demint (R) R+9.6
2002 Lindsey O. Graham (R) R+10.2
1998 Ernest F. Hollings (D) D+7.0
1996 Strom Thurmond (R) R+9.4
1992 Ernest F. Hollings (D) D+3.1
1990 Strom Thurmond (R) R+31.7
1986 Ernest Fritz Hollings (D) D+27.5
1984 Strom Thurmond (R) R+35.0
1980 Ernest Fritz Hollings (D) D+40.7
1978 Strom Thurmond (R) R+11.4
1974 Ernest F. Hollings (D) D+40.9
1972 Strom Thurmond (R) R+26.6
1968 Ernest F. Hollings (D) D+23.8
1966 Strom Thurmond (R) R+24.4
1962 Olin D. Johnston (D) D+14.3
1960 Strom Thurmond (D) D+100.0
1956 Olin D. Johnston (D) D+64.5
1954 Strom Thurmond (other)
1950 Olin D. Johnston (D) D+99.9
1948 Burnet R. Maybank (D) D+92.9
1944 Olin D. Johnston (D) D+89.2
1942 Burnet R. Maybank (D) D+100.0
1938 Cotton Ed Smith (D) D+97.8
1936 James F. Byrnes (D) D+97.7
1932 Cotton Ed Smith (D) D+96.3
1930 James F. Byrnes (D) D+100.0
1926 Cotton Ed Smith (D) D+100.0
1924 Coleman L. Blease (D) D+100.0
1920 Cotton Ed Smith (D) D+100.0
1918 Nathaniel B. Dial (D) D+100.0
1914 Cotton Ed Smith (D) D+99.8