South Carolina Total Vote Turnout '96-'92
SC President 96 Dole (R) Clinton (D) Browne (Lib) Phillips (Tax) Perot (Ref) President 96
573,455 506,283 4,271 2,043 64,386 1,150,438
49.8467% 44.0078% 0.3712% 0.1776% 5.5967% Ind. total 70,700
SC President 92 Bush Clinton Marrou Fulani Perot Phillips President 92 (78,474)
577,507 525,514 2,719 1,235 119,257 2,680 1,228,912
46.9934% 42.7625% 0.2213% 0.1005% 9.7043% 0.2181% Ind. total 125,891
Difference (4,052) (19,231) 1,552 808 (54,871) (2,680)
SC Senate 92 Hartnett (R) Hollings (D) Johnson (L) Clarkson (A) Write-in Senate 92
554175.00 591030.00 22926.00 11568 703 1180402 -48510
0.47 0.50 0.02 0.00980005116900853 0.000595559817757002 Ind. total 35197
SC House 1-96 Sanford (R) No Democrat Innella (NL) Write-in Race Total
138,467 0 5,105 121 143,693
96.3631% 0.0000% 3.5527% 0.0842%
SC House 1-92 Ravenel (R) Oberst (D) Peeples (A) (40,761)
121,938 59,908 2,608 184,454
66.1075% 32.4786% 1.4139%
16,529 (59,908) 2,497
SC House 2-96 Spence (R) No Democrat Raiford (NL) Write-in Race Total
158,229 0 17,713 347 176,289
89.7555% 0.0000% 10.0477% 0.1968%
SC House 2-92 Spence (R) No Democrat Somer (L) Write-in 6,619
148,667 0 20,816 187 169,670
87.6213% 0.0000% 12.2685% 0.1102%
9,562 0 (3,103) 160
SC House 3-96 Graham (R) Debbie Dorn (D) Pennington (NL) Bill Ramsay (wi) Write-in Race Total
114,273 73,417 1,835 1 4 189,530
60.2928% 38.7363% 0.9682% 0.0005% 0.0021%
SC House 3-92 Bland (R) Derrick (D) Write-in (5,334)
75,660 119,119 85 194,864
38.8271% 61.1293% 0.0436%
38,613 (45,702) 1,750
SC House 4-96 Inglis (R) Curry (D) Walters (NL) Write-in Race Total
138,165 54,126 2,501 20 194,812
70.9222% 27.7837% 1.2838% 0.0103%
SC House 4-92 Inglis (R) Patterson (D) Jorgensen (L) Write-in (3,535)
99,879 94,182 4,286 63 198,347
50.3557% 47.4835% 2.1609% 0.0318%
38,286 (40,056) (1,785) (43)
SC House 5-96 Bigham (R) Spratt, Jr. (D) Joshi (NL) Write-in Race Total
81,454 97,333 1,159 21 179,967
45.2605% 54.0838% 0.6440% 0.0117%
SC House 5-92 Horne (R) Spratt, Jr. (D) Write-in Winchester (7,712)
70,866 112,031 189 4,593 187,679
37.7592% 59.6929% 0.1007% 2.4473%
10,588 (14,698) 970 (4,572)
SC House 6-96 McLeod (R) Clyburn (D) Joshi (NL) Write-in Race Total
51,974 120,132 948 26 173,080
30.0289% 69.4084% 0.5477% 0.0150%
SC House 6-92 Chase (R) Clyburn (D) Write-in (11,791)
64,149 120,647 75 184871
34.6993% 65.2601% 0.0406%
(12,175) (515) 873
Total South Carolina
1996 682,562 345,008 29,261 536
1992 581,159 505,887 28,059 4,843 SC House 1992 SC House 1996
101,403 (160,879) 1,202 (4,307) 1,119,885 1,057,371 (62,514)
SC House Republicans Democrats Unopposed Reps. Unopposed Dems. Total Unopposed
1996 4 2 2 0 2 33.3333%
1992 3 3 1 0 1 16.6667%
1 -1 1 0 1 16.6667%
Questions Yes No
SC Amend. No.1A Crime Victims Bill of Rights 882,869 88.8314% 111,001 993,870 0.11
SC Amend. No.1B Persons charged with violent crimes may be denied bail. 840,989 87.0824% 124,750 965,739 0.22
SC Amend. No.2C Can vote in any election in calendar year if 18 by General Election. 761,676 80.1844% 188,229 949,905 0.33
SC Amend. No.2A No convicted felon can be state senator or state rep for 15 years. 822,704 86.9562% 123,409 946,113 0.44
SC Amend. No.4A Must be 32 and practice law for 8 years before becoming judge or justice. 790,568 83.7146% 153,793 944,361 0.56
SC Amend. No.3 Deletes provision that person who moves within 30 days must vote in old place 753,823 79.9678% 188,835 942,658 0.67
SC Amend. No.2B No convicted felon may be elected to any popularly elected office for 15 yrs. 811,493 86.2575% 129,287 940,780 0.78
SC Amend. No.5 Create State Retirement investment panel and permit investing in stocks. 669,089 72.6352% 252,074 921,163 0.89
SC Amend. No.4B Merit Commission to appoint judge candidates and time limits for resignations. 755,272 82.1377% 164,247 919,519 1.00
South Carolina No. 1 issue in 1992, General Assembly to establish state grand jury. [yes 76.40%] 780,155
South Carolina Republicans Democrats Unopposed Reps. Unopposed Dems. Total Unopposed
Senate 96 20 26 15 12 27 58.6957%
Senate 92 14 32 9 16 25 54.3478%
6 -6 6 -4 2 4.3478%
South Carolina Republicans Democrats Unopposed Reps. Unopposed Dems. Total Unopposed
House 96 70 53 45 26 71 57.7236% [1 ind]
House 92 50 72 25 51 76 62.2951%
20 -19 20 -25 -5 -4.5715%

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