1996 Senate elections · South Carolina history
South Carolina U.S. Senate election 1996
Strom Thurmond REP +9.4 · Class II seat · held 11/5/96
- Votes counted
- 1,161,231
- Margin
- 9.4 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanheld
- President in SC
- R+5.8same year
General election 11/5/96
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strom Thurmond Won | REP | 619,859 | 53.38% | |
| Elliott Close | DEM | 510,951 | 44.00% | |
| Richard T. Quillian | LIB | 12,988 | 1.12% | |
| Peter J. Ashy | REF | 9,740 | 0.84% | |
| Annette C. Estes | NLP | 7,693 | 0.66% | |
| Total | 1,161,231 | |||
Official source: 96Stat.htm
Other South Carolina Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Class III | Tim Scott | 25.9 |
| 2020 | Class II | Lindsey Graham | 10.3 |
| 2016 | Class III | Tim Scott | 26.2 |
| 2014 | Class II | Lindsey Graham | 17.4 |
| 2014 special | Class III | Tim Scott | 22.1 |
| 2010 | Class III | Jim DeMint | 33.8 |
| 2008 | Class II | Lindsey Graham | 15.3 |
| 2004 | Class III | Jim DeMint | 9.6 |
| 2002 | Class II | Lindsey Graham | 10.2 |
| 1998 | Class III | Ernest F. Hollings | 7.0 |
| 1996 | Class II | Strom Thurmond | 9.4 |
| 1992 | Class III | Ernest F. Hollings | 3.1 |
Full South Carolina Senate history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 1996 South Carolina Senate race?
Strom Thurmond (REP) won with 53.4% of the vote, ahead of Elliott Close (44.0%), a margin of 9.4 points.
Did the South Carolina Senate seat change party in 1996?
No. The Republican Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1996 South Carolina Senate race?
1,161,231 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.