1998 Senate elections · South Carolina history
South Carolina U.S. Senate election 1998
Ernest F. Hollings DEM +7.0 · Class III seat · held 11/3/98
- Votes counted
- 1,069,063
- Margin
- 7.0 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
General election 11/3/98
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernest F. Hollings Won | DEM | 563,377 | 52.70% | |
| Bob Inglis | REP | 488,238 | 45.67% | |
| Richard T. Quillian | LIB | 16,991 | 1.59% | |
| Write-in | — | 457 | 0.04% | |
| Total | 1,069,063 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
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 1998 South Carolina Senate race?
Ernest F. Hollings (DEM) won with 52.7% of the vote, ahead of Bob Inglis (45.7%), a margin of 7.0 points.
Did the South Carolina Senate seat change party in 1998?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1998 South Carolina Senate race?
1,069,063 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.