Elections / 1986 · Senate · SC
The Democratic candidate won South Carolina's Senate seat D+27.5.
South Carolina, 1986. Party-level statewide totals below — candidate names join when the raw MEDSL store is re-fetched with name columns.
South Carolina — 1986 Senate result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1976–2024 Senate returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
Democratic (D)
465,500
63.1%
Republican (R)
262,886
35.6%
All others
9,377
1.3%
Margin
D+27.5
South Carolina's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1978–2022
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1978 | −11.4% |
| 1980 | +40.7% |
| 1984 | −35.0% |
| 1986 | +27.5% |
| 1990 | −31.7% |
| 1992 | +3.1% |
| 1996 | −9.4% |
| 1998 | +7.0% |
| 2002 | −10.2% |
| 2004 | −9.6% |
| 2008 | −15.3% |
| 2010 | −34.4% |
| 2014 | −17.5% |
| 2016 | −26.2% |
| 2020 | −10.3% |
| 2022 | −25.9% |