Elections / 1990 · Senate · SC
South Carolina — 1990 U.S. Senate election
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Akashic1990 · U.S. SenateSouth Carolina · U.S. SenateStrom ThurmondR+31.7
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1990 Senate returns.
- Strom Thurmond✓(i)Republican482,03264.2%
- Bob CunninghamDemocrat244,11232.5%
- William H. GriffinLibertarian13,8051.8%
- Marion C. MettsAmerican10,3171.4%
presidential baselinePresident 1988R+23.9Senate 1990R+31.7vs. baselineR+7.8
South Carolina's 1990 Senate race ran 7.8 points more Republican than its 1988 presidential margin.
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% |
Same ballot, 1990SC
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1990 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.