Elections / 1992 · Senate · SC
South Carolina — 1992 U.S. Senate election
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Akashic1992 · U.S. SenateSouth Carolina · U.S. SenateErnest F. HollingsD+3.1
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1992 Senate returns.
- Ernest F. Hollings✓Democrat591,03050.1%
- Tommy HartnettRepublican554,17547.0%
- Mark JohnsonLibertarian22,9621.9%
- Robert Barnwell Clarkson IIAmerican11,5681.0%
presidential baselinePresident 1992R+8.1Senate 1992D+3.1vs. baselineD+11.3
South Carolina's 1992 Senate race ran 11.3 points more Democratic than the presidential race on the same ballot.
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, 1992SC
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1992 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.