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The 1982 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 2, 1982, to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina . The primary elections for the Democrats were held on June 8 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on June 22. Three incumbents were re-elected, but John Light Napier of the 6th congressional district was defeated in his bid for re-election and the open seat in the 5th congressional district was retained by the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation after the elections was three Republicans and three Democrats.
1st congressional district
Incumbent Republican Congressman Thomas F. Hartnett of the 1st congressional district , in office since 1981, defeated Democratic challenger W. Mullins McLeod.
Democratic primary
Democratic primary
Candidate
Votes
%
Paul Cantrell
17,897
47.2
W. Mullins McLeod
17,285
45.5
Ben Frasier
2,765
7.3
Democratic primary runoff
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
W. Mullins McLeod
14,398
77.5
+32.0
Ben Frasier
4,174
22.5
+15.2
General election results
2nd congressional district
Incumbent Republican Congressman Floyd Spence of the 2nd congressional district , in office since 1971, defeated Democratic challenger Ken Mosely.
Democratic primary
Democratic primary
Candidate
Votes
%
Ken Mosely
16,561
44.4
Billy R. Oswald
12,395
33.2
Harvey W. Burgess
8,375
22.4
Democratic primary runoff
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Ken Mosely
17,800
57.4
+13.0
Billy R. Oswald
13,202
42.6
+9.4
General election results
3rd congressional district
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Butler Derrick of the 3rd congressional district , in office since 1975, defeated Libertarian challenger Gordon T. Davis.
General election results
4th congressional district
Incumbent Republican Congressman Carroll A. Campbell Jr. of the 4th congressional district , in office since 1979, defeated Democratic challenger Marion E. Tyus.
General election results
5th congressional district
Incumbent Democratic Congressman
John M. Spratt, Jr.
won the Democratic primary and defeated Republican John S. Wilkerson in the general election.
Democratic primary
Democratic primary
Candidate
Votes
%
John M. Spratt, Jr.
28,472
38.2
John Winburn
19,865
26.6
Ernie Nunnery
19,522
26.2
Bill Horne
6,729
9.0
Democratic primary runoff
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
John M. Spratt, Jr.
30,859
54.9
+16.7
John Winburn
25,302
45.1
+18.5
General election results
6th congressional district
Incumbent Republican Congressman John Light Napier of the 6th congressional district , in office since 1981, was defeated in his bid for re-election by Democrat Robin Tallon .
Democratic primary
Democratic primary
Candidate
Votes
%
Robin Tallon
35,841
46.9
Hicks Harwell
19,816
25.9
John W. Brassington
12,698
16.6
Charles McGill
8,124
10.6
Democratic primary runoff
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Robin Tallon
40,836
70.6
+23.7
Hicks Harwell
17,017
29.4
+3.5
General election results
See also
References
State Election Commission (1983). Report of the South Carolina Election Commission for the Period Ending June 30, 1983 . Columbia, SC. pp. 14–15, 17–18, 24–26. {{cite book }}
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