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South Carolina State Election Commission
2000 South Carolina Presidential and Congressional Results
Filing Deadline: 3/30/00, Primary: 6/13/00, Run-off: 6/27/00
Last Updated: December 14, 2000 |
Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties |
President, William J. Clinton (D) barred from 3rd term, 44.0% in '96 D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 77% Republican, Others' Predictions, |
Albert A. "Al" Gore, Jr. (D) 40.9% |
George W. "Dubya" Bush (R) 56.84% |
Ralph Nader (Cit) 1.46%, Harry Browne (L) 0.35%, Patrick J. 'Pat' Buchanan (Rfm) 0.25%, John S. Hagelin (NL) 0.07%, Howard Phillips (C) 0.12%, |
1st Congressional District, 91.0% in '98, Marshall Sanford Jr. (R) retiring after 3nd Term D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 63% Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Republican, Campaign & Election's Odds: 2:1 Republican, Congressional Quarterly's ranking: Republican Favored, Cook Political Report's overview: Likely Republican, Hotline Scoop's Tier Two Open Seat, Peter Orvetti's Prediction: Republican, Ron Gunzburger: Republican, |
Charleston Co. Dem. Party Chair Andrew Clayborne "Andy" Brack (D) 35.2% |
St. Rep. Henry E. Brown Jr. (R) 60.7% |
professor Bill Woolsey (L) 2.9%, Bob Batchelder (Rfm) 1.0%, '96 / '98 nominee / small businessman Joseph F. "Joe" Innella (NL) 0.3%, |
2nd Congressional District, 57.8% in '98, 15th term D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 90% Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, Campaign & Election's Odds: 2:1 Republican, Congressional Quarterly's ranking: Safe Republican, |
busisswomen / architect / '98 nominee Jane Frederick (D) 40.8% |
Floyd Davidson Spence (R) 57.0% |
'98 Governor nominee Timothy Moultrie (L) 1.3%, '98 6th District nominee / teacher / farmer George C. Taylor (NL) 0.8%, |
3rd Congressional District, 99.7% in '98, 3nd term D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 90% Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, Campaign & Election's Odds: 3:1 Republican, Congressional Quarterly's ranking: Safe Republican, |
George L. Brightharp (D 29.3%, Cit 0.9%) 30.2% |
Lindsey O. Graham (R) 67.9% |
carpenter Adrian Banks (L) 1.4%, LeRoy J. "Roy" Klein (NL) 0.5%, |
4th Congressional District, 57.7% in '98, 1st term D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 100% Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, Campaign & Election's Odds: 2:1 Republican, Congressional Quarterly's ranking: Safe Republican, Hotline Scoop's Tier Three Freshmen, |
No Democrat |
Jim DeMint (R) 79.6% |
businesswoman April Bishop (L) 6.8%, '96 / '98 nominee / hair salon owner C. Faye Walters (NL) 1.4%, state party chair Ted Adams (C) 8.7%, Dr. Peter J. Ashy (Rfm 1.1%, Cit 2.2%) 3.3%, |
5th Congressional District, 58.0% in '98, 9th term D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 77% Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Democratic, Campaign & Election's Odds: 2:1 Democrat, Congressional Quarterly's ranking: Democrat Favored, Cook Political Report's overview: Leans Democratic, Hotline Scoop's Tier Two Veteran, Peter Orvetti's Prediction: Democrat, |
John M. Spratt, Jr. (D) 58.8% |
York Co. Council Chair Carl Gullick (R) 39.5% |
Tom Campbell (L) 1.7%, |
6th Congressional District, 72.6% in '98, 4th term D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 90% Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, Campaign & Election's Odds: 4:1 Democrat, Congressional Quarterly's ranking: Safe Democrat, |
James E. "Jim" Clyburn (D) 72.0% |
Vince Ellison (R) 26.7% |
electrical engineer Lynwood Hines (L) 1.0%, Dianne L. Nevins (NL) 1.2%, write in 0.0% |
1. Link to Predictions: (D.C.'s Political Report no longer assures that these links are active)
ABC News,
The Associated Press,
Campaign & Election Magazine,
Congressional Quarterly Magazine,
The Cook Political Report,
D.C.'s Political Report,
Ron Gunzburger,
The National Journal's and The Hotline's Hotline Scoop.com,
Peter J. M. Orvetti,
Roll Call,
The Rothenberg Political Report,
2. Bold indicates incumbent. Yellow district indicates
open races. Blue boxes indicates winner. Red boxes indicates change in party control.
3. Key to Party Identification.
(Cit) = United Citizens Party - Affilliated with the Green Party
(C) = Constitution Party - formerly known as the Taxpayers Party
(D) = Democratic Party
(L) = Libertarian Party
(NL) =Natural Law Party
(Rfm) = Reform Party
(R) = Republican Party
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