1992 United States House of Representatives elections
District Incumbent Party First Elected Result Candidates
South Carolina 1 Arthur Ravenel , Jr Republican 1986 Incumbent re-elected Y Arthur Ravenel , Jr. ( Republican ) 66.1% Bill Oberst , Jr. ( Democratic ) 32.5% John R. Peeples ( American ) 1.4%
South Carolina 2 Floyd Spence Republican 1970 Incumbent re-elected Y Floyd Spence ( Republican ) 87.7% Geb Sommer ( Libertarian ) 12.3%
South Carolina 3 Butler Derrick Democratic 1974 Incumbent re-elected Y Butler Derrick ( Democratic ) 61.2% Jim Bland ( Republican ) 38.8%
South Carolina 4 Liz J. Patterson Democratic 1986 Incumbent lost re-election . New member elected . Republican gain Y Bob Inglis ( Republican ) 50.4% Elizabeth J. Patterson ( Democratic ) 47.5% Jo Jorgensen ( Libertarian ) 2.1%
South Carolina 5 John M. Spratt , Jr Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected Y John M. Spratt , Jr. ( Democratic ) 61.3% Bill Horne ( Republican ) 38.7%
South Carolina 6 Robin Tallon Democratic 1982 Incumbent retired . New member elected . Democratic hold Y Jim Clyburn ( Democratic ) 65.3% John Chase ( Republican ) 34.7%
South Carolina
Main article : 1992 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina See also : List of United States Representatives from South Carolina
The 1992 United States House of Representatives elections coincided with the 1992 presidential election, in which Democrat Bill Clinton was elected as President, defeating Republican incumbent President George H. W. Bush. Despite this, however, the Democrats lost a net of nine seats in the House to the Republicans, in part due to redistricting following the 1990 Census. The Democrats nonetheless retained a majority in the House and Senate. This election was the first using districts drawn on the basis of the 1990 Census. The redrawn districts were notable for the increase in majority-minority districts, drawn as mandated by the Voting Rights Act. The 1980 Census resulted in 17 majority-black districts and 10 majority-Hispanic districts, but 32 and 19 such districts, respectively, were drawn after 1990.