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1986 South Carolina U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1986 South Carolina U.S. House District 1 Election?

Arthur Ravenel Jr. won the 1986 South Carolina U.S. House District 1 Election. Arthur Ravenel Jr. received 59,969 popular votes (52.04%). The main challenger was Jimmy Stuckey (47.96%).

See the full head-to-head between Jr. and Stuckey

Jr. +4.1 pts · won by 4,707 votes
Arthur Ravenel Jr.RepublicanWINNER52.04%
59,969 votes
Jimmy StuckeyDemocratic47.96%
55,262 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.