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1988 South Carolina U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1988 South Carolina U.S. House District 1 Election?

Arthur Ravenel Jr. won the 1988 South Carolina U.S. House District 1 Election. Arthur Ravenel Jr. received 101,572 popular votes (63.78%). The main challenger was Wheeler Tillman (36.22%).

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

Jr. +27.6 pts · won by 43,881 votes
Arthur Ravenel Jr.RepublicanWINNER63.78%
101,572 votes
Wheeler TillmanDemocratic36.22%
57,691 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.