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1988 South Carolina U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1988 South Carolina U.S. House District 3 Election?

Butler C. Derrick won the 1988 South Carolina U.S. House District 3 Election. Butler C. Derrick received 89,071 popular votes (53.71%). The main challenger was Henry Jordan (45.57%).

See the full head-to-head between Derrick and Jordan

Derrick +8.1 pts · won by 13,500 votes
Butler C. DerrickDemocraticWINNER53.71%
89,071 votes
Henry JordanRepublican45.57%
75,571 votes
John B. HeatonLibertarian0.71%
1,183 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.