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1988 South Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1988 South Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election?

John M. Spratt Jr. won the 1988 South Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election. John M. Spratt Jr. received 107,959 popular votes (69.84%). The main challenger was Robert K. Carley (30.16%).

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

Jr. +39.7 pts · won by 61,337 votes
John M. Spratt Jr.DemocraticWINNER69.84%
107,959 votes
Robert K. CarleyRepublican30.16%
46,622 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.