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1992 South Carolina U.S. Senate Election

South Carolina · 4 candidates · See every 1992 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1992 South Carolina U.S. Senate Election?

Ernest Fritz Hollings won the 1992 South Carolina U.S. Senate Election. Ernest Fritz Hollings received 591,030 popular votes (50.07%). The main challenger was Tommy Hartnett (46.95%).

See the full head-to-head between Hollings and Hartnett

Hollings +3.1 pts · won by 36,855 votes
Ernest Fritz HollingsDemocraticWINNER50.07%
591,030 votes
Tommy HartnettRepublican46.95%
554,175 votes
Mark JohnsonLibertarian1.95%
22,962 votes
Robert Barnwell Clarkson IIAmerican0.98%
11,568 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.