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1996 South Carolina U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1996 South Carolina U.S. House District 3 Election?

Lindsey O. Graham won the 1996 South Carolina U.S. House District 3 Election. Lindsey O. Graham received 114,273 popular votes (60.29%). The main challenger was Debbie Dorn (38.74%).

See the full head-to-head between Graham and Dorn

Graham +21.5 pts · won by 40,856 votes
Lindsey O. GrahamRepublicanWINNER60.29%
114,273 votes
Debbie DornDemocratic38.74%
73,417 votes
Lindal Penningtonnatural law0.97%
1,835 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.