1996 South Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1996 South Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election?

John M. Spratt Jr. won the 1996 South Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election. John M. Spratt Jr. received 97,335 popular votes (54.09%). The main challenger was Larry L. Bigham (45.27%).

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

Jr. +8.8 pts · won by 15,880 votes

John M. Spratt Jr.DemocraticWINNER54.09%

97,335 votes

Larry L. Bigham Republican45.27%

81,455 votes

P. G. Joshinatural law0.64%

1,159 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.