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1996 South Carolina U.S. Senate Election
South Carolina · 5 candidates
Strom ThurmondRepublicanWINNER53.38%
619,859 votes
Elliot Springs CloseDemocratic44%
510,951 votes
Richard T. QuillianLibertarian1.12%
12,988 votes
Peter J. AshyReform0.84%
9,740 votes
Annette C. EstesNatural Law0.66%
7,693 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).