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1998 South Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1998 South Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election?

John M. Spratt Jr. won the 1998 South Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election. John M. Spratt Jr. received 95,696 popular votes (58.02%). The main challenger was Mike Burkhold (40.24%).

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

Jr. +17.8 pts · won by 29,329 votes
John M. Spratt Jr.DemocraticWINNER58.02%
95,696 votes
Mike BurkholdRepublican40.24%
66,367 votes
Dianne L. Nevinsnatural law1.68%
2,765 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.