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1998 South Carolina U.S. Senate Election

South Carolina · 3 candidates · See every 1998 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1998 South Carolina U.S. Senate Election?

Ernest Fritz Hollings won the 1998 South Carolina U.S. Senate Election. Ernest Fritz Hollings received 563,377 popular votes (52.7%). The main challenger was Bob Inglis (45.67%).

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

Hollings +7.0 pts · won by 75,139 votes
Ernest Fritz HollingsDemocraticWINNER52.7%
563,377 votes
Bob InglisRepublican45.67%
488,238 votes
Richard T. QuillianLibertarian1.59%
16,991 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.