Floyd D. Spence

U.S. Representative
Born
April 9, 1928
Died
August 16, 2001
Age at death
73
Home state
South Carolina
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1970–2000
16-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Spence1.6M
Opponents794,808
16
Elections run

Between 1970 and 2000, Floyd D. Spence ran in 16 U.S. House elections, winning all 16. Spence's biggest single-election total was 158,229 votes, in the 1996 U.S. House election in South Carolina's District 2. Spence's closest win came in the 1970 U.S. House election in South Carolina's District 2, decided by 6,088 votes.

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How many votes has Floyd D. Spence received?

Floyd D. Spence has received 1,589,538 popular votes across 16 U.S. elections, with a career record of 16–0.

Election history

Floyd D. Spence’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2000U.S. HouseSouth CarolinaWon154,33856.96%Jane Frederick
Timothy Moultrie

George C. Taylor
1998U.S. HouseSouth CarolinaWon119,53857.83%Jane Srederick
Maurice T. Raiford (head-to-head)
1996U.S. HouseSouth CarolinaWon158,22989.93%Maurice T. Raiford (head-to-head)
1994U.S. HouseSouth CarolinaWon133,30799.79%
1992U.S. HouseSouth CarolinaWon148,66787.62%Geb Sommer (head-to-head)
1990U.S. HouseSouth CarolinaWon90,05488.7%Gebhard Sommer
1988U.S. HouseSouth CarolinaWon94,96052.76%Jim Leventis
Geb Sommer (head-to-head)
1986U.S. HouseSouth CarolinaWon73,45553.6%Fred Zeigler
1984U.S. HouseSouth CarolinaWon108,08562.11%Ken Mosely (head-to-head)
Cynthia E. Sullivan
1982U.S. HouseSouth CarolinaWon71,56958.51%Ken Mosely (head-to-head)
1980U.S. HouseSouth CarolinaWon92,30655.72%Tom Turnipseed
1978U.S. HouseSouth CarolinaWon71,03257.46%Jack Solomon Bass
1976U.S. HouseSouth CarolinaWon83,42657.54%Clyde Burns Livingston
John O'Neal
1974U.S. HouseSouth CarolinaWon58,93656.08%Matthew J Perry
Paul Proveaux
1972U.S. HouseSouth CarolinaWon83,54399.94%
1970U.S. HouseSouth CarolinaWon48,09353.09%T K McDonald
Donald R Cole
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000718) and Wikidata (Q1430393). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Floyd D. Spence: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/floyd-d-spence. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.