The 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 7, 2000, to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary elections for the Democrats and the Republicans were held on June 13 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on June 27. All five incumbents who ran were re-elected and the open seat in the 1st congressional district was retained by the Republicans. The composition of the state delegation remained four Republicans and two Democrats.
Overview United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 2000PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/– Republican 729,803 55.23% 4 — Democratic 523,141 39.59% 2 — Libertarian 31,104 2.35% 0 — Others 37,264 2.82% 0 — Totals 1,321,312 100.00% 6 —
District 1 Incumbent Republican Congressman Mark Sanford of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1995, honored his campaign pledge that he would only serve three terms and retired. Henry E. Brown, Jr. won the Republican primary and defeated Democrat Andy Brack in the general election. Sanford later held this seat again from 2013 to 2019.
Republican primary Republican primaryCandidateVotes% Henry E. Brown, Jr. 22,072 43.6 Harry B. "Buck" Limehouse 17,171 33.9 Van Jenerette 4,269 8.4 Wheeler Tillman 2,627 5.2 Mike Seekings 2,470 4.9 Charlie Thompson 1,998 4.0
Republican primary runoffCandidateVotes%±% Henry E. Brown, Jr. 21,631 54.6 +11.0 Harry B. "Buck" Limehouse 17,990 45.4 +11.5
General election results
| colspan=5 |Republican hold
District 2 Incumbent Republican Congressman Floyd Spence of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1971, defeated Democratic challenger Jane Frederick.
General election results
| colspan=5 |Republican hold
District 3 Incumbent Republican Congressman Lindsey Graham of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1995, defeated Democratic challenger George L. Brightharp.
General election results
| colspan=5 |Republican hold |- |colspan=6|*Brightharp also ran under the United Citizens Party; his totals are combined.
District 4 Incumbent Republican Congressman Jim DeMint of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1999, defeated Franklin D. Raddish in the Republican primary and won the general election against several minor party candidates.
Republican primary Republican primaryCandidateVotes% Jim DeMint 41,851 77.3 Franklin D. Raddish 12,279 22.7
General election results
| colspan=5 |Republican hold |- |colspan=6|*Ashy also ran under the United Citizens Party; his totals are combined.
District 5 Incumbent Democratic Congressman John M. Spratt, Jr. of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1983, defeated Republican challenger Carl L. Gullick.
General election results
| colspan=5 |Democratic hold
District 6 Incumbent Democratic Congressman Jim Clyburn of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1993, defeated Republican challenger Vince Ellison.
General election results
| colspan=5 |Democratic hold
See also United States House elections, 2000 South Carolina's congressional districts
References
External links South Carolina Election Returns