Election
1998 United States Senate election in South Carolina
Nominee
Ernest Hollings
Bob Inglis
Party
Democratic
Republican
Popular vote
562,791
488,132
Percentage
52.70%
45.67%
County resultsHollings : 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Inglis : 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
U.S. senator before election Ernest Hollings
Elected U.S. Senator Ernest Hollings
The 1998 United States Senate election in South Carolina was held November 3, 1998. Incumbent Senator Fritz Hollings won reelection to his seventh (his sixth full) term. As of 2024[update] , this is the last time that a Democrat has won a U.S. Senate election in South Carolina. This is also the last time the Democratic nominee for this Senate seat was a white man, as in future elections Democrats would either nominate a woman and/or a person of color.
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