1990-11-06 Senatorial Election Results for South Carolina (Class 2)

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County	Turnout	Strom Thurmond* (R)		Bob Cunningham (D)		William Griffin (Libertarian)		Marion Metts (American)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Abbeville	31%	3,247	59.0%	2,160	39.3%	53	1.0%	43	0.8%	0	0.0%	1,087	5,503
Aiken	31%	17,885	65.1%	8,038	29.2%	1,180	4.3%	338	1.2%	52	0.2%	9,847	27,493
Allendale	29%	1,118	46.5%	1,232	51.2%	28	1.2%	27	1.1%	0	0.0%	-114	2,405
Anderson	29%	20,903	66.6%	9,358	29.8%	644	2.1%	457	1.5%	12	0.0%	11,545	31,374
Bamberg	33%	2,193	54.8%	1,724	43.0%	32	0.8%	56	1.4%	0	0.0%	469	4,005
Barnwell	33%	3,041	66.1%	1,456	31.7%	39	0.8%	63	1.4%	0	0.0%	1,585	4,599
Beaufort	30%	11,467	59.6%	6,971	36.3%	408	2.1%	378	2.0%	1	0.0%	4,496	19,225
Berkeley	26%	14,840	66.5%	6,635	29.7%	294	1.3%	528	2.4%	10	0.0%	8,205	22,307
Calhoun	37%	2,087	61.3%	1,242	36.5%	47	1.4%	27	0.8%	0	0.0%	845	3,403
Charleston	27%	38,227	64.2%	19,661	33.0%	810	1.4%	825	1.4%	49	0.1%	18,566	59,572
Cherokee	30%	6,537	67.4%	2,871	29.6%	151	1.6%	133	1.4%	1	0.0%	3,666	9,693
Chester	30%	3,999	58.2%	2,636	38.4%	123	1.8%	113	1.6%	0	0.0%	1,363	6,871
Chesterfield	26%	4,615	62.6%	2,636	35.8%	66	0.9%	51	0.7%	0	0.0%	1,979	7,368
Clarendon	35%	3,445	49.6%	3,179	45.8%	285	4.1%	38	0.5%	0	0.0%	266	6,947
Colleton	32%	4,593	59.4%	2,957	38.2%	74	1.0%	109	1.4%	0	0.0%	1,636	7,733
Darlington	25%	6,844	60.5%	4,090	36.2%	189	1.7%	182	1.6%	0	0.0%	2,754	11,305
Dillon	29%	3,321	57.8%	2,332	40.6%	51	0.9%	40	0.7%	0	0.0%	989	5,744
Dorchester	28%	10,869	66.7%	4,847	29.8%	241	1.5%	312	1.9%	18	0.1%	6,022	16,287
Edgefield	36%	2,694	56.9%	1,896	40.0%	86	1.8%	59	1.2%	2	0.0%	798	4,737
Fairfield	31%	2,387	48.5%	2,386	48.5%	62	1.3%	84	1.7%	2	0.0%	1	4,921
Florence	29%	14,778	62.7%	8,230	34.9%	390	1.7%	190	0.8%	0	0.0%	6,548	23,588
Georgetown	30%	5,326	55.0%	4,136	42.7%	117	1.2%	82	0.8%	25	0.3%	1,190	9,686
Greenville	33%	56,021	70.0%	21,405	26.8%	1,544	1.9%	886	1.1%	144	0.2%	34,616	80,000
Greenwood	25%	7,121	63.8%	3,582	32.1%	166	1.5%	286	2.6%	9	0.1%	3,539	11,164
Hampton	49%	3,016	49.7%	2,937	48.4%	43	0.7%	71	1.2%	1	0.0%	79	6,068
Horry	27%	19,851	66.5%	8,907	29.8%	535	1.8%	540	1.8%	8	0.0%	10,944	29,841
Jasper	41%	1,786	41.0%	2,496	57.3%	23	0.5%	51	1.2%	0	0.0%	-710	4,356
Kershaw	39%	8,868	70.8%	3,228	25.8%	254	2.0%	173	1.4%	4	0.0%	5,640	12,527
Lancaster	28%	7,555	67.6%	3,406	30.5%	102	0.9%	104	0.9%	2	0.0%	4,149	11,169
Laurens	24%	6,853	66.3%	3,273	31.7%	108	1.0%	99	1.0%	0	0.0%	3,580	10,333
Lee	43%	2,895	52.9%	2,488	45.4%	50	0.9%	42	0.8%	0	0.0%	407	5,475
Lexington	34%	31,765	75.9%	8,179	19.5%	1,330	3.2%	566	1.4%	37	0.1%	23,586	41,877
Marion	25%	3,304	56.1%	2,422	41.1%	62	1.1%	98	1.7%	4	0.1%	882	5,890
Marlboro	21%	2,438	57.0%	1,770	41.4%	36	0.8%	31	0.7%	0	0.0%	668	4,275
McCormick	29%	832	43.5%	1,024	53.6%	29	1.5%	27	1.4%	0	0.0%	-192	1,912
Newberry	32%	5,233	65.8%	2,073	26.1%	142	1.8%	499	6.3%	1	0.0%	3,160	7,948
Oconee	28%	7,846	65.4%	3,636	30.3%	319	2.7%	199	1.7%	4	0.0%	4,210	12,004
Orangeburg	39%	12,216	51.8%	10,960	46.4%	206	0.9%	187	0.8%	29	0.1%	1,256	23,598
Pickens	25%	13,017	72.2%	4,283	23.8%	451	2.5%	279	1.5%	0	0.0%	8,734	18,030
Richland	29%	37,890	59.8%	23,236	36.7%	1,547	2.4%	651	1.0%	9	0.0%	14,654	63,333
Saluda	38%	3,068	66.4%	1,391	30.1%	90	1.9%	68	1.5%	3	0.1%	1,677	4,620
Spartanburg	25%	30,223	69.9%	11,502	26.6%	737	1.7%	752	1.7%	20	0.0%	18,721	43,234
Sumter	23%	10,205	60.8%	6,194	36.9%	196	1.2%	190	1.1%	6	0.0%	4,011	16,791
Union	34%	5,230	67.4%	2,425	31.2%	50	0.6%	55	0.7%	2	0.0%	2,805	7,762
Williamsburg	40%	4,916	49.2%	4,995	50.0%	48	0.5%	37	0.4%	0	0.0%	-79	9,996
York	24%	15,467	65.1%	7,627	32.1%	366	1.5%	291	1.2%	9	0.0%	7,840	23,760
TOTAL	29%	482,032	64.2%	244,112	32.5%	13,804	1.8%	10,317	1.4%	451	0.1%	237,920	750,716
Total R vote: 482,032 (64.2%)      Total D vote: 244,112 (32.5%)      Total Other vote: 24,572 (3.3%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$2,350,739		$6,232		$0		$0
Total Receipts:		$2,190,107		$6,379		$0		$0
Cash on Hand:		$221,092		$147		$0		$0
Contributions by Candidate:		$0		$6,379		$0		$0
Loans by Candidate:		$0		$0		$0		$0
Total Individual Contributions:		$1,377,714		$0		$0		$0
Party Contributions:		$16,176		$0		$0		$0
Other Committee Contributions:		$628,255		$0		$0		$0
Transfers from Other Committees:		$76,011		$0		$0		$0
Independent Expenditures Supporting:		$0		$0		$0		$0
Independent Expenditures Opposing:		$0		$0		$0		$0
Net Independent Expenditures:		$0		$0		$0		$0
Net Spending:		$2,350,739		$6,232		$0		$0

1990 Senate class 2, Abbeville County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Strom Thurmond* (R)	3,247	59.0%
Bob Cunningham (D)	2,160	39.3%
William Griffin (Lbt)	53	1.0%
Marion Metts (Amer)	43	0.8%
TOTAL	5,503
Turnout: 31%

1990 Senate class 2, Aiken County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Strom Thurmond* (R)	17,885	65.1%
Bob Cunningham (D)	8,038	29.2%
William Griffin (Lbt)	1,180	4.3%
Marion Metts (Amer)	338	1.2%
TOTAL	27,493
Turnout: 31%

1990 Senate class 2, Allendale County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Strom Thurmond* (R)	1,118	46.5%
Bob Cunningham (D)	1,232	51.2%
William Griffin (Lbt)	28	1.2%
Marion Metts (Amer)	27	1.1%
TOTAL	2,405
Turnout: 29%

1990 Senate class 2, Anderson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Strom Thurmond* (R)	20,903	66.6%
Bob Cunningham (D)	9,358	29.8%
William Griffin (Lbt)	644	2.1%
Marion Metts (Amer)	457	1.5%
TOTAL	31,374
Turnout: 29%

1990 Senate class 2, Bamberg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Strom Thurmond* (R)	2,193	54.8%
Bob Cunningham (D)	1,724	43.0%
William Griffin (Lbt)	32	0.8%
Marion Metts (Amer)	56	1.4%
TOTAL	4,005
Turnout: 33%

1990 Senate class 2, Barnwell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Strom Thurmond* (R)	3,041	66.1%
Bob Cunningham (D)	1,456	31.7%
William Griffin (Lbt)	39	0.8%
Marion Metts (Amer)	63	1.4%
TOTAL	4,599
Turnout: 33%

1990 Senate class 2, Beaufort County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Strom Thurmond* (R)	11,467	59.6%
Bob Cunningham (D)	6,971	36.3%
William Griffin (Lbt)	408	2.1%
Marion Metts (Amer)	378	2.0%
TOTAL	19,225
Turnout: 30%

1990 Senate class 2, Berkeley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Strom Thurmond* (R)	14,840	66.5%
Bob Cunningham (D)	6,635	29.7%
William Griffin (Lbt)	294	1.3%
Marion Metts (Amer)	528	2.4%
TOTAL	22,307
Turnout: 26%

1990 Senate class 2, Calhoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Strom Thurmond* (R)	2,087	61.3%
Bob Cunningham (D)	1,242	36.5%
William Griffin (Lbt)	47	1.4%
Marion Metts (Amer)	27	0.8%
TOTAL	3,403
Turnout: 37%

1990 Senate class 2, Charleston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Strom Thurmond* (R)	38,227	64.2%
Bob Cunningham (D)	19,661	33.0%
William Griffin (Lbt)	810	1.4%
Marion Metts (Amer)	825	1.4%
TOTAL	59,572
Turnout: 27%

1990 Senate class 2, Cherokee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Strom Thurmond* (R)	6,537	67.4%
Bob Cunningham (D)	2,871	29.6%
William Griffin (Lbt)	151	1.6%
Marion Metts (Amer)	133	1.4%
TOTAL	9,693
Turnout: 30%

1990 Senate class 2, Chester County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Strom Thurmond* (R)	3,999	58.2%
Bob Cunningham (D)	2,636	38.4%
William Griffin (Lbt)	123	1.8%
Marion Metts (Amer)	113	1.6%
TOTAL	6,871
Turnout: 30%

1990 Senate class 2, Chesterfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Strom Thurmond* (R)	4,615	62.6%
Bob Cunningham (D)	2,636	35.8%
William Griffin (Lbt)	66	0.9%
Marion Metts (Amer)	51	0.7%
TOTAL	7,368
Turnout: 26%

1990 Senate class 2, Clarendon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Strom Thurmond* (R)	3,445	49.6%
Bob Cunningham (D)	3,179	45.8%
William Griffin (Lbt)	285	4.1%
Marion Metts (Amer)	38	0.5%
TOTAL	6,947
Turnout: 35%

1990 Senate class 2, Colleton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Strom Thurmond* (R)	4,593	59.4%
Bob Cunningham (D)	2,957	38.2%
William Griffin (Lbt)	74	1.0%
Marion Metts (Amer)	109	1.4%
TOTAL	7,733
Turnout: 32%

1990 Senate class 2, Darlington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Strom Thurmond* (R)	6,844	60.5%
Bob Cunningham (D)	4,090	36.2%
William Griffin (Lbt)	189	1.7%
Marion Metts (Amer)	182	1.6%
TOTAL	11,305
Turnout: 25%

1990 Senate class 2, Dillon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Strom Thurmond* (R)	3,321	57.8%
Bob Cunningham (D)	2,332	40.6%
William Griffin (Lbt)	51	0.9%
Marion Metts (Amer)	40	0.7%
TOTAL	5,744
Turnout: 29%

1990 Senate class 2, Dorchester County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Strom Thurmond* (R)	10,869	66.7%
Bob Cunningham (D)	4,847	29.8%
William Griffin (Lbt)	241	1.5%
Marion Metts (Amer)	312	1.9%
TOTAL	16,287
Turnout: 28%

1990 Senate class 2, Edgefield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Strom Thurmond* (R)	2,694	56.9%
Bob Cunningham (D)	1,896	40.0%
William Griffin (Lbt)	86	1.8%
Marion Metts (Amer)	59	1.2%
TOTAL	4,737
Turnout: 36%

1990 Senate class 2, Fairfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Strom Thurmond* (R)	2,387	48.5%
Bob Cunningham (D)	2,386	48.5%
William Griffin (Lbt)	62	1.3%
Marion Metts (Amer)	84	1.7%
TOTAL	4,921
Turnout: 31%

1990 Senate class 2, Florence County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Strom Thurmond* (R)	14,778	62.7%
Bob Cunningham (D)	8,230	34.9%
William Griffin (Lbt)	390	1.7%
Marion Metts (Amer)	190	0.8%
TOTAL	23,588
Turnout: 29%

1990 Senate class 2, Georgetown County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Strom Thurmond* (R)	5,326	55.0%
Bob Cunningham (D)	4,136	42.7%
William Griffin (Lbt)	117	1.2%
Marion Metts (Amer)	82	0.8%
TOTAL	9,686
Turnout: 30%

1990 Senate class 2, Greenville County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Strom Thurmond* (R)	56,021	70.0%
Bob Cunningham (D)	21,405	26.8%
William Griffin (Lbt)	1,544	1.9%
Marion Metts (Amer)	886	1.1%
TOTAL	80,000
Turnout: 33%

1990 Senate class 2, Greenwood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Strom Thurmond* (R)	7,121	63.8%
Bob Cunningham (D)	3,582	32.1%
William Griffin (Lbt)	166	1.5%
Marion Metts (Amer)	286	2.6%
TOTAL	11,164
Turnout: 25%

1990 Senate class 2, Hampton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Strom Thurmond* (R)	3,016	49.7%
Bob Cunningham (D)	2,937	48.4%
William Griffin (Lbt)	43	0.7%
Marion Metts (Amer)	71	1.2%
TOTAL	6,068
Turnout: 49%

1990 Senate class 2, Horry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Strom Thurmond* (R)	19,851	66.5%
Bob Cunningham (D)	8,907	29.8%
William Griffin (Lbt)	535	1.8%
Marion Metts (Amer)	540	1.8%
TOTAL	29,841
Turnout: 27%

1990 Senate class 2, Jasper County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Strom Thurmond* (R)	1,786	41.0%
Bob Cunningham (D)	2,496	57.3%
William Griffin (Lbt)	23	0.5%
Marion Metts (Amer)	51	1.2%
TOTAL	4,356
Turnout: 41%

1990 Senate class 2, Kershaw County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Strom Thurmond* (R)	8,868	70.8%
Bob Cunningham (D)	3,228	25.8%
William Griffin (Lbt)	254	2.0%
Marion Metts (Amer)	173	1.4%
TOTAL	12,527
Turnout: 39%

1990 Senate class 2, Lancaster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Strom Thurmond* (R)	7,555	67.6%
Bob Cunningham (D)	3,406	30.5%
William Griffin (Lbt)	102	0.9%
Marion Metts (Amer)	104	0.9%
TOTAL	11,169
Turnout: 28%

1990 Senate class 2, Laurens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Strom Thurmond* (R)	6,853	66.3%
Bob Cunningham (D)	3,273	31.7%
William Griffin (Lbt)	108	1.0%
Marion Metts (Amer)	99	1.0%
TOTAL	10,333
Turnout: 24%

1990 Senate class 2, Lee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Strom Thurmond* (R)	2,895	52.9%
Bob Cunningham (D)	2,488	45.4%
William Griffin (Lbt)	50	0.9%
Marion Metts (Amer)	42	0.8%
TOTAL	5,475
Turnout: 43%

1990 Senate class 2, Lexington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Strom Thurmond* (R)	31,765	75.9%
Bob Cunningham (D)	8,179	19.5%
William Griffin (Lbt)	1,330	3.2%
Marion Metts (Amer)	566	1.4%
TOTAL	41,877
Turnout: 34%

1990 Senate class 2, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Strom Thurmond* (R)	3,304	56.1%
Bob Cunningham (D)	2,422	41.1%
William Griffin (Lbt)	62	1.1%
Marion Metts (Amer)	98	1.7%
TOTAL	5,890
Turnout: 25%

1990 Senate class 2, Marlboro County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Strom Thurmond* (R)	2,438	57.0%
Bob Cunningham (D)	1,770	41.4%
William Griffin (Lbt)	36	0.8%
Marion Metts (Amer)	31	0.7%
TOTAL	4,275
Turnout: 21%

1990 Senate class 2, McCormick County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Strom Thurmond* (R)	832	43.5%
Bob Cunningham (D)	1,024	53.6%
William Griffin (Lbt)	29	1.5%
Marion Metts (Amer)	27	1.4%
TOTAL	1,912
Turnout: 29%

1990 Senate class 2, Newberry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Strom Thurmond* (R)	5,233	65.8%
Bob Cunningham (D)	2,073	26.1%
William Griffin (Lbt)	142	1.8%
Marion Metts (Amer)	499	6.3%
TOTAL	7,948
Turnout: 32%

1990 Senate class 2, Oconee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Strom Thurmond* (R)	7,846	65.4%
Bob Cunningham (D)	3,636	30.3%
William Griffin (Lbt)	319	2.7%
Marion Metts (Amer)	199	1.7%
TOTAL	12,004
Turnout: 28%

1990 Senate class 2, Orangeburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Strom Thurmond* (R)	12,216	51.8%
Bob Cunningham (D)	10,960	46.4%
William Griffin (Lbt)	206	0.9%
Marion Metts (Amer)	187	0.8%
TOTAL	23,598
Turnout: 39%

1990 Senate class 2, Pickens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Strom Thurmond* (R)	13,017	72.2%
Bob Cunningham (D)	4,283	23.8%
William Griffin (Lbt)	451	2.5%
Marion Metts (Amer)	279	1.5%
TOTAL	18,030
Turnout: 25%

1990 Senate class 2, Richland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Strom Thurmond* (R)	37,890	59.8%
Bob Cunningham (D)	23,236	36.7%
William Griffin (Lbt)	1,547	2.4%
Marion Metts (Amer)	651	1.0%
TOTAL	63,333
Turnout: 29%

1990 Senate class 2, Saluda County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Strom Thurmond* (R)	3,068	66.4%
Bob Cunningham (D)	1,391	30.1%
William Griffin (Lbt)	90	1.9%
Marion Metts (Amer)	68	1.5%
TOTAL	4,620
Turnout: 38%

1990 Senate class 2, Spartanburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Strom Thurmond* (R)	30,223	69.9%
Bob Cunningham (D)	11,502	26.6%
William Griffin (Lbt)	737	1.7%
Marion Metts (Amer)	752	1.7%
TOTAL	43,234
Turnout: 25%

1990 Senate class 2, Sumter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Strom Thurmond* (R)	10,205	60.8%
Bob Cunningham (D)	6,194	36.9%
William Griffin (Lbt)	196	1.2%
Marion Metts (Amer)	190	1.1%
TOTAL	16,791
Turnout: 23%

1990 Senate class 2, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Strom Thurmond* (R)	5,230	67.4%
Bob Cunningham (D)	2,425	31.2%
William Griffin (Lbt)	50	0.6%
Marion Metts (Amer)	55	0.7%
TOTAL	7,762
Turnout: 34%

1990 Senate class 2, Williamsburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Strom Thurmond* (R)	4,916	49.2%
Bob Cunningham (D)	4,995	50.0%
William Griffin (Lbt)	48	0.5%
Marion Metts (Amer)	37	0.4%
TOTAL	9,996
Turnout: 40%

1990 Senate class 2, York County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Strom Thurmond* (R)	15,467	65.1%
Bob Cunningham (D)	7,627	32.1%
William Griffin (Lbt)	366	1.5%
Marion Metts (Amer)	291	1.2%
TOTAL	23,760
Turnout: 24%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Strom Thurmond*
Total Disbursements:	$2,350,739
Total Receipts:	$2,190,107
Cash on Hand:	$221,092
Candidate Contributions:	$0
Candidate Loans:	$0
Individual Contributions:	$1,377,714
Party Contributions:	$16,176
Other Committee Contributions:	$628,255
Other Committee Transfers:	$76,011
Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$0
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$0
Net Independent Expenditures:	$0
Net Spending:	$2,350,739

Bob Cunningham
Total Disbursements:	$6,232
Total Receipts:	$6,379
Cash on Hand:	$147
Candidate Contributions:	$6,379
Candidate Loans:	$0
Individual Contributions:	$0
Party Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Transfers:	$0
Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$0
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$0
Net Independent Expenditures:	$0
Net Spending:	$6,232

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/SC/1990