1986-11-04 Senatorial Election Results for South Carolina (Class 3)

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County	Turnout	Ernest Hollings* (D)		Henry McMaster (R)		Steve Vandervelde (Libertarian)		Ray Hillyard (American)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Abbeville	32%	4,075	75.9%	1,250	23.3%	28	0.5%	17	0.3%	0	0.0%	2,825	5,370
Aiken	30%	13,195	53.8%	11,066	45.1%	153	0.6%	104	0.4%	19	0.1%	2,129	24,537
Allendale	38%	2,358	79.2%	578	19.4%	21	0.7%	19	0.6%	0	0.0%	1,780	2,976
Anderson	28%	17,481	61.3%	10,753	37.7%	128	0.4%	159	0.6%	0	0.0%	6,728	28,521
Bamberg	31%	2,851	74.9%	931	24.5%	9	0.2%	13	0.3%	0	0.0%	1,920	3,804
Barnwell	41%	3,715	66.5%	1,817	32.5%	26	0.5%	30	0.5%	0	0.0%	1,898	5,588
Beaufort	27%	7,838	51.3%	6,980	45.7%	103	0.7%	363	2.4%	0	0.0%	858	15,284
Berkeley	24%	11,196	61.1%	6,725	36.7%	263	1.4%	134	0.7%	0	0.0%	4,471	18,318
Calhoun	41%	2,325	64.5%	1,262	35.0%	10	0.3%	10	0.3%	0	0.0%	1,063	3,607
Charleston	28%	36,667	62.6%	20,738	35.4%	629	1.1%	556	0.9%	0	0.0%	15,929	58,590
Cherokee	39%	8,848	73.8%	2,999	25.0%	67	0.6%	59	0.5%	12	0.1%	5,849	11,985
Chester	28%	4,600	73.3%	1,626	25.9%	26	0.4%	27	0.4%	0	0.0%	2,974	6,279
Chesterfield	27%	5,459	74.7%	1,800	24.6%	29	0.4%	21	0.3%	1	0.0%	3,659	7,310
Clarendon	41%	5,778	72.9%	2,047	25.8%	23	0.3%	75	0.9%	0	0.0%	3,731	7,923
Colleton	34%	5,064	65.2%	2,580	33.2%	90	1.2%	34	0.4%	0	0.0%	2,484	7,768
Darlington	29%	8,394	67.3%	3,873	31.1%	90	0.7%	110	0.9%	0	0.0%	4,521	12,467
Dillon	29%	4,579	78.4%	1,194	20.4%	35	0.6%	32	0.5%	0	0.0%	3,385	5,840
Dorchester	30%	9,082	59.6%	5,921	38.8%	168	1.1%	75	0.5%	3	0.0%	3,161	15,249
Edgefield	37%	3,115	67.7%	1,446	31.4%	22	0.5%	20	0.4%	0	0.0%	1,669	4,603
Fairfield	40%	4,575	76.0%	1,349	22.4%	75	1.2%	22	0.4%	0	0.0%	3,226	6,021
Florence	32%	17,119	67.6%	8,015	31.6%	112	0.4%	82	0.3%	3	0.0%	9,104	25,331
Georgetown	33%	6,958	69.4%	2,924	29.2%	56	0.6%	69	0.7%	14	0.1%	4,034	10,021
Greenville	32%	41,354	56.4%	31,212	42.6%	309	0.4%	381	0.5%	67	0.1%	10,142	73,323
Greenwood	28%	7,554	63.3%	4,141	34.7%	169	1.4%	65	0.5%	4	0.0%	3,413	11,933
Hampton	42%	3,927	76.5%	1,155	22.5%	29	0.6%	19	0.4%	1	0.0%	2,772	5,131
Horry	29%	18,239	65.9%	9,181	33.2%	161	0.6%	109	0.4%	0	0.0%	9,058	27,690
Jasper	53%	3,866	72.5%	1,387	26.0%	45	0.8%	31	0.6%	0	0.0%	2,479	5,329
Kershaw	36%	6,379	58.7%	4,353	40.1%	69	0.6%	45	0.4%	19	0.2%	2,026	10,865
Lancaster	31%	8,669	72.1%	3,262	27.1%	56	0.5%	39	0.3%	0	0.0%	5,407	12,026
Laurens	28%	7,685	68.4%	3,469	30.9%	50	0.4%	39	0.3%	0	0.0%	4,216	11,243
Lee	43%	3,776	70.3%	1,551	28.9%	23	0.4%	21	0.4%	0	0.0%	2,225	5,371
Lexington	36%	19,362	48.3%	20,311	50.7%	267	0.7%	151	0.4%	3	0.0%	-949	40,094
Marion	30%	5,491	79.4%	1,374	19.9%	26	0.4%	27	0.4%	1	0.0%	4,117	6,919
Marlboro	31%	5,404	83.2%	1,027	15.8%	30	0.5%	31	0.5%	0	0.0%	4,377	6,492
McCormick	31%	1,515	80.2%	357	18.9%	10	0.5%	6	0.3%	0	0.0%	1,158	1,888
Newberry	34%	5,264	64.7%	2,823	34.7%	22	0.3%	29	0.4%	1	0.0%	2,441	8,139
Oconee	27%	6,835	63.6%	3,772	35.1%	72	0.7%	58	0.5%	9	0.1%	3,063	10,746
Orangeburg	40%	16,171	68.8%	7,182	30.6%	80	0.3%	58	0.2%	0	0.0%	8,989	23,491
Pickens	24%	8,913	55.3%	7,032	43.7%	90	0.6%	63	0.4%	5	0.0%	1,881	16,103
Richland	32%	41,331	62.1%	24,285	36.5%	476	0.7%	493	0.7%	5	0.0%	17,046	66,590
Saluda	36%	2,730	65.5%	1,404	33.7%	18	0.4%	15	0.4%	0	0.0%	1,326	4,167
Spartanburg	29%	28,666	61.6%	16,887	36.3%	392	0.8%	559	1.2%	1	0.0%	11,779	46,505
Sumter	26%	10,617	61.6%	6,344	36.8%	96	0.6%	161	0.9%	31	0.2%	4,273	17,249
Union	38%	6,153	72.2%	2,303	27.0%	31	0.4%	38	0.4%	0	0.0%	3,850	8,525
Williamsburg	41%	7,538	74.2%	2,552	25.1%	23	0.2%	47	0.5%	0	0.0%	4,986	10,160
York	23%	12,800	61.9%	7,738	37.4%	81	0.4%	72	0.3%	0	0.0%	5,062	20,691
TOTAL	31%	465,511	63.1%	262,976	35.6%	4,788	0.6%	4,588	0.6%	199	0.0%	202,535	738,062
Total R vote: 262,976 (35.6%)      Total D vote: 465,511 (63.1%)      Total Other vote: 9,575 (1.3%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$2,394,646		$584,288		$0		$0
Total Receipts:		$2,458,833		$584,834		$0		$0
Cash on Hand:		$197,854		$0		$0		$0
Contributions by Candidate:		$0		$0		$0		$0
Loans by Candidate:		$0		$57,250		$0		$0
Total Individual Contributions:		$0		$0		$0		$0
Party Contributions:		$0		$0		$0		$0
Other Committee Contributions:		$952,382		$49,722		$0		$0
Transfers from Other Committees:		$0		$0		$0		$0
Independent Expenditures Supporting:		$10,801		$774		$0		$0
Independent Expenditures Opposing:		$1,252		$5,206		$0		$0
Net Independent Expenditures:		$9,549		$-4,432		$0		$0
Net Spending:		$2,404,195		$579,856		$0		$0

1986 Senate class 3, Abbeville County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	4,075	75.9%
Henry McMaster (R)	1,250	23.3%
Steve Vandervelde (Lbt)	28	0.5%
Ray Hillyard (Amer)	17	0.3%
TOTAL	5,370
Turnout: 32%

1986 Senate class 3, Aiken County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	13,195	53.8%
Henry McMaster (R)	11,066	45.1%
Steve Vandervelde (Lbt)	153	0.6%
Ray Hillyard (Amer)	104	0.4%
TOTAL	24,537
Turnout: 30%

1986 Senate class 3, Allendale County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	2,358	79.2%
Henry McMaster (R)	578	19.4%
Steve Vandervelde (Lbt)	21	0.7%
Ray Hillyard (Amer)	19	0.6%
TOTAL	2,976
Turnout: 38%

1986 Senate class 3, Anderson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	17,481	61.3%
Henry McMaster (R)	10,753	37.7%
Steve Vandervelde (Lbt)	128	0.4%
Ray Hillyard (Amer)	159	0.6%
TOTAL	28,521
Turnout: 28%

1986 Senate class 3, Bamberg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	2,851	74.9%
Henry McMaster (R)	931	24.5%
Steve Vandervelde (Lbt)	9	0.2%
Ray Hillyard (Amer)	13	0.3%
TOTAL	3,804
Turnout: 31%

1986 Senate class 3, Barnwell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	3,715	66.5%
Henry McMaster (R)	1,817	32.5%
Steve Vandervelde (Lbt)	26	0.5%
Ray Hillyard (Amer)	30	0.5%
TOTAL	5,588
Turnout: 41%

1986 Senate class 3, Beaufort County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	7,838	51.3%
Henry McMaster (R)	6,980	45.7%
Steve Vandervelde (Lbt)	103	0.7%
Ray Hillyard (Amer)	363	2.4%
TOTAL	15,284
Turnout: 27%

1986 Senate class 3, Berkeley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	11,196	61.1%
Henry McMaster (R)	6,725	36.7%
Steve Vandervelde (Lbt)	263	1.4%
Ray Hillyard (Amer)	134	0.7%
TOTAL	18,318
Turnout: 24%

1986 Senate class 3, Calhoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	2,325	64.5%
Henry McMaster (R)	1,262	35.0%
Steve Vandervelde (Lbt)	10	0.3%
Ray Hillyard (Amer)	10	0.3%
TOTAL	3,607
Turnout: 41%

1986 Senate class 3, Charleston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	36,667	62.6%
Henry McMaster (R)	20,738	35.4%
Steve Vandervelde (Lbt)	629	1.1%
Ray Hillyard (Amer)	556	0.9%
TOTAL	58,590
Turnout: 28%

1986 Senate class 3, Cherokee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	8,848	73.8%
Henry McMaster (R)	2,999	25.0%
Steve Vandervelde (Lbt)	67	0.6%
Ray Hillyard (Amer)	59	0.5%
TOTAL	11,985
Turnout: 39%

1986 Senate class 3, Chester County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	4,600	73.3%
Henry McMaster (R)	1,626	25.9%
Steve Vandervelde (Lbt)	26	0.4%
Ray Hillyard (Amer)	27	0.4%
TOTAL	6,279
Turnout: 28%

1986 Senate class 3, Chesterfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	5,459	74.7%
Henry McMaster (R)	1,800	24.6%
Steve Vandervelde (Lbt)	29	0.4%
Ray Hillyard (Amer)	21	0.3%
TOTAL	7,310
Turnout: 27%

1986 Senate class 3, Clarendon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	5,778	72.9%
Henry McMaster (R)	2,047	25.8%
Steve Vandervelde (Lbt)	23	0.3%
Ray Hillyard (Amer)	75	0.9%
TOTAL	7,923
Turnout: 41%

1986 Senate class 3, Colleton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	5,064	65.2%
Henry McMaster (R)	2,580	33.2%
Steve Vandervelde (Lbt)	90	1.2%
Ray Hillyard (Amer)	34	0.4%
TOTAL	7,768
Turnout: 34%

1986 Senate class 3, Darlington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	8,394	67.3%
Henry McMaster (R)	3,873	31.1%
Steve Vandervelde (Lbt)	90	0.7%
Ray Hillyard (Amer)	110	0.9%
TOTAL	12,467
Turnout: 29%

1986 Senate class 3, Dillon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	4,579	78.4%
Henry McMaster (R)	1,194	20.4%
Steve Vandervelde (Lbt)	35	0.6%
Ray Hillyard (Amer)	32	0.5%
TOTAL	5,840
Turnout: 29%

1986 Senate class 3, Dorchester County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	9,082	59.6%
Henry McMaster (R)	5,921	38.8%
Steve Vandervelde (Lbt)	168	1.1%
Ray Hillyard (Amer)	75	0.5%
TOTAL	15,249
Turnout: 30%

1986 Senate class 3, Edgefield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	3,115	67.7%
Henry McMaster (R)	1,446	31.4%
Steve Vandervelde (Lbt)	22	0.5%
Ray Hillyard (Amer)	20	0.4%
TOTAL	4,603
Turnout: 37%

1986 Senate class 3, Fairfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	4,575	76.0%
Henry McMaster (R)	1,349	22.4%
Steve Vandervelde (Lbt)	75	1.2%
Ray Hillyard (Amer)	22	0.4%
TOTAL	6,021
Turnout: 40%

1986 Senate class 3, Florence County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	17,119	67.6%
Henry McMaster (R)	8,015	31.6%
Steve Vandervelde (Lbt)	112	0.4%
Ray Hillyard (Amer)	82	0.3%
TOTAL	25,331
Turnout: 32%

1986 Senate class 3, Georgetown County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	6,958	69.4%
Henry McMaster (R)	2,924	29.2%
Steve Vandervelde (Lbt)	56	0.6%
Ray Hillyard (Amer)	69	0.7%
TOTAL	10,021
Turnout: 33%

1986 Senate class 3, Greenville County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	41,354	56.4%
Henry McMaster (R)	31,212	42.6%
Steve Vandervelde (Lbt)	309	0.4%
Ray Hillyard (Amer)	381	0.5%
TOTAL	73,323
Turnout: 32%

1986 Senate class 3, Greenwood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	7,554	63.3%
Henry McMaster (R)	4,141	34.7%
Steve Vandervelde (Lbt)	169	1.4%
Ray Hillyard (Amer)	65	0.5%
TOTAL	11,933
Turnout: 28%

1986 Senate class 3, Hampton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	3,927	76.5%
Henry McMaster (R)	1,155	22.5%
Steve Vandervelde (Lbt)	29	0.6%
Ray Hillyard (Amer)	19	0.4%
TOTAL	5,131
Turnout: 42%

1986 Senate class 3, Horry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	18,239	65.9%
Henry McMaster (R)	9,181	33.2%
Steve Vandervelde (Lbt)	161	0.6%
Ray Hillyard (Amer)	109	0.4%
TOTAL	27,690
Turnout: 29%

1986 Senate class 3, Jasper County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	3,866	72.5%
Henry McMaster (R)	1,387	26.0%
Steve Vandervelde (Lbt)	45	0.8%
Ray Hillyard (Amer)	31	0.6%
TOTAL	5,329
Turnout: 53%

1986 Senate class 3, Kershaw County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	6,379	58.7%
Henry McMaster (R)	4,353	40.1%
Steve Vandervelde (Lbt)	69	0.6%
Ray Hillyard (Amer)	45	0.4%
TOTAL	10,865
Turnout: 36%

1986 Senate class 3, Lancaster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	8,669	72.1%
Henry McMaster (R)	3,262	27.1%
Steve Vandervelde (Lbt)	56	0.5%
Ray Hillyard (Amer)	39	0.3%
TOTAL	12,026
Turnout: 31%

1986 Senate class 3, Laurens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	7,685	68.4%
Henry McMaster (R)	3,469	30.9%
Steve Vandervelde (Lbt)	50	0.4%
Ray Hillyard (Amer)	39	0.3%
TOTAL	11,243
Turnout: 28%

1986 Senate class 3, Lee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	3,776	70.3%
Henry McMaster (R)	1,551	28.9%
Steve Vandervelde (Lbt)	23	0.4%
Ray Hillyard (Amer)	21	0.4%
TOTAL	5,371
Turnout: 43%

1986 Senate class 3, Lexington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	19,362	48.3%
Henry McMaster (R)	20,311	50.7%
Steve Vandervelde (Lbt)	267	0.7%
Ray Hillyard (Amer)	151	0.4%
TOTAL	40,094
Turnout: 36%

1986 Senate class 3, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	5,491	79.4%
Henry McMaster (R)	1,374	19.9%
Steve Vandervelde (Lbt)	26	0.4%
Ray Hillyard (Amer)	27	0.4%
TOTAL	6,919
Turnout: 30%

1986 Senate class 3, Marlboro County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	5,404	83.2%
Henry McMaster (R)	1,027	15.8%
Steve Vandervelde (Lbt)	30	0.5%
Ray Hillyard (Amer)	31	0.5%
TOTAL	6,492
Turnout: 31%

1986 Senate class 3, McCormick County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	1,515	80.2%
Henry McMaster (R)	357	18.9%
Steve Vandervelde (Lbt)	10	0.5%
Ray Hillyard (Amer)	6	0.3%
TOTAL	1,888
Turnout: 31%

1986 Senate class 3, Newberry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	5,264	64.7%
Henry McMaster (R)	2,823	34.7%
Steve Vandervelde (Lbt)	22	0.3%
Ray Hillyard (Amer)	29	0.4%
TOTAL	8,139
Turnout: 34%

1986 Senate class 3, Oconee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	6,835	63.6%
Henry McMaster (R)	3,772	35.1%
Steve Vandervelde (Lbt)	72	0.7%
Ray Hillyard (Amer)	58	0.5%
TOTAL	10,746
Turnout: 27%

1986 Senate class 3, Orangeburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	16,171	68.8%
Henry McMaster (R)	7,182	30.6%
Steve Vandervelde (Lbt)	80	0.3%
Ray Hillyard (Amer)	58	0.2%
TOTAL	23,491
Turnout: 40%

1986 Senate class 3, Pickens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	8,913	55.3%
Henry McMaster (R)	7,032	43.7%
Steve Vandervelde (Lbt)	90	0.6%
Ray Hillyard (Amer)	63	0.4%
TOTAL	16,103
Turnout: 24%

1986 Senate class 3, Richland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	41,331	62.1%
Henry McMaster (R)	24,285	36.5%
Steve Vandervelde (Lbt)	476	0.7%
Ray Hillyard (Amer)	493	0.7%
TOTAL	66,590
Turnout: 32%

1986 Senate class 3, Saluda County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	2,730	65.5%
Henry McMaster (R)	1,404	33.7%
Steve Vandervelde (Lbt)	18	0.4%
Ray Hillyard (Amer)	15	0.4%
TOTAL	4,167
Turnout: 36%

1986 Senate class 3, Spartanburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	28,666	61.6%
Henry McMaster (R)	16,887	36.3%
Steve Vandervelde (Lbt)	392	0.8%
Ray Hillyard (Amer)	559	1.2%
TOTAL	46,505
Turnout: 29%

1986 Senate class 3, Sumter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	10,617	61.6%
Henry McMaster (R)	6,344	36.8%
Steve Vandervelde (Lbt)	96	0.6%
Ray Hillyard (Amer)	161	0.9%
TOTAL	17,249
Turnout: 26%

1986 Senate class 3, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	6,153	72.2%
Henry McMaster (R)	2,303	27.0%
Steve Vandervelde (Lbt)	31	0.4%
Ray Hillyard (Amer)	38	0.4%
TOTAL	8,525
Turnout: 38%

1986 Senate class 3, Williamsburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	7,538	74.2%
Henry McMaster (R)	2,552	25.1%
Steve Vandervelde (Lbt)	23	0.2%
Ray Hillyard (Amer)	47	0.5%
TOTAL	10,160
Turnout: 41%

1986 Senate class 3, York County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ernest Hollings* (D)	12,800	61.9%
Henry McMaster (R)	7,738	37.4%
Steve Vandervelde (Lbt)	81	0.4%
Ray Hillyard (Amer)	72	0.3%
TOTAL	20,691
Turnout: 23%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Ernest Hollings*
Total Disbursements:	$2,394,646
Total Receipts:	$2,458,833
Cash on Hand:	$197,854
Candidate Contributions:	$0
Candidate Loans:	$0
Individual Contributions:	$0
Party Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Contributions:	$952,382
Other Committee Transfers:	$0
Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$10,801
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$1,252
Net Independent Expenditures:	$9,549
Net Spending:	$2,404,195

Henry McMaster
Total Disbursements:	$584,288
Total Receipts:	$584,834
Cash on Hand:	$0
Candidate Contributions:	$0
Candidate Loans:	$57,250
Individual Contributions:	$0
Party Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Contributions:	$49,722
Other Committee Transfers:	$0
Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$774
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$5,206
Net Independent Expenditures:	$-4,432
Net Spending:	$579,856

**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/1986