1986 United States Senate election in South Carolina

1986 United States Senate election in South Carolina
November 4, 1986
 
Nominee Ernest Hollings Henry McMaster
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 463,354 261,394
Percentage 63.07% 35.63%
County results
Hollings:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
McMaster:      50–60%
U.S. senator before election

Ernest Hollings
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Senator

Ernest Hollings
Democratic

The 1986 South Carolina United States Senate election was held on November 4, 1986 to select the U.S. Senator from the state of South Carolina. Popular incumbent Democratic Senator Fritz Hollings easily defeated Republican challenger Henry McMaster to win his fifth (his fourth full) term. This is the last U.S. Senate election in South Carolina where Democrats won with a double-digit margin. McMaster later served as South Carolina’s Lieutenant Governor from 2011 to 2017 and has been the state’s Governor since Nikki Haley resigned in 2017. McMaster also served South Carolina as its State Attorney General from 2003 to 2011.

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