Energy and Environment (Ranking Member) Science Subcommittee on Research and Science Education Electoral history South Carolina's 4th congressional district, 1992: Bob Inglis, Republican – 99,879 (50.3%) Elizabeth J. Patterson, Democrat – 94,182 (47.5%) Jo Jorgensen, Libertarian – 4,286 (2.2%) Write-in candidates – 63 (nil) South Carolina's 4th congressional district, 1994: Bob Inglis, Republican – 109,626 (73.5%) Jerry L. Fowler, Democrat – 39,396 (26.1%) Write-in candidates – 154 (0.1%) South Carolina's 4th congressional district, 1996: Bob Inglis, Republican – 138,165 (70.9%) Darrell E. Curry, Democrat – 54,126 (27.8%) C. Faye Walters, Natural Law – 2,501 (1.3%) United States Senate election in South Carolina, 1998 – Republican primary: Bob Inglis – 115,029 (74.6%) Stephen Brown – 33,530 (21.8%) Elton Legrand – 5,634 (3.7%) United States Senate election in South Carolina, 1998: Ernest Hollings, Democrat – 563,377 (52.7%) Bob Inglis, Republican – 488,238 (45.7%) Richard T. Quillian, Libertarian – 16,991 (1.6%) Write-in candidates – 457 (nil) South Carolina's 4th congressional district, 2004: Bob Inglis, Republican – 188,795 (69.8%) Brandon P. Brown, Democrat – 78,376 (29.0%) C. Faye Walters, Green – 3,273 (1.2%) Write-in candidates – 150 (0.1%) South Carolina's 4th congressional district, 2006: Bob Inglis, Republican – 115,553 (64.2%) William Griff Griffith, Democrat – 57,490 (32.0%) John Cobin, Libertarian – 4,467 (2.5%) C. Faye Walters, Green – 2,336 (1.3%) Write-in candidates – 85 (0.1%) South Carolina's 4th congressional district, 2008 – Republican primary: Bob Inglis – 37,571 (67.0%) Charles Jeter – 18,545 (33.1%) South Carolina's 4th congressional district, 2008: Bob Inglis, Republican – 184,440 (60.1%) Paul Corden, Democrat – 113,291 (36.9%) C. Faye Walters, Green – 7,332 (2.4%) Write-in candidates – 1,865 (0.6%) South Carolina's 4th congressional district, 2010 – Republican primary: Trey Gowdy – 34,103 (39.2%) Bob Inglis – 23,877 (27.5%) Jim Lee – 11,854 (13.6%) David Thomas – 11,073 (12.7%) Christina Jeffrey – 6,041 (7.0%) South Carolina's 4th congressional district, 2010 – Republican primary runoff: Trey Gowdy – 54,412 (70.7%) Bob Inglis – 22,590 (29.3%) Awards and honors Inglis was the recipient of the 2015 Profile in Courage Award from the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation "for the courage he demonstrated when reversing his position on climate change after extensive briefings with scientists, and discussions with his children, about the impact of atmospheric warming on our future." His embrace of the scientific evidence of climate change and advocacy for a carbon tax drew intense criticism from fellow Republicans, and Inglis was