icians ▁Category : W ased a ▁University ▁al umn i <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁South ▁Carolina ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁elections ▁were ▁held ▁on ▁November ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁to ▁select ▁six ▁Representatives ▁for ▁two - year ▁terms ▁from ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁South ▁Carolina . ▁ ▁The ▁primary ▁elections ▁for ▁the ▁Democr ats ▁and ▁the ▁Republic ans ▁were ▁held ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 0 ▁and ▁the ▁run off ▁elections ▁were ▁held ▁two ▁weeks ▁later ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 4 . ▁ ▁All ▁four ▁inc umb ents ▁who ▁ran ▁were ▁re - elect ed ▁and ▁the ▁Democr ats ▁picked ▁up ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁open ▁seats ▁vac ated ▁by ▁the ▁Republic ans . ▁ ▁The ▁composition ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁deleg ation ▁after ▁the ▁elections ▁was ▁four ▁Democr ats ▁and ▁two ▁Republic ans . ▁▁ 1 st ▁Cong r essional ▁District ▁Inc umb ent ▁Republican ▁Congress man ▁Thomas ▁F . ▁Hart nett ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁con gression al ▁district , ▁in ▁office ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁chose ▁to ▁not ▁seek ▁re - e lection ▁and ▁instead ▁made ▁an ▁un success ful ▁run ▁for ▁Lieutenant ▁Governor . ▁ ▁The ▁open ▁seat ▁was ▁won ▁by ▁Republican ▁state ▁sen ator ▁Arthur ▁R aven el , ▁Jr . ▁ ▁Democratic ▁primary ▁ ▁Republican ▁primary ▁ ▁General ▁election ▁results ▁ ▁| - ▁ ▁| ▁col span = 5 ▁| Rep ublic an ▁hold ▁| - ▁▁ 2 nd ▁Cong r essional ▁District ▁Inc umb ent