, ▁won ▁the ▁Republican ▁primary ▁and ▁defeated ▁Dem ocrat ▁Robert ▁Bar ber ▁in ▁the ▁general ▁election . ▁ ▁Republican ▁primary ▁ ▁General ▁election ▁results ▁ ▁| - ▁ ▁| ▁col span = 5 ▁| Rep ublic an ▁hold ▁| - ▁▁ 2 nd ▁Cong r essional ▁District ▁Inc umb ent ▁Republican ▁Congress man ▁F loyd ▁Sp ence ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁con gression al ▁district , ▁in ▁office ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁was ▁uno pp osed ▁in ▁his ▁bid ▁for ▁re - e lection . ▁ ▁General ▁election ▁results ▁ ▁| - ▁ ▁| ▁col span = 5 ▁| Rep ublic an ▁hold ▁| - ▁▁ 3 rd ▁Cong r essional ▁District ▁Inc umb ent ▁Democratic ▁Congress man ▁Butler ▁Der rick ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁con gression al ▁district , ▁in ▁office ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁opt ed ▁to ▁ret ire . ▁ ▁Lind sey ▁Graham , ▁a ▁state ▁representative ▁from ▁O con ee ▁County , ▁won ▁the ▁Republican ▁primary ▁and ▁defeated ▁Dem ocrat ▁James ▁E . ▁Bry an , ▁Jr . ▁in ▁the ▁general ▁election . ▁ ▁Democratic ▁primary ▁ ▁Republican ▁primary ▁ ▁General ▁election ▁results ▁ ▁| - ▁ ▁| ▁col span = 5 ▁| Rep ublic an ▁gain ▁from ▁Democratic ▁| - ▁▁ 4 th ▁Cong r essional ▁District ▁Inc umb ent ▁Republican ▁Congress w oman ▁Bob ▁Ingl is ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁con gression al ▁district , ▁in ▁office ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁defeated ▁Democratic ▁ch allen