1996 Senatorial General Election Results - South Carolina
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Candidate
Political
Party
Popular Vote
J. Strom ThurmondRepublican 620,326 53.38%
Elliott Springs CloseDemocratic 511,226 43.99%
Richard T. QuillianLibertarian 12,994 1.12%
Peter J. AshyReform 9,741 0.84%
Annette C. EstesNatural Law 7,697 0.66%
Write-ins- 141 0.01%
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Demographic Data

2000 Population:4,012,012Enum.2000 Population Density:51.4persons/km2
1996 Population:3,796,200Est.1996 Population Density:48.7persons/km2
1990 Population:3,486,310Enum.1990 Population Density:44.7persons/km2
Land Area (2000):77,983km2Annual Pop Growth Rate:1.4%

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Data Sources:
  • Source for Popular Vote data: South Carolina State Election Commission. November 5 1996 South Carolina Statewide General Election Official Results, South Carolina State Election Commission ( ) (accessed 11 May 2006)
  • Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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