1904 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

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The 1904 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 8, 1904 to elect seven representatives Representatives for one two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. All five incumbents who ran were re-elected and the open seats in the 2nd congressional district and 6th congressional district were retained by the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation thus remained solely Democratic.

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1st congressional district

Incumbent Congressman George Swinton Legaré of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1903, defeated two Republican challengers.

General election results

South Carolina's 1st congressional district election results, 1904
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic George S. Legaré (incumbent)6,06891.3-4.2
Republican J.N. Noland3465.2N/A
Republican Aaron P. Prioleau2343.5N/A
Majority5,72286.1-4.9
Turnout 6,648
Democratic hold

2nd congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Theodore G. Croft of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1904, did not seek re-election. James O'H. Patterson won the Democratic primary and defeated Republican Isaac Myers in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
CandidateVotes%
James O'H. Patterson 5,23839.7
S.G. Mayfield5,06038.4
Leon J. Williams2,88321.9
Democratic primary runoff
CandidateVotes%±%
James O'H. Patterson 6,65454.7+15.0
S.G. Mayfield5,52045.3+6.9

General election results

South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election results, 1904
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic James O'H. Patterson 7,42694.7-0.2
Republican Isaac Myers4195.3+0.3
Majority7,00789.4-0.5
Turnout 7,845
Democratic hold

3rd congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Wyatt Aiken of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1903, defeated I.H. McCalla in the Democratic primary and Republican John Scott in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
CandidateVotes%
Wyatt Aiken 11,11961.7
I.H. McCalla6,90938.3

General election results

South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election results, 1904
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Wyatt Aiken (incumbent)7,65998.2-0.7
Republican John Scott1421.8+0.7
No party Write-Ins 10.00.0
Majority7,51796.4-1.4
Turnout 7,802
Democratic hold

4th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Joseph T. Johnson of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1901, defeated Republican challenger J.D. Adams.

General election results

South Carolina's 4th congressional district election results, 1904
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Joseph T. Johnson (incumbent)8,51697.5-1.2
Republican J.D. Adams2192.5+1.2
Majority8,29795.0-2.4
Turnout 8,735
Democratic hold

5th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman David E. Finley of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1899, defeated T. Yancey Williams in the Democratic primary and Republican C.P. White in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
CandidateVotes%
David E. Finley 9,82362.8
T. Yancey Williams5,80937.2

General election results

South Carolina's 5th congressional district election results, 1904
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic David E. Finley (incumbent)7,82898.5-0.8
Republican C.P. White1211.5+0.8
Majority7,70797.0-1.6
Turnout 7,949
Democratic hold

6th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Robert B. Scarborough of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1901, opted to retire. J. Edwin Ellerbe, brother of former South Carolina Governor William Haselden Ellerbe, won the Democratic primary and defeated Republican E.H. Deas in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
CandidateVotes%
J. Willard Ragsdale 4,92330.1
J. Edwin Ellerbe 4,80829.4
James Norton 4,20525.7
George W. Dargan2,42514.8
Democratic primary runoff
CandidateVotes%±%
J. Edwin Ellerbe 7,73557.4+28.0
J. Willard Ragsdale 5,73042.6+12.5

General election results

South Carolina's 6th congressional district election results, 1904
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic J. Edwin Ellerbe 8,35395.8-4.2
Republican E.H. Deas3704.2+4.2
Majority7,98391.6-8.4
Turnout 8,723
Democratic hold

7th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Asbury Francis Lever of the 7th congressional district, in office since 1901, defeated Republican challenger C.C. Jacobs.

General election results

South Carolina's 7th congressional district election results, 1904
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Asbury F. Lever (incumbent)8,72693.8-2.4
Republican C.C. Jacobs5636.0+2.2
No party Write-Ins 160.2+0.2
Majority8,16387.8-4.6
Turnout 9,305
Democratic hold

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