1938 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

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The 1938 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 8, 1938, to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary elections were held on August 30 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on September 13. Three incumbents were re-elected, but two incumbents were defeated in the Democratic primary. The three open seats were retained by the Democrats and the composition of the state delegation thus remained solely Democratic.

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1st congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Thomas S. McMillan of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1925, defeated A. Russell McGowan in the Democratic primary and Republican B.L. Hendrix in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
CandidateVotes%
Thomas S. McMillan 29,173 62.8
A. Russell McGowan 17,255 37.2

General election results

South Carolina's 1st congressional district election results, 1938
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Thomas S. McMillan (incumbent)7,64998.2+1.3
Republican B.L. Hendrix1361.8-1.3
No party Write-Ins 30.00.0
Majority7,51396.4+1.4
Turnout 7,788
Democratic hold

2nd congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Hampton P. Fulmer of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1921, defeated former Lieutenant Governor Andrew J. Bethea in the Democratic primary and Republican S.J. Leaphart in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
CandidateVotes%
Hampton P. Fulmer 42,058 71.4
Andrew J. Bethea 16,868 28.6

General election results

South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election results, 1938
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Hampton P. Fulmer (incumbent)7,23698.8+0.5
Republican S.J. Leaphart260.3-1.4
No party Write-Ins 630.9+0.9
Majority7,21098.5+1.3
Turnout 7,325
Democratic hold

3rd congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman John C. Taylor of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1933, was defeated in the Democratic primary by Butler B. Hare who defeated Republican O.B. Menees in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
CandidateVotes%
John C. Taylor 22,164 40.6
Butler B. Hare 18,556 34.0
Theo H. Vaughn 10,407 19.1
Robert E. McCaslan 3,445 6.3
Democratic primary runoff
CandidateVotes%±%
Butler B. Hare 29,85255.7+21.7
John C. Taylor 23,73244.3+3.7

General election results

South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election results, 1938
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Butler B. Hare 10,02899.6+0.6
Republican O.B. Menees430.4-0.6
Majority9,98599.2+0.8
Turnout 10,071
Democratic hold

4th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Gabriel H. Mahon, Jr. of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1937, was defeated in the Democratic primary by Joseph R. Bryson who defeated Republican H.A. Costner in the general election. The first primary had the two candidates only separated by 8 votes so the South Carolina Democratic Party Executive Committee ordered a new race instead of a recount, which Bryson clearly won.

Democratic primary

1st Democratic primary
CandidateVotes%
Joseph R. Bryson 31,634 50.0
Gabriel H. Mahon, Jr. 31,626 50.0
2nd Democratic primary
CandidateVotes%
Joseph R. Bryson 35,948 54.5
Gabriel H. Mahon, Jr. 29,967 45.5

General election results

South Carolina's 4th congressional district election results, 1938
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Joseph R. Bryson 8,99599.4+0.5
Republican H.A. Costner580.6-0.5
Majority8,93798.8+0.5
Turnout 9,053
Democratic hold

5th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman James P. Richards of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1933, defeated Republican challenger A.B. McCraw.

General election results

South Carolina's 5th congressional district election results, 1938
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic James P. Richards (incumbent)6,19199.8+0.6
Republican A.B. McCraw130.2-0.6
Majority6,17899.6+1.1
Turnout 6,204
Democratic hold

6th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congresswoman Elizabeth Hawley Gasque of the 6th congressional district succeeded her husband, Allard H. Gasque, in office upon his death in 1938 and she did not seek re-election. John L. McMillan won the Democratic primary and defeated Republican W.S. Thompson in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
CandidateVotes%
Lloyd Ford 19,581 35.3
John L. McMillan 15,578 28.1
James R. Turner 7,183 12.9
Jerome P. Pate 5,771 10.4
Earl Ellerbe 4,809 8.7
D.F. Hogan 2,558 4.6
Democratic primary runoff
CandidateVotes%±%
John L. McMillan 27,08351.9+23.8
Lloyd Ford25,06848.1+12.8

General election results

South Carolina's 6th congressional district election results, 1938
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic John L. McMillan 5,70799.2-0.1
Republican W.S. Thompson480.8+0.1
Majority5,65998.4-0.4
Turnout 5,755
Democratic hold

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