1946 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

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1946 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
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  1944 November 5, 1946 (1946-11-05) [1] 1948  

All 6 South Carolina seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority party
 
Party Democratic
Last election6
Seats won6
Seat changeSteady2.svg
Popular vote26,066
Percentage98.89%

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District results
Democratic
  90–100%

The 1946 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 5, 1946 to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. Five incumbents were re-elected, but Butler B. Hare of the 3rd congressional district was defeated in the Democratic primary by W.J. Bryan Dorn. The seat remained with the Democrats and the composition of the state delegation remained solely Democratic.

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1st congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman L. Mendel Rivers of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1941, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.

General election results

South Carolina's 1st congressional district election results, 1946
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic L. Mendel Rivers (incumbent)5,35499.5+6.7
No party Write-Ins 260.5+0.5
Majority5,32899.0+13.4
Turnout 5,380
Democratic hold

2nd congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman John J. Riley of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1945, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.

General election results

South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election results, 1946
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic John J. Riley (incumbent)4,79598.6+0.6
No party Write-Ins 671.4+1.4
Majority4,72897.2+1.2
Turnout 4,862
Democratic hold

3rd congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Butler B. Hare of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1939, was defeated in the Democratic primary by W.J. Bryan Dorn who was unopposed in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
CandidateVotes%
W.J. Bryan Dorn 31,164 61.6
Butler B. Hare 19,423 38.4

General election results

South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election results, 1946
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic W.J. Bryan Dorn 3,52799.9+2.9
No party Write-Ins 30.1+0.1
Majority3,52499.8+5.8
Turnout 3,530
Democratic hold

4th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Joseph R. Bryson of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1939, defeated Charles C. Moore in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
CandidateVotes%
Joseph R. Bryson 28,232 58.3
Charles C. Moore 20,208 41.7

General election results

South Carolina's 4th congressional district election results, 1946
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Joseph R. Bryson (incumbent)3,36399.6+3.9
No party Write-Ins 130.4+0.4
Majority3,35099.2+7.8
Turnout 3,376
Democratic hold

5th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman James P. Richards of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1933, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.

General election results

South Carolina's 5th congressional district election results, 1946
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic James P. Richards (incumbent)3,357100.0+1.9
Majority3,357100.0+3.8
Turnout 3,357
Democratic hold

6th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman John L. McMillan of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1939, won the Democratic primary and defeated Progressive Party candidate James E. Prioleau in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
CandidateVotes%
John L. McMillan 35,494 68.4
G. Stanley Bryant 14,307 27.5
Wendell J. Holbert 2,117 4.1

General election results

South Carolina's 6th congressional district election results, 1946
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic John L. McMillan (incumbent)5,67096.9-1.1
Progressive Democratic James E. Prioleau1412.4+2.4
Independent Leroy Dimery410.7+0.7
Majority5,52994.5-1.5
Turnout 5,852
Democratic hold

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References

  1. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1946" (PDF). clerk.house.gov. Retrieved February 11, 2024.