1946 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

1946 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

←  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 election 6 Seats won 6 Seat change Popular vote 26,066 Percentage 98.89%
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.

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	L. Mendel Rivers (incumbent)	5,354	99.5	+6.7
	No party	Write-Ins	26	0.5	+0.5
Majority			5,328	99.0	+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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John J. Riley (incumbent)	4,795	98.6	+0.6
	No party	Write-Ins	67	1.4	+1.4
Majority			4,728	97.2	+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
Candidate	Votes	%
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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	W.J. Bryan Dorn	3,527	99.9	+2.9
	No party	Write-Ins	3	0.1	+0.1
Majority			3,524	99.8	+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
Candidate	Votes	%
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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Joseph R. Bryson (incumbent)	3,363	99.6	+3.9
	No party	Write-Ins	13	0.4	+0.4
Majority			3,350	99.2	+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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	James P. Richards (incumbent)	3,357	100.0	+1.9
Majority			3,357	100.0	+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
Candidate	Votes	%
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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John L. McMillan (incumbent)	5,670	96.9	−1.1
	Progressive Democratic	James E. Prioleau	141	2.4	+2.4
	Independent	Leroy Dimery	41	0.7	+0.7
Majority			5,529	94.5	−1.5
Turnout			5,852
	Democratic hold

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections, 1946
• South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1946
• South Carolina's congressional districts

References

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

• Jordan, Frank E. The Primary State: A History of the Democratic Party in South Carolina, 1876-1962. pp. 107, 111, 121.
• "Supplemental Report of the Secretary of State to the General Assembly of South Carolina." Reports and Resolutions of South Carolina to the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina. Volume I. Columbia, SC: 1947, pp. 5–7.