1948 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

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1948 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
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  1946 November 2, 1948 (1948-11-02) [1] 1950  

All 6 South Carolina seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority party
 
Party Democratic
Last election6
Seats won6
Seat changeSteady2.svg
Popular vote133,730
Percentage95.08%

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District results

The 1948 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 2, 1948 to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. Four incumbents were re-elected, but John J. Riley of the 2nd congressional district was defeated in the Democratic primary by Hugo S. Sims, Jr. The seat remained with the Democrats along with the open seat in the 3rd congressional district 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, defeated Republican challenger W.T. Baggott.

General election results

South Carolina's 1st congressional district election results, 1948
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic L. Mendel Rivers (incumbent)24,52789.1-10.4
Republican W.T. Baggott2,98710.9+10.9
No party Write-Ins 130.0-0.5
Majority21,54078.2-20.8
Turnout 27,527
Democratic hold

2nd congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman John J. Riley of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1945, was defeated in the Democratic primary by Hugo S. Sims, Jr. who also defeated Republican W. Edward Moore in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
CandidateVotes%
Hugo S. Sims, Jr. 33,747 53.7
John J. Riley 29,045 46.3

General election results

South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election results, 1948
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Hugo S. Sims, Jr. 27,67796.4-2.2
Republican W. Edward Moore1,0203.6+3.6
Majority26,65792.8-4.4
Turnout 28,697
Democratic hold

3rd congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman W.J. Bryan Dorn of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1947, chose to not seek re-election and instead made an unsuccessful run for Senator. James Butler Hare won the Democratic primary and defeated Republican D.F. Merill in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
CandidateVotes%
James Butler Hare 26,007 42.6
John C. Taylor 17,319 28.4
R.L. "Buck" Gamble 12,484 20.4
Leon Rice 5,270 8.6
Democratic primary runoff
CandidateVotes%±%
James Butler Hare 38,26665.3+22.7
John C. Taylor 20,29134.7+6.3

General election results

South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election results, 1948
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic James Butler Hare 19,18197.8-2.1
Republican D.F. Merill4212.2+2.2
No party Write-Ins 60.0-0.1
Majority18,76095.6-4.2
Turnout 19,608
Democratic hold

4th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Joseph R. Bryson of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1939, defeated Republican challenger James B. Gaston.

General election results

South Carolina's 4th congressional district election results, 1948
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Joseph R. Bryson (incumbent)26,09894.9-4.7
Republican James B. Gaston 1,4105.1+5.1
Majority24,68889.8-9.4
Turnout 27,508
Democratic hold

5th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman James P. Richards of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1933, defeated Roy C. Cobb in the Democratic primary and Republican J.D. Hambright in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
CandidateVotes%
James P. Richards 26,268 60.6
Roy C. Cobb 17,070 39.4

General election results

South Carolina's 5th congressional district election results, 1948
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic James P. Richards (incumbent)14,54497.1-2.9
Republican J.D. Hambright4282.9+2.9
Majority14,11694.2-5.8
Turnout 14,972
Democratic hold

6th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman John L. McMillan of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1939, defeated Republican challenger F.L. Bradfield.

General election results

South Carolina's 6th congressional district election results, 1948
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic John L. McMillan (incumbent)21,70397.1+0.2
Republican F.L. Bradfield6392.9+2.9
Majority21,06494.2-0.3
Turnout 22,342
Democratic hold

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References

  1. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1948" (PDF). clerk.house.gov. Retrieved February 11, 2024.