1950 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

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1950 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
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  1948 November 7, 1950 (1950-11-07) [1] 1952  

All 6 South Carolina seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority party
 
Party Democratic
Last election6
Seats won6
Seat changeSteady2.svg
Popular vote50,371
Percentage99.96%

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District results
Democratic
  90–100%

The 1950 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 7, 1950, to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. Four incumbents were re-elected, but Hugo S. Sims, Jr. of the 2nd congressional district and James Butler Hare of the 3rd congressional district were defeated in the Democratic primaries. The seats were retained by 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, defeated A.J. Clement in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
CandidateVotes%
L. Mendel Rivers 44,474 85.8
A.J. Clement 7,376 14.2

General election results

South Carolina's 1st congressional district election results, 1950
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic L. Mendel Rivers (incumbent)6,753100.0+10.9
No party Write-Ins 30.00.0
Majority 6,750100.0+21.8
Turnout 6,756
Democratic hold

2nd congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Hugo S. Sims, Jr. of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1949, was defeated in the Democratic primary by John J. Riley who was unopposed in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
CandidateVotes%
John J. Riley 29,066 46.0
Hugo S. Sims, Jr. 28,722 45.4
Sam B. Doughton 5,443 8.6
Democratic primary runoff
CandidateVotes%±%
John J. Riley 28,86460.3+14.3
Hugo S. Sims, Jr. 19,04139.7-5.7

General election results

South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election results, 1950
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic John J. Riley 9,747100.0+3.6
No party Write-Ins 30.00.0
Majority 9,744100.0+7.2
Turnout 9,750
Democratic hold

3rd congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman James Butler Hare of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1949, 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 24,010 44.8
James Butler Hare 22,837 42.6
Theo H. Vaughn 4,806 9.0
S.T. Heyward 1,923 3.6
Democratic primary runoff
CandidateVotes%±%
W.J. Bryan Dorn 23,58154.3+9.5
James Butler Hare 19,84045.7+3.1

General election results

South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election results, 1950
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic W.J. Bryan Dorn 8,126100.0+2.2
No party Write-Ins 40.00.0
Majority 8,122100.0+4.4
Turnout 8,130
Democratic hold

4th congressional district

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

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
CandidateVotes%
Joseph R. Bryson 48,000 73.1
Matthew Poliakoff 17,668 26.9

General election results

South Carolina's 4th congressional district election results, 1950
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Joseph R. Bryson (incumbent)7,97699.9+5.0
No party Write-Ins 50.1+0.1
Majority 7,97199.8+10.0
Turnout 7,981
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, 1950
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic James P. Richards (incumbent)10,648100.0+2.9
No party Write-Ins 10.00.0
Majority 10,647100.0+5.8
Turnout 10,649
Democratic hold

6th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman John L. McMillan of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1939, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.

General election results

South Carolina's 6th congressional district election results, 1950
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic John L. McMillan (incumbent)7,131100.0+2.9
No party Write-Ins 30.00.0
Majority 7,128100.0+5.8
Turnout 7,134
Democratic hold

See also

References

  1. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1950" (PDF). clerk.house.gov. Retrieved February 11, 2024.