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All 6 South Carolina seats to the United States House of Representatives | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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District results Democratic 90–100% |
Elections in South Carolina |
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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.
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 | ||
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Candidate | Votes | % |
L. Mendel Rivers | 44,474 | 85.8 |
A.J. Clement | 7,376 | 14.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | L. Mendel Rivers (incumbent) | 6,753 | 100.0 | +10.9 | |
No party | Write-Ins | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
Majority | 6,750 | 100.0 | +21.8 | ||
Turnout | 6,756 | ||||
Democratic hold |
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 | ||
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Candidate | Votes | % |
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 | |||
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Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
John J. Riley | 28,864 | 60.3 | +14.3 |
Hugo S. Sims, Jr. | 19,041 | 39.7 | -5.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | John J. Riley | 9,747 | 100.0 | +3.6 | |
No party | Write-Ins | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
Majority | 9,744 | 100.0 | +7.2 | ||
Turnout | 9,750 | ||||
Democratic hold |
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 | ||
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Candidate | Votes | % |
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 | |||
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Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
W.J. Bryan Dorn | 23,581 | 54.3 | +9.5 |
James Butler Hare | 19,840 | 45.7 | +3.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | W.J. Bryan Dorn | 8,126 | 100.0 | +2.2 | |
No party | Write-Ins | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
Majority | 8,122 | 100.0 | +4.4 | ||
Turnout | 8,130 | ||||
Democratic hold |
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 | ||
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Candidate | Votes | % |
Joseph R. Bryson | 48,000 | 73.1 |
Matthew Poliakoff | 17,668 | 26.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Joseph R. Bryson (incumbent) | 7,976 | 99.9 | +5.0 | |
No party | Write-Ins | 5 | 0.1 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 7,971 | 99.8 | +10.0 | ||
Turnout | 7,981 | ||||
Democratic hold |
Incumbent Democratic Congressman James P. Richards of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1933, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | James P. Richards (incumbent) | 10,648 | 100.0 | +2.9 | |
No party | Write-Ins | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
Majority | 10,647 | 100.0 | +5.8 | ||
Turnout | 10,649 | ||||
Democratic hold |
Incumbent Democratic Congressman John L. McMillan of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1939, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | John L. McMillan (incumbent) | 7,131 | 100.0 | +2.9 | |
No party | Write-Ins | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
Majority | 7,128 | 100.0 | +5.8 | ||
Turnout | 7,134 | ||||
Democratic hold |
The 1990 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 6, 1990 to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary election for the Republicans was held on June 12. All six incumbents were re-elected and the composition of the state delegation remained four Democrats and two Republicans. As of 2016, this is the last time that Democrats won a majority of congressional districts in South Carolina.
The 1956 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 6, 1956, to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. All five incumbents who ran were re-elected and the open seat in the 5th congressional district was retained by the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation thus remained solely Democratic.
The 1970 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 3, 1970, to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary elections were held on June 9 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on June 23. All five incumbents who ran were re-elected and the open seat in the 2nd district was retained by the Republicans. The composition of the state delegation remained five Democrats and one Republican.
The 1994 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 8, 1994, to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary elections for the Democrats and the Republicans were held on August 9 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on August 23. All four incumbents who ran were re-elected and the Republicans won both of the open seats in the 1st congressional district and the 3rd congressional district. The composition of the state delegation after the elections was four Republicans and two Democrats.
The 1942 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 3, 1942 to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. All six incumbents were re-elected and the composition of the state delegation remained solely Democratic.
The 1944 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 7, 1944, to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. All five incumbents who ran were re-elected and the open seat in the 2nd congressional district was retained by the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation thus remained solely Democratic.
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.
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.
The 1952 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 4, 1952 to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. All six incumbents were re-elected and the composition of the state delegation remained solely Democratic.
The 1908 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 3, 1908, to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. All seven incumbents were re-elected and the composition of the state delegation remained solely Democratic.
The 1920 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 2, 1920, to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. Four incumbents were re-elected and all three open seats were retained by the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation thus remained solely Democratic.
The 1922 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 7, 1922, to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. Six incumbents were re-elected and the open seat in the 6th congressional district was retained by the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation thus remained solely Democratic.
The 1926 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 2, 1926 to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. All seven incumbents were re-elected and the composition of the state delegation remained solely Democratic.
The 1928 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 6, 1928 to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. All seven incumbents were re-elected and the composition of the state delegation remained solely Democratic.
The 1930 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 4, 1930 to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. All seven incumbents were re-elected and the composition of the state delegation remained solely Democratic.
The 1886 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 2, 1886 to select seven Representatives for one two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. Five incumbents were re-elected, the Republican incumbent was defeated, and the open seat was retained by the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation after the election was solely Democratic.
The 1888 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 6, 1888, to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. All seven incumbents were initially reported as re-elected and the composition of the state delegation remained solely Democratic, however Thomas E. Miller successfully contested the result in the 7th congressional district, claiming voter suppression of black Republican votes.
The 1924 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 4, 1924, to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. Five incumbents were re-elected and the two open seats were retained by the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation thus remained solely Democratic.
The 1910 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 8, 1910, to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. Six incumbents were re-elected and the open seat in the 2nd congressional district was retained by the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation thus remained solely Democratic.
The 1918 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 5, 1918 to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary elections were held on August 27 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on September 10. All seven incumbents were re-elected and the composition of the state delegation remained solely Democratic.