1964 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

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1964 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
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  1962 November 3, 1964 (1964-11-03) [1] 1966  

All 6 South Carolina seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election60
Seats won60
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote386,73848,970
Percentage88.26%11.18%
SwingIncrease2.svg 2.28%Decrease2.svg 2.84%

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District results

The 1964 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 3, 1964, 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 5th congressional district was retained by the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation thus 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, 1964
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic L. Mendel Rivers (incumbent)56,15299.6−0.4
No party Write-Ins 2440.4+0.4
Majority55,90899.2−0.8
Turnout 56,396
Democratic hold

2nd congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Albert Watson of the 2nd congressional district in office since 1963, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.

General election results

South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election results, 1964
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Albert Watson 88,68297.6+44.8
No party Write-Ins 2,2092.4+2.4
Majority86,47395.2+89.6
Turnout 90,891
Democratic hold

3rd congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman William Jennings Bryan Dorn of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1951, won the Democratic primary and was unopposed in his bid for re-election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
CandidateVotes%
William J.B. Dorn (incumbent) 39,934 70.6
T. M. Tucker 16,658 29.4

General election results

South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election results, 1964
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic William J.B. Dorn (incumbent)65,92099.9−0.1
No party Write-Ins 470.1+0.1
Majority65,87399.8−0.2
Turnout 65,967
Democratic hold

4th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Robert T. Ashmore of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1953, won the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
CandidateVotes%
Robert T. Ashmore 42,068 84.2
Gordon Weathers 7,910 15.8

General election results

South Carolina's 4th congressional district election results, 1964
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Robert T. Ashmore (incumbent)81,727100.00.0
Majority81,727100.00.0
Turnout 81,727
Democratic hold

5th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Robert W. Hemphill of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1957, opted to retire. Thomas S. Gettys won the Democratic primary and defeated Republican challenger Robert M. Doster in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
CandidateVotes%
Thomas S. Gettys 19,092 39.4
George F. Coleman 18,048 37.2
J. Bates Harvey 8,913 18.4
Harold Hough 2,417 5.0
Democratic primary runoff
CandidateVotes%±%
Thomas S. Gettys 16,86152.2+12.8
George F. Coleman15,41547.8+10.6

General election results

South Carolina's 5th congressional district election results, 1964
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Thomas S. Gettys 44,85966.7−27.2
Republican Robert M. Doster22,38433.3+27.3
Majority22,47533.4−54.5
Turnout 67,243
Democratic hold

6th congressional district

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

General election results

South Carolina's 6th congressional district election results, 1964
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic John L. McMillan (incumbent)49,39865.1−34.9
Republican E. R. Kirkland26,58634.9+34.9
No party Write-Ins 10.00.0
Majority22,81230.2−69.8
Turnout 75,985
Democratic hold

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References

  1. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1964" (PDF). clerk.house.gov. Retrieved February 11, 2024.