1954 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

none February 2026 September 2023 1954 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina South Carolina legislative no 1952 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina 1952 1956 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina 1956 All 6 South Carolina seats to the United States House of Representatives 1954 11 2https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1954election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1954 clerk.house.gov 11 February 2024 Democratic Party (United States) 6 6 210,624 98.73% File:1960 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina results map.svg District results Democratic #002B84 90–100% The 1954 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 2, 1954, to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary elections were held on July 13. All six incumbents were re-elected 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, defeated Republican challenger Mrs. John E. Messervy. General election results South Carolina's 1st congressional district election results, 1954 Democratic Party (United States) L. Mendel Rivers (incumbent) 33,402 97.7 -2.3 Republican Party (United States) Mrs. John E. Messervy 769 2.3 +2.3 No party Write-Ins 1 0.0 0.0 32,633 95.4 -4.6 34,172 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- 2nd congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman John J. Riley of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1951, defeated Republican challenger I.S. Leevy. General election results South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election results, 1954 Democratic Party (United States) John J. Riley (incumbent) 44,484 97.7 -2.3 Republican Party (United States) I.S. Leevy 1,054 2.3 +2.3 No party Write-Ins 1 0.0 0.0 43,430 95.4 -4.6 45,539 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- 3rd congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman William Jennings Bryan Dorn of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1951, defeated Republican challenger C.M. Smith. General election results South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election results, 1954 Democratic Party (United States) William J.B. Dorn (incumbent) 30,790 99.3 +5.5 Republican Party (United States) C.M. Smith 199 0.6 -5.4 No party Write-Ins 24 0.1 -0.1 30,591 98.7 31,013 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- 4th congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman Robert T. Ashmore of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1953, defeated Republican challenger Lena Bellotte. Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% Robert T. Ashmore 30,182 62.4 Charles C. Moore 18,222 37.6 General election results South Carolina's 4th congressional district election results, 1954 Democratic Party (United States) Robert T. Ashmore (incumbent) 43,857 99.2 -0.8 Republican Party (United States) Lena Bellotte 342 0.8 +0.8 43,515 98.4 -1.6 44,199 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- 5th congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman James P. Richards of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1933, defeated Wade S. Weatherford in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election. Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% James P. Richards 35,019 65.4 Wade S. Weatherford 18,537 34.6 General election results South Carolina's 5th congressional district election results, 1954 Democratic Party (United States) James P. Richards (incumbent) 26,950 100.0 +6.1 No party Write-Ins 1 0.0 0.0 26,949 100.0 +12.2 26,951 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- 6th congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman John L. McMillan of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1939, defeated Republican challenger Vernon Johnson. General election results South Carolina's 6th congressional district election results, 1954 Democratic Party (United States) John L. McMillan (incumbent) 31,141 98.9 -1.1 Republican Party (United States) Vernon Johnson 347 1.1 +1.1 No party Write-Ins 4 0.0 0.0 30,794 97.8 -2.2 31,492 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- See also United States House of Representatives elections, 1954 United States Senate election in South Carolina, 1954 South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1954 South Carolina's congressional districts References Jordan Frank E The Primary State: A History of the Democratic Party in South Carolina, 1876-1962 112, 116 South Carolina United States House of Representatives 1954