1908 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

none February 2026 September 2023 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. 1st congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman George Swinton Legaré of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1903, defeated Republican challenger Aaron P. Prioleau. General election results South Carolina's 1st congressional district election results, 1908 Democratic Party (United States) George S. Legaré (incumbent) 5,759 90.1 -9.2 Republican Party (United States) Aaron P. Prioleau 631 9.9 +9.2 5,128 80.2 -18.4 6,390 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- 2nd congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman James O'H. Patterson of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1905, defeated W.S. Smith in the Democratic primary and Republican Isaac C. Myers in the general election. Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% James O'H. Patterson 8,875 77.4 W.S. Smith 2,593 22.6 General election results South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election results, 1908 Democratic Party (United States) James O'H. Patterson (incumbent) 8,440 99.3 +4.0 Republican Party (United States) Isaac C. Myers 58 0.7 -4.0 8,382 98.6 +8.0 8,498 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- 3rd congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman Wyatt Aiken of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1903, defeated Julius E. Boggs in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election. Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% Wyatt Aiken 5,304 54.0 Julius E. Boggs 4,526 46.0 General election results South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election results, 1908 Democratic Party (United States) Wyatt Aiken (incumbent) 10,274 100.0 0.0 10,274 100.0 0.0 10,274 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- 4th congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman Joseph T. Johnson of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1901, was unopposed in his bid for re-election. General election results South Carolina's 4th congressional district election results, 1908 Democratic Party (United States) Joseph T. Johnson (incumbent) 10,806 100.0 +1.3 10,806 100.0 +2.2 10,806 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- 5th congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman David E. Finley of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1899, won the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election. Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% David E. Finley 6,572 45.4 T. Bothwell Butler 4,333 30.0 William P. Pollock 3,553 24.6 Democratic primary runoffCandidateVotes%±% David E. Finley 8,051 58.1 +12.7 T. Bothwell Butler 5,816 41.9 +11.9 General election results South Carolina's 5th congressional district election results, 1908 Democratic Party (United States) David E. Finley (incumbent) 9,468 100.0 0.0 9,468 100.0 0.0 9,468 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- 6th congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman J. Edwin Ellerbe of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1901, won the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election. Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% J. Edwin Ellerbe 8,025 45.1 J. Willard Ragsdale 4,091 23.0 P.A. Hodges 2,803 15.8 James R. Coggeshall 1,900 10.7 W. Murchison 964 5.4 Democratic primary runoffCandidateVotes%±% J. Edwin Ellerbe 9,608 57.2 +12.1 J. Willard Ragsdale 7,203 42.8 +19.8 General election results South Carolina's 6th congressional district election results, 1908 Democratic Party (United States) J. Edwin Ellerbe (incumbent) 9,035 100.0 0.0 9,035 100.0 0.0 9,035 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- 7th congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman Asbury Francis Lever of the 7th congressional district, in office since 1901, defeated Republican challenger R.H. Richardson. General election results South Carolina's 7th congressional district election results, 1908 Democratic Party (United States) Asbury F. Lever (incumbent) 9,950 90.9 -6.7 Republican Party (United States) R.H. Richardson 998 9.1 +6.7 8,952 81.8 -13.4 10,948 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- See also United States House of Representatives elections, 1908 South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1908 South Carolina's congressional districts References Jordan Frank E The Primary State: A History of the Democratic Party in South Carolina, 1876-1962 101, 105, 114, 118 "Report of the Secretary of State to the General Assembly of South Carolina. Part II." Reports and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina. Volume III. Columbia, SC: 1909, pp. 154–155. South Carolina 1908 United States House of Representatives