1948 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

none February 2026 September 2023 1948 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina South Carolina legislative no 1946 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina 1946 1950 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina 1950 All 6 South Carolina seats to the United States House of Representatives 1948 11 2https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1948election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1948 clerk.house.gov 11 February 2024 Democratic Party (United States) 6 6 133,730 95.08% File:1948 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina results map.svg District results Democratic #0645B4 80–90% #002B84 90–100% 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. 1st congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman L. Mendel Rivers of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1941, defeated Republican challenger W.T. Baggott. General election results South Carolina's 1st congressional district election results, 1948 Democratic Party (United States) L. Mendel Rivers (incumbent) 24,527 89.1 -10.4 Republican Party (United States) W.T. Baggott 2,987 10.9 +10.9 No party Write-Ins 13 0.0 -0.5 21,540 78.2 -20.8 27,527 |- | 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 1945, was defeated in the Democratic primary by Hugo S. Sims, Jr. who also defeated Republican W. Edward Moore in the general election. Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% Hugo S. Sims, Jr. 33,747 53.7 John J. Riley 29,045 46.3 General election results South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election results, 1948 Democratic Party (United States) Hugo S. Sims, Jr. 27,677 96.4 -2.2 Republican Party (United States) W. Edward Moore 1,020 3.6 +3.6 26,657 92.8 -4.4 28,697 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- 3rd congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman W.J. Bryan Dorn of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1947, chose to not seek re-election and instead made an unsuccessful run for Senator. James Butler Hare won the Democratic primary and defeated Republican D.F. Merill in the general election. Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% James Butler Hare 26,007 42.6 John C. Taylor 17,319 28.4 R.L. "Buck" Gamble 12,484 20.4 Leon Rice 5,270 8.6 Democratic primary runoffCandidateVotes%±% James Butler Hare 38,266 65.3 +22.7 John C. Taylor 20,291 34.7 +6.3 General election results South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election results, 1948 Democratic Party (United States) James Butler Hare 19,181 97.8 -2.1 Republican Party (United States) D.F. Merill 421 2.2 +2.2 No party Write-Ins 6 0.0 -0.1 18,760 95.6 -4.2 19,608 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- 4th congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman Joseph R. Bryson of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1939, defeated Republican challenger James B. Gaston. General election results South Carolina's 4th congressional district election results, 1948 Democratic Party (United States) Joseph R. Bryson (incumbent) 26,098 94.9 -4.7 Republican Party (United States) James B. Gaston 1,410 5.1 +5.1 24,688 89.8 -9.4 27,508 |- | 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 Roy C. Cobb in the Democratic primary and Republican J.D. Hambright in the general election. Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% James P. Richards 26,268 60.6 Roy C. Cobb 17,070 39.4 General election results South Carolina's 5th congressional district election results, 1948 Democratic Party (United States) James P. Richards (incumbent) 14,544 97.1 -2.9 Republican Party (United States) J.D. Hambright 428 2.9 +2.9 14,116 94.2 -5.8 14,972 |- | 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 F.L. Bradfield. General election results South Carolina's 6th congressional district election results, 1948 Democratic Party (United States) John L. McMillan (incumbent) 21,703 97.1 +0.2 Republican Party (United States) F.L. Bradfield 639 2.9 +2.9 21,064 94.2 -0.3 22,342 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- See also United States House of Representatives elections, 1948 United States Senate election in South Carolina, 1948 South Carolina's congressional districts References Jordan Frank E The Primary State: A History of the Democratic Party in South Carolina, 1876-1962 107, 116, 125 "Supplemental Report of the Secretary of State to the General Assembly of South Carolina." Reports and Resolutions of South Carolina to the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina. Volume I. Columbia, SC: 1949, pp. 12–14. South Carolina United States House Of Representatives 1948