1966 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

none February 2026 September 2023 1966 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina South Carolina legislative no 1964 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina 1964 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina 1968 All 6 South Carolina seats to the United States House of Representatives 1966 11 8https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1966election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1966 clerk.house.gov 11 February 2024 Democratic Party (United States) 6 5 5 257,193 70.60% 17.66% Republican Party (United States) 0 1 1 106,775 29.31% 18.13% File:1966 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina results map.svg District results Democratic #86B6F2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #002B84 90–100% Republican #cc2f4a 60–70% thumb|300px|right|South Carolina congressional districts, 1962 to 1970 #0ff 1st district #0f0 2nd district #f0f 3rd district #f00 4th district #ff0 5th district #00f 6th district The 1966 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 8, 1966, 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 five Democrats and one Republican. 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, 1966 Democratic Party (United States) L. Mendel Rivers (incumbent) 59,055 100.0 +0.4 59,055 100.0 +0.8 59,055 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- 2nd congressional district Incumbent Republican Congressman Albert Watson of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1963, defeated Democratic challenger Fred LeClercq. General election results South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election results, 1966 Republican Party (United States) Albert Watson (incumbent) 48,742 64.3 +64.3 Democratic Party (United States) Fred LeClercq 27,013 35.7 -61.9 21,729 28.6 -66.6 75,755 |- | Republican Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Republican hold |- 3rd congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman William Jennings Bryan Dorn of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1951, defeated Republican challenger John Grisso. General election results South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election results, 1966 Democratic Party (United States) William J.B. Dorn (incumbent) 42,874 57.8 -42.1 Republican Party (United States) John Grisso 31,331 42.2 +42.2 11,543 15.6 -84.2 74,205 |- | 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, was unopposed in his bid for re-election. General election results South Carolina's 4th congressional district election results, 1966 Democratic Party (United States) Robert T. Ashmore (incumbent) 43,611 100.0 0.0 43,611 100.0 0.0 43,611 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- 5th congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman Thomas S. Gettys of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1964, was unopposed in his bid for re-election. General election results South Carolina's 5th congressional district election results, 1966 Democratic Party (United States) Thomas S. Gettys (incumbent) 41,550 99.2 +32.1 No party Write-Ins 345 0.8 +0.8 41,205 98.4 +64.2 41,895 |- | 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 Archie C. Odom. General election results South Carolina's 6th congressional district election results, 1966 Democratic Party (United States) John L. McMillan (incumbent) 43,090 61.7 -3.3 Republican Party (United States) Archie C. Odom 26,702 38.3 +3.3 16,388 23.4 -6.6 69,792 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- See also United States House elections, 1966 United States Senate election in South Carolina, 1966 United States Senate special election in South Carolina, 1966 South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1966 South Carolina's congressional districts References "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 II. Columbia, SC: 1967, p. 17. South Carolina United States House of Representatives 1966