1916 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

none February 2026 September 2023 The 1916 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 7, 1916, to select seven representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary elections were held on August 29, and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on September 12. Six incumbents were re-elected, but Wyatt Aiken of the 3rd congressional district was defeated in the Democratic primary. The seat was retained by the Democrats, and the composition of the state delegation remained solely Democratic. 1st congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman Richard S. Whaley of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1913, defeated James G. Padgett in the Democratic primary and Republican J.O. Ladd in the general election. Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% Richard S. Whaley 7,522 60.5 James G. Padgett 4,907 39.5 General election results South Carolina's 1st congressional district election results, 1916 Democratic Party (United States) Richard S. Whaley (incumbent) 4,999 95.4 -3.1 Republican Party (United States) J.O. Ladd 240 4.6 +3.6 4,759 90.8 -6.7 5,239 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- 2nd congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman James F. Byrnes of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1911, defeated Alvin Etheredge in the Democratic primary and Republican Isaac Myers in the general election. Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% James F. Byrnes 6,785 79.6 Alvin Etheredge 1,742 20.4 General election results South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election results, 1916 Democratic Party (United States) James F. Byrnes (incumbent) 7,681 98.5 -1.5 Republican Party (United States) Isaac Myers 120 1.5 +1.5 7,561 97.0 -3.0 7,801 |- | 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, was defeated in the Democratic primary by Frederick H. Dominick. He was unopposed in the general election. Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% Frederick H. Dominick 7,021 29.1 Wyatt Aiken 6,095 25.3 Henry C. Tillman 4,862 20.1 A.H. Dagnell 3,814 15.8 John A. Horton 2,344 9.7 Democratic primary runoffCandidateVotes%±% Frederick H. Dominick 12,762 55.3 +26.2 Wyatt Aiken 10,298 44.7 +19.4 General election results South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election results, 1916 Democratic Party (United States) Frederick H. Dominick 9,447 100.0 0.0 No party Write-Ins 1 0.0 0.0 9,446 100.0 0.0 9,448 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- 4th congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman Samuel J. Nicholls of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1915, won the Democratic primary and defeated Republican G.F. Mills in the general election. Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% Samuel J. Nicholls 12,901 72.0 D.B. Traxler 3,391 18.9 J.H. Miller 1,623 9.1 General election results South Carolina's 4th congressional district election results, 1916 Democratic Party (United States) Samuel J. Nicholls (incumbent) 11,312 99.4 -0.6 Republican Party (United States) G.F. Mills 74 0.6 +0.6 11,238 98.8 -1.2 11,386 |- | 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, defeated William F. Stevenson in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election. Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% David E. Finley 9,617 52.2 William F. Stevenson 8,803 47.8 General election results South Carolina's 5th congressional district election results, 1916 Democratic Party (United States) David E. Finley (incumbent) 8,846 100.0 0.0 8,846 100.0 0.0 8,846 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- 6th congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman J. Willard Ragsdale of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1913, won the Democratic primary and defeated Republican W.L. McFarlan in the general election. Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% J. Willard Ragsdale 10,220 52.2 Julius S. McInnes 7,981 40.7 Josiah J. Evans 1,398 7.1 General election results South Carolina's 6th congressional district election results, 1916 Democratic Party (United States) J. Willard Ragsdale (incumbent) 9,767 99.1 -0.9 Republican Party (United States) W.L. McFarlan 87 0.9 +0.9 9,680 98.2 -1.8 9,854 |- | 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 I.S. Leevy. General election results South Carolina's 7th congressional district election results, 1916 Democratic Party (United States) Asbury F. Lever (incumbent) 9,817 93.5 -1.6 Republican Party (United States) I.S. Leevy 683 6.5 +2.4 9,134 87.0 -4.0 10,500 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- See also United States House of Representatives elections, 1916 South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1916 South Carolina's congressional districts References Jordan Frank E The Primary State: A History of the Democratic Party in South Carolina, 1876-1962 98, 101, 105, 110, 115, 119 "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 II. Columbia, SC: 1917, pp. 3–4. South Carolina 1916 Category:1916 South Carolina elections