1972 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

none February 2026 September 2023 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina South Carolina legislative no 1970 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina 1970 1974 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina 1974 All 6 South Carolina seats to the United States House of Representatives 1972 11 7https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1972election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1972 clerk.house.gov 11 February 2024 Democratic Party (United States) 5 4 1 328,860 52.15% 20.34% Republican Party (United States) 1 2 1 301,695 47.84% 20.78% File:1972 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina results map.svg District results Democratic #86B6F2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% Republican #e27f90 50–60% #800000 90–100% The 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 7, 1972, to select six 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. Five incumbents were re-elected, and the only change was in the 6th district where Republican Edward Lunn Young succeeded Democrat John L. McMillan, who was defeated in the Democratic primary. The composition of the state delegation after the elections was four Democrats and two Republicans. 1st congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman Mendel Jackson Davis of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1971, won the Democratic primary and defeated Republican Sidi Limehouse in the general election. Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% Mendel Jackson Davis 37,493 72.3 Benjamin Frasier 11,247 21.7 Milton L. Dukes 3,093 6.0 General election results South Carolina's 1st congressional district election results, 1972 Democratic Party (United States) Mendel J. Davis (incumbent) 61,376 54.3 +6.0 Republican Party (United States) Sidi Limehouse 51,728 45.7 +4.3 9,648 8.6 +1.7 113,104 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- 2nd congressional district Incumbent Republican Congressman Floyd Spence of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1971, was unopposed in his bid for re-election. General election results South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election results, 1972 Republican Party (United States) Floyd Spence (incumbent) 79,667 100.0 +46.9 79,667 100.0 +93.3 79,667 |- | 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 Ray Ethridge. General election results South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election results, 1972 Democratic Party (United States) William J.B. Dorn (incumbent) 82,579 75.2 0.0 Republican Party (United States) Ray Ethridge 27,173 24.8 0.0 55,406 50.4 0.0 109,752 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- 4th congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman James R. Mann of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1969, defeated Republican challenger Wayne N. Whatley. General election results South Carolina's 4th congressional district election results, 1972 Democratic Party (United States) James R. Mann (incumbent) 64,989 66.1 -33.9 Republican Party (United States) Wayne N. Whatley 33,363 33.9 +33.9 31,626 32.2 -67.8 98,352 |- | 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, defeated Republican challenger B. Leonard Phillips. General election results South Carolina's 5th congressional district election results, 1972 Democratic Party (United States) Thomas S. Gettys (incumbent) 66,343 60.9 -5.0 Republican Party (United States) B. Leonard Phillips 42,620 39.1 +6.0 23,723 21.8 -11.0 108,963 |- | 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, was defeated in the Democratic primary. Republican Edward Lunn Young defeated Democrat John Jenrette in the general election. Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% John L. McMillan 38,542 43.9 John Jenrette 25,730 29.3 Bill R. Craig 23,476 26.8 Democratic primary runoffCandidateVotes%±% John Jenrette 36,057 50.6 +21.3 John L. McMillan 35,212 49.4 +5.5 General election results South Carolina's 6th congressional district election results, 1972 Republican Party (United States) Edward Lunn Young 60,766 53.4 +18.5 Democratic Party (United States) John Jenrette 53,085 46.6 -17.5 7,681 6.8 -22.4 113,851 |- | Republican Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Republican gain from Democratic |- See also United States House elections, 1972 United States Senate election in South Carolina, 1972 South Carolina's congressional districts References State Election Commission Report of the South Carolina State Election Commission 1973 State Election Commission Columbia, SC 575, 583 South Carolina 1972 Category:1972 South Carolina elections