1904 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

none February 2026 September 2023 The 1904 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 8, 1904, to elect seven representatives Representatives for one two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. All five incumbents who ran were re-elected and the open seats in the 2nd congressional district and 6th congressional district were retained by the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation thus remained solely Democratic. 1st congressional district Incumbent Congressman George Swinton Legaré of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1903, defeated two Republican challengers. General election results South Carolina's 1st congressional district election results, 1904 Democratic Party (United States) George S. Legaré (incumbent) 6,068 91.3 -4.2 Republican Party (United States) J.N. Noland 346 5.2 N/A Republican Party (United States) Aaron P. Prioleau 234 3.5 N/A 5,722 86.1 -4.9 6,648 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- 2nd congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman Theodore G. Croft of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1904, did not seek re-election. James O'H. Patterson won the Democratic primary and defeated Republican Isaac Myers in the general election. Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% James O'H. Patterson 5,238 39.7 S.G. Mayfield 5,060 38.4 Leon J. Williams 2,883 21.9 Democratic primary runoffCandidateVotes%±% James O'H. Patterson 6,654 54.7 +15.0 S.G. Mayfield 5,520 45.3 +6.9 General election results South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election results, 1904 Democratic Party (United States) James O'H. Patterson 7,426 94.7 -0.2 Republican Party (United States) Isaac Myers 419 5.3 +0.3 7,007 89.4 -0.5 7,845 |- | 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 I.H. McCalla in the Democratic primary and Republican John Scott in the general election. Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% Wyatt Aiken 11,119 61.7 I.H. McCalla 6,909 38.3 General election results South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election results, 1904 Democratic Party (United States) Wyatt Aiken (incumbent) 7,659 98.2 -0.7 Republican Party (United States) John Scott 142 1.8 +0.7 No party Write-Ins 1 0.0 0.0 7,517 96.4 -1.4 7,802 |- | 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, defeated Republican challenger J.D. Adams. General election results South Carolina's 4th congressional district election results, 1904 Democratic Party (United States) Joseph T. Johnson (incumbent) 8,516 97.5 -1.2 Republican Party (United States) J.D. Adams 219 2.5 +1.2 8,297 95.0 -2.4 8,735 |- | 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 T. Yancey Williams in the Democratic primary and Republican C.P. White in the general election. Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% David E. Finley 9,823 62.8 T. Yancey Williams 5,809 37.2 General election results South Carolina's 5th congressional district election results, 1904 Democratic Party (United States) David E. Finley (incumbent) 7,828 98.5 -0.8 Republican Party (United States) C.P. White 121 1.5 +0.8 7,707 97.0 -1.6 7,949 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- 6th congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman Robert B. Scarborough of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1901, opted to retire. J. Edwin Ellerbe, brother of former South Carolina Governor William Haselden Ellerbe, won the Democratic primary and defeated Republican E.H. Deas in the general election. Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% J. Willard Ragsdale 4,923 30.1 J. Edwin Ellerbe 4,808 29.4 James Norton 4,205 25.7 George W. Dargan 2,425 14.8 Democratic primary runoffCandidateVotes%±% J. Edwin Ellerbe 7,735 57.4 +28.0 J. Willard Ragsdale 5,730 42.6 +12.5 General election results South Carolina's 6th congressional district election results, 1904 Democratic Party (United States) J. Edwin Ellerbe 8,353 95.8 -4.2 Republican Party (United States) E.H. Deas 370 4.2 +4.2 7,983 91.6 -8.4 8,723 |- | 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 C.C. Jacobs. General election results South Carolina's 7th congressional district election results, 1904 Democratic Party (United States) Asbury F. Lever (incumbent) 8,726 93.8 -2.4 Republican Party (United States) C.C. Jacobs 563 6.0 +2.2 No party Write-Ins 16 0.2 +0.2 8,163 87.8 -4.6 9,305 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- See also United States House of Representatives elections, 1904 South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1904 South Carolina's congressional districts References Jordan Frank E The primary State: A History of the Democratic Party in South Carolina, 1876-1962 101, 104, 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 II. Columbia, SC: 1905, p. 375. United States House of Representatives 1904 South Carolina