1902 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

none February 2026 September 2023 The 1902 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 4, 1902, to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. Four incumbents were re-elected and the three open seats were retained by the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation after the election was solely Democratic. 1st congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman William Elliott of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1897, opted to run for the U.S. Senate instead of seeking re-election. George Swinton Legaré defeated Thomas W. Bacot in the Democratic primary and Republican challenger Aaron P. Prioleau in the general election. Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% George Swinton Legaré 7,466 67.5 Thomas W. Bacot 3,597 32.5 General election results South Carolina's 1st congressional district election results, 1902 Democratic Party (United States) George Swinton Legaré 3,749 95.5 +22.8 Republican Party (United States) Aaron P. Prioleau 175 4.5 -22.8 3,574 91.0 +45.6 3,924 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- 2nd congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman W. Jasper Talbert of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1893, opted to run for governor instead of seeking re-election. George W. Croft won the Democratic primary and defeated Republican challenger W.S. Dixon in the general election. Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% George W. Croft 4,096 34.4 G. Duncan Bellinger 3,974 33.4 J. William Thurmond 3,826 32.2 Democratic primary runoffCandidateVotes%±% George W. Croft 5,971 50.5 +16.1 G. Duncan Bellinger 5,847 49.5 +16.1 General election results South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election results, 1902 Democratic Party (United States) George W. Croft 5,134 94.9 -2.8 Republican Party (United States) W.S. Dixon 274 5.0 +2.7 No party Write-Ins 4 0.1 +0.1 4,860 89.9 -5.5 5,412 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- 3rd congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman Asbury Latimer of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1893, opted to run for the U.S. Senate instead of seeking re-election. Wyatt Aiken won the Democratic primary and defeated Republican challenger John Scott in the general election. Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% Wyatt Aiken 3,642 22.6 R.F. Smith 2,828 17.5 George E. Prince 2,617 16.2 I.H. McCalla 2,466 15.3 S.Y. Stribling 2,197 13.6 E. Marion Rucker 1,206 7.5 W.N. Graydon 1,180 7.3 Democratic primary runoffCandidateVotes%±% Wyatt Aiken 8,772 55.8 +33.2 R.F. Smith 6,956 44.2 +26.7 General election results South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election results, 1902 Democratic Party (United States) Wyatt Aiken 5,082 98.9 +1.4 Republican Party (United States) John Scott 58 1.1 -1.4 5,024 97.8 +2.8 5,140 |- | 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 Stanyarne Wilson in the Democratic primary and Republican L.W.C. Blalock in the general election. Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% Joseph T. Johnson 10,331 64.9 Stanyarne Wilson 5,585 35.1 General election results South Carolina's 4th congressional district election results, 1902 Democratic Party (United States) Joseph T. Johnson (incumbent) 4,642 98.7 +1.7 Republican Party (United States) L.W.C. Blalock 61 1.3 -1.7 4,581 97.4 +3.4 4,703 |- | 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.T. 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, 1902 Democratic Party (United States) David E. Finley (incumbent) 4,535 99.3 +2.0 Republican Party (United States) C.P.T. White 34 0.7 -2.0 4,501 98.6 +4.0 4,569 |- | 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, was unopposed in his bid for re-election. General election results South Carolina's 6th congressional district election results, 1902 Democratic Party (United States) Robert B. Scarborough (incumbent) 3,981 100.0 +5.7 3,981 100.0 +11.4 3,981 |- | 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 J.B. McLaughlin in the Democratic primary and Republican challenger Alexander D. Dantzler in the general election. Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% Asbury Francis Lever 10,574 83.2 J.B. McLaughlin 2,132 16.8 General election results South Carolina's 7th congressional district election results, 1902 Democratic Party (United States) Asbury Francis Lever (incumbent) 4,220 96.2 -3.8 Republican Party (United States) Alexander D. Dantzler 167 3.8 +3.8 No party Write-Ins 1 0.0 0.0 4,053 92.4 -7.6 4,388 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- See also United States House of Representatives elections, 1902 South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1902 South Carolina's congressional districts References Jordan Frank E The Primary State: A History of the Democratic Party in South Carolina, 1876-1962 97, 100, 104, 109, 114, 122 "Report of the Secretary of State to the General Assembly of South Carolina." Reports and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina. Volume II. Columbia, SC: 1903, pp. 1372–1373. United States House of Representatives 1902 South Carolina