1942 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

none February 2026 September 2023 1942 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina South Carolina legislative no 1940 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina 1940 1944 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina 1944 All 6 South Carolina seats to the United States House of Representatives 1942 11 3 Democratic Party (United States) 6 6 File:1932 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina results map.svg District results Democratic #002B84 90–100% The 1942 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 3, 1942, 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 solely Democratic. 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, 1942 Democratic Party (United States) L. Mendel Rivers (incumbent) 5,452 100.0 +1.7 5,452 100.0 +3.3 5,452 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- 2nd congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman Hampton P. Fulmer of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1921, was unopposed in his bid for re-election. General election results South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election results, 1942 Democratic Party (United States) Hampton P. Fulmer (incumbent) 4,448 100.0 +1.4 4,448 100.0 +2.8 4,448 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- 3rd congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman Butler B. Hare of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1939, defeated former Representative John C. Taylor in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election. Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% Butler B. Hare 26,280 61.8 John C. Taylor 16,227 38.2 General election results South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election results, 1942 Democratic Party (United States) Butler B. Hare (incumbent) 3,201 100.0 +0.7 3,201 100.0 +1.4 3,201 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- 4th congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman Joseph R. Bryson of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1939, was unopposed in his bid for re-election. General election results South Carolina's 4th congressional district election results, 1942 Democratic Party (United States) Joseph R. Bryson (incumbent) 4,228 100.0 +2.7 4,228 100.0 +5.4 4,228 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- 5th congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman James P. Richards of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1933, defeated G.F. Patton in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election. Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% James P. Richards 24,519 72.4 G.F. Patton 9,337 27.6 General election results South Carolina's 5th congressional district election results, 1942 Democratic Party (United States) James P. Richards (incumbent) 3,122 100.0 +0.8 3,122 100.0 +1.6 3,122 |- | 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, won the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election. Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% John L. McMillan 29,629 67.8 C.T. McDonald 11,495 26.3 Fred W. Willis 2,580 5.9 General election results South Carolina's 6th congressional district election results, 1942 Democratic Party (United States) John L. McMillan (incumbent) 2,905 100.0 +1.0 2,905 100.0 +2.0 2,905 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- See also 1942 United States House of Representatives elections 1942 United States Senate election in South Carolina 1942 South Carolina gubernatorial election South Carolina's congressional districts References Jordan Frank E The Primary State: A History of the Democratic Party in South Carolina, 1876-1962 107, 116, 120–121 "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 I. Columbia, SC: 1943, pp. 6–8. 1942 South Carolina United States House of Representatives Category:Single-candidate elections in the United States