1970 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

none February 2026 September 2023 1970 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina South Carolina legislative no 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina 1968 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina 1972 All 6 South Carolina seats to the United States House of Representatives 1970 11 3https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1970election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1970 clerk.house.gov 11 February 2024 Democratic Party (United States) 5 5 309,487 72.49% 6.20% Republican Party (United States) 1 1 115,531 27.06% 5.42% File:1970 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina results map.svg District results Democratic #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% #002B84 90–100% Republican #E27F90 50–60% thumb|300px|right|South Carolina congressional districts, 1962 to 1970 #0ff 1st district #0f0 2nd district #f0f 3rd district #f00 4th district #ff0 5th district #00f 6th district The 1970 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 3, 1970, to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary elections were held on June 9 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on June 23. All five incumbents who ran were re-elected and the open seat in the 2nd district was retained by the Republicans. The composition of the state delegation remained five Democrats and one Republican. 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, 1970 Democratic Party (United States) L. Mendel Rivers (incumbent) 63,891 100.0 0.0 63,891 100.0 0.0 63,891 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- 2nd congressional district Incumbent Republican Congressman Albert Watson of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1963, chose to run for Governor instead of re-election. Floyd Spence, a Republican state senator who had unsuccessfully run for the seat in the 1962 elections, defeated Democratic challenger Heyward McDonald. General election results South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election results, 1970 Republican Party (United States) Floyd Spence 48,093 53.1 -4.5 Democratic Party (United States) Heyward McDonald 42,005 46.4 +4.0 Independent (politician) Donald Cole 486 0.5 +0.5 6,088 6.7 -8.5 90,584 |- | 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 Grady Ballard. General election results South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election results, 1970 Democratic Party (United States) William J.B. Dorn (incumbent) 60,708 75.2 +9.1 Republican Party (United States) Grady Ballard 19,981 24.8 -6.9 40,727 50.4 +16.0 80,689 |- | 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, was unopposed in his bid for re-election. General election results South Carolina's 4th congressional district election results, 1970 Democratic Party (United States) James R. Mann (incumbent) 52,175 100.0 +38.8 52,175 100.0 +77.6 52,175 |- | 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, 1970 Democratic Party (United States) Thomas S. Gettys (incumbent) 43,712 65.9 -8.8 Republican Party (United States) B. Leonard Phillips 21,911 33.1 +11.3 Independent (politician) James B. Sumner 688 1.0 -2.5 21,801 32.8 -20.1 66,311 |- | 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 defeated Republican Edward B. Baskin in the general election. Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% John L. McMillan 26,192 49.6 Claude L. Stephens 11,534 21.8 Bill R. Craig 11,047 20.9 Olin Sansbury Jr. 4,042 7.7 Democratic primary runoffCandidateVotes%±% John L. McMillan 46,030 71.2 +21.6 Claude L. Stephens 18,620 28.8 +7.0 General election results South Carolina's 6th congressional district election results, 1970 Democratic Party (United States) John L. McMillan (incumbent) 46,926 64.1 +5.8 Republican Party (United States) Edward B. Baskin 25,546 34.9 -5.0 Independent (politician) Charles H. Smith 773 1.0 -0.8 21,380 29.2 +10.8 73,245 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- See also United States House elections, 1970 South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1970 South Carolina's congressional districts References State Election Commission Report of the South Carolina State Election Commission 1973 State Election Commission Columbia, SC 299, 578 South Carolina United States House of Representatives 1970