1906 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

none February 2026 September 2023 The 1906 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 6, 1906, to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. All seven incumbents were re-elected and the composition of the state delegation remained solely Democratic. 1st congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman George Swinton Legaré of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1903, defeated Republican challenger Aaron P. Prioleau. General election results South Carolina's 1st congressional district election results, 1906 Democratic Party (United States) George S. Legaré (incumbent) 3,965 99.3 +8.0 Republican Party (United States) Aaron P. Prioleau 28 0.7 -8.0 No party Write-Ins 1 0.0 0.0 3,937 98.6 +12.5 3,994 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- 2nd congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman James O'H. Patterson of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1905, won the Democratic primary and defeated Republican Isaac Myers in the general election. Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% James O'H. Patterson 6,370 52.9 Gasper L. Toole 2,845 23.6 Butler B. Hare 2,821 23.5 General election results South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election results, 1906 Democratic Party (United States) James O'H. Patterson (incumbent) 4,588 95.3 +0.6 Republican Party (United States) Isaac Myers 226 4.7 -0.6 4,362 90.6 +1.2 4,814 |- | 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 Julius E. Boggs in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election. Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% Wyatt Aiken 9,293 57.7 Julius E. Boggs 6,802 42.3 General election results South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election results, 1906 Democratic Party (United States) Wyatt Aiken (incumbent) 2,938 100.0 +1.8 2,938 100.0 +3.6 2,938 |- | 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, won the Democratic primary and defeated Republican David C. Gist in the general election. Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% Joseph T. Johnson 12,732 72.0 G. Heyward Mahon 2,805 15.9 W.C. Irby 2,138 12.1 General election results South Carolina's 4th congressional district election results, 1906 Democratic Party (United States) Joseph T. Johnson (incumbent) 5,124 98.7 +1.2 Republican Party (United States) David C. Gist 49 0.9 -1.6 No party Write-Ins 19 0.4 +0.4 5,075 97.8 +2.8 5,192 |- | 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 Thomas J. Strait in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election. Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% David E. Finley 9,703 65.3 Thomas J. Strait 5,159 34.7 General election results South Carolina's 5th congressional district election results, 1906 Democratic Party (United States) David E. Finley (incumbent) 3,585 100.0 +1.5 3,585 100.0 +3.0 3,585 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- 6th congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman J. Edwin Ellerbe of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1905, was unopposed in his bid for re-election. General election results South Carolina's 6th congressional district election results, 1906 Democratic Party (United States) J. Edwin Ellerbe (incumbent) 3,483 100.0 +4.2 3,483 100.0 +8.4 3,483 |- | 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 Aaron D. Dantzler. General election results South Carolina's 7th congressional district election results, 1906 Democratic Party (United States) Asbury F. Lever (incumbent) 5,391 97.6 +3.8 Republican Party (United States) Aaron D. Dantzler 133 2.4 -3.6 5,258 95.2 +7.4 5,524 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- See also United States House of Representatives elections, 1906 South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1906 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, 109, 114 "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: 1907, p. 199. United States House of Representatives 1906 South Carolina