1968 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

none February 2026 September 2023 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina South Carolina legislative no 1966 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina 1966 1970 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina 1970 All 6 South Carolina seats to the United States House of Representatives 1968 11 5https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1968election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1968 clerk.house.gov 11 February 2024 Democratic Party (United States) 5 5 416,181 66.29% 4.31% Republican Party (United States) 1 1 203,902 32.48% 3.17% 280px District results 280px County results Democratic #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% #0645b4 80–90% #002b84 90–100% Republican #e27f90 50–60% #D40000 70–80% 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 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 5, 1968, to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary elections were held on June 11 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on June 25. All five incumbents who ran were re-elected and the open seat in the 5th district was retained by the Democrats. 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, defeated black attorney George A. Payton, Jr. in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election. Charleston County Republican Party chairman James B. Edwards was prepared to run in the general election had George A. Payton, Jr. won the Democratic primary.Ravenel, pp. 197-198 Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% L. Mendel Rivers 65,817 77.7 George A. Payton, Jr. 18,933 22.3 General election results South Carolina's 1st congressional district election results, 1968 Democratic Party (United States) L. Mendel Rivers (incumbent) 95,478 100.0 0.0 95,478 100.0 0.0 95,478 |- | 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, defeated Democratic challenger Frank K. Sloan. General election results South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election results, 1968 Republican Party (United States) Albert Watson (incumbent) 63,877 57.6 -6.7 Democratic Party (United States) Frank K. Sloan 47,053 42.4 +6.7 No party Write-Ins 5 0.0 0.0 16,824 15.2 -13.4 110,935 |- | 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 John Grisso. General election results South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election results, 1968 Democratic Party (United States) William J.B. Dorn (incumbent) 74,104 66.1 +8.3 Republican Party (United States) John K. Grisso 35,463 31.7 -10.5 Independent (politician) J. Harold Morton 2,489 2.2 +2.2 No party Write-Ins 1 0.0 0.0 38,641 34.4 +18.8 112,057 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- 4th congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman Robert T. Ashmore of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1953, opted to retire. James R. Mann won the Democratic primary and defeated Republican challenger Charles Bradshaw in the general election. Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% James R. Mann 17,035 31.7 E.C. Burnett, Jr. 15,089 28.1 Nick A. Theodore 14,361 26.7 Leo Hill 7,218 13.4 Democratic primary runoffCandidateVotes%±% James R. Mann 23,923 56.9 +25.2 E.C. Burnett, Jr. 18,107 43.1 +15.0 General election results South Carolina's 4th congressional district election results, 1968 Democratic Party (United States) James R. Mann 68,437 61.2 -38.8 Republican Party (United States) Charles Bradshaw 43,440 38.8 +38.8 24,997 22.4 -77.6 111,877 |- | 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 Fred R. Sheheen in the Democratic primary and Republican Hugh J. Boyd in the general election. Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% Thomas S. Gettys 53,448 72.9 Fred R. Sheheen 19,890 27.1 General election results South Carolina's 5th congressional district election results, 1968 Democratic Party (United States) Thomas S. Gettys (incumbent) 72,805 74.7 -24.5 Republican Party (United States) Hugh J. Boyd 21,246 21.8 +21.8 Independent (politician) Bert Sumner 3,411 3.5 +3.5 51,559 52.9 -45.5 97,462 |- | 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, defeated Richard G. Dusenbury in the Democratic primary and Republican Ray Harris in the general election. Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% John L. McMillan 47,611 65.9 Richard G. Dusenbury 24,679 34.1 General election results South Carolina's 6th congressional district election results, 1968 Democratic Party (United States) John L. McMillan (incumbent) 58,304 58.3 -3.4 Republican Party (United States) Ray Harris 39,876 39.9 +1.6 Independent (politician) Claude E. Harris 1,849 1.8 +1.8 18,428 18.4 -5.0 100,029 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- See also United States House elections, 1968 United States Senate election in South Carolina, 1968 South Carolina's congressional districts Notes References Ravenel Marion Rivers Rivers Delivers 1995 Wyrick & Company 195–198 0-941711-24-2 South Carolina United States House of Representatives 1968