1906 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	George S. Legaré (incumbent)	3,965	99.3	+8.0
	Republican	Aaron P. Prioleau	28	0.7	-8.0
	No party	Write-Ins	1	0.0	0.0
Majority			3,937	98.6	+12.5
Turnout			3,994
	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 primary
Candidate	Votes	%
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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	James O'H. Patterson (incumbent)	4,588	95.3	+0.6
	Republican	Isaac Myers	226	4.7	-0.6
Majority			4,362	90.6	+1.2
Turnout			4,814
	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 primary
Candidate	Votes	%
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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Wyatt Aiken (incumbent)	2,938	100.0	+1.8
Majority			2,938	100.0	+3.6
Turnout			2,938
	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 primary
Candidate	Votes	%
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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Joseph T. Johnson (incumbent)	5,124	98.7	+1.2
	Republican	David C. Gist	49	0.9	-1.6
	No party	Write-Ins	19	0.4	+0.4
Majority			5,075	97.8	+2.8
Turnout			5,192
	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 primary
Candidate	Votes	%
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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	David E. Finley (incumbent)	3,585	100.0	+1.5
Majority			3,585	100.0	+3.0
Turnout			3,585
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	J. Edwin Ellerbe (incumbent)	3,483	100.0	+4.2
Majority			3,483	100.0	+8.4
Turnout			3,483
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Asbury F. Lever (incumbent)	5,391	97.6	+3.8
	Republican	Aaron D. Dantzler	133	2.4	-3.6
Majority			5,258	95.2	+7.4
Turnout			5,524
	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. pp. 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.