1938 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
January 01, 1970
The 1938 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 8, 1938, to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary elections were held on August 30 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on September 13. Three incumbents were re-elected, but two incumbents were defeated in the Democratic primary. The three open seats were retained by the Democrats and the composition of the state delegation thus remained solely Democratic.
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Thomas S. McMillan of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1925, defeated A. Russell McGowan in the Democratic primary and Republican B.L. Hendrix in the general election.
Incumbent Democratic Congressman John C. Taylor of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1933, was defeated in the Democratic primary by Butler B. Hare who defeated Republican O.B. Menees in the general election.
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Gabriel H. Mahon, Jr. of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1937, was defeated in the Democratic primary by Joseph R. Bryson who defeated Republican H.A. Costner in the general election. The first primary had the two candidates only separated by 8 votes so the South Carolina Democratic Party Executive Committee ordered a new race instead of a recount, which Bryson clearly won.
Jordan, Frank E. The Primary State: A History of the Democratic Party in South Carolina, 1876-1962. pp. 99, 106, 111, 120, 124.
"Supplemental Report of the Secretary of State to the General Assembly of South Carolina." Report of the State Officers Boards and Committees to the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina. Volume I. Columbia, SC: 1939, pp. 7–9.
January 01, 1970
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The 1938 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 8 1938 to select six Representatives for two year terms from the state of South Carolina The primary elections were held on August 30 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on September 13 Three incumbents were re elected but two incumbents were defeated in the Democratic primary The three open seats were retained by the Democrats and the composition of the state delegation thus remained solely Democratic Contents 1 1st congressional district 1 1 Democratic primary 1 2 General election results 2 2nd congressional district 2 1 Democratic primary 2 2 General election results 3 3rd congressional district 3 1 Democratic primary 3 2 General election results 4 4th congressional district 4 1 Democratic primary 4 2 General election results 5 5th congressional district 5 1 General election results 6 6th congressional district 6 1 Democratic primary 6 2 General election results 7 See also 8 References1st congressional district editIncumbent Democratic Congressman Thomas S McMillan of the 1st congressional district in office since 1925 defeated A Russell McGowan in the Democratic primary and Republican B L Hendrix in the general election Democratic primary edit Democratic primary Candidate Votes Thomas S McMillan 29 173 62 8 A Russell McGowan 17 255 37 2 General election results edit South Carolina s 1st congressional district election results 1938 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Thomas S McMillan incumbent 7 649 98 2 1 3 Republican B L Hendrix 136 1 8 1 3 No party Write Ins 3 0 0 0 0 Majority 7 513 96 4 1 4 Turnout 7 788 Democratic hold2nd congressional district editIncumbent Democratic Congressman Hampton P Fulmer of the 2nd congressional district in office since 1921 defeated former Lieutenant Governor Andrew J Bethea in the Democratic primary and Republican S J Leaphart in the general election Democratic primary edit Democratic primary Candidate Votes Hampton P Fulmer 42 058 71 4 Andrew J Bethea 16 868 28 6 General election results edit South Carolina s 2nd congressional district election results 1938 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Hampton P Fulmer incumbent 7 236 98 8 0 5 Republican S J Leaphart 26 0 3 1 4 No party Write Ins 63 0 9 0 9 Majority 7 210 98 5 1 3 Turnout 7 325 Democratic hold3rd congressional district editIncumbent Democratic Congressman John C Taylor of the 3rd congressional district in office since 1933 was defeated in the Democratic primary by Butler B Hare who defeated Republican O B Menees in the general election Democratic primary edit Democratic primary Candidate Votes John C Taylor 22 164 40 6 Butler B Hare 18 556 34 0 Theo H Vaughn 10 407 19 1 Robert E McCaslan 3 445 6 3 Democratic primary runoff Candidate Votes Butler B Hare 29 852 55 7 21 7 John C Taylor 23 732 44 3 3 7 General election results edit South Carolina s 3rd congressional district election results 1938 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Butler B Hare 10 028 99 6 0 6 Republican O B Menees 43 0 4 0 6 Majority 9 985 99 2 0 8 Turnout 10 071 Democratic hold4th congressional district editIncumbent Democratic Congressman Gabriel H Mahon Jr of the 4th congressional district in office since 1937 was defeated in the Democratic primary by Joseph R Bryson who defeated Republican H A Costner in the general election The first primary had the two candidates only separated by 8 votes so the South Carolina Democratic Party Executive Committee ordered a new race instead of a recount which Bryson clearly won Democratic primary edit 1st Democratic primary Candidate Votes Joseph R Bryson 31 634 50 0 Gabriel H Mahon Jr 31 626 50 0 2nd Democratic primary Candidate Votes Joseph R Bryson 35 948 54 5 Gabriel H Mahon Jr 29 967 45 5 General election results edit South Carolina s 4th congressional district election results 1938 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Joseph R Bryson 8 995 99 4 0 5 Republican H A Costner 58 0 6 0 5 Majority 8 937 98 8 0 5 Turnout 9 053 Democratic hold5th congressional district editIncumbent Democratic Congressman James P Richards of the 5th congressional district in office since 1933 defeated Republican challenger A B McCraw General election results edit South Carolina s 5th congressional district election results 1938 Party Candidate Votes Democratic James P Richards incumbent 6 191 99 8 0 6 Republican A B McCraw 13 0 2 0 6 Majority 6 178 99 6 1 1 Turnout 6 204 Democratic hold6th congressional district editIncumbent Democratic Congresswoman Elizabeth Hawley Gasque of the 6th congressional district succeeded her husband Allard H Gasque in office upon his death in 1938 and she did not seek re election John L McMillan won the Democratic primary and defeated Republican W S Thompson in the general election Democratic primary edit Democratic primary Candidate Votes Lloyd Ford 19 581 35 3 John L McMillan 15 578 28 1 James R Turner 7 183 12 9 Jerome P Pate 5 771 10 4 Earl Ellerbe 4 809 8 7 D F Hogan 2 558 4 6 Democratic primary runoff Candidate Votes John L McMillan 27 083 51 9 23 8 Lloyd Ford 25 068 48 1 12 8 General election results edit South Carolina s 6th congressional district election results 1938 Party Candidate Votes Democratic John L McMillan 5 707 99 2 0 1 Republican W S Thompson 48 0 8 0 1 Majority 5 659 98 4 0 4 Turnout 5 755 Democratic holdSee also edit1938 United States House of Representatives elections 1938 United States Senate election in South Carolina 1938 South Carolina gubernatorial election South Carolina s congressional districtsReferences editJordan Frank E The Primary State A History of the Democratic Party in South Carolina 1876 1962 pp 99 106 111 120 124 Supplemental Report of the Secretary of State to the General Assembly of South Carolina Report of the State Officers Boards and Committees to the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina Volume I Columbia SC 1939 pp 7 9 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1938 United States House of 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