1968 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
December 20, 2023
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.
South Carolina congressional districts, 1962 to 1970
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.[1]
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.
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.
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.
Ravenel, Marion Rivers (1995). Rivers Delivers. Wyrick & Company. pp. 195–198. ISBN0-941711-24-2.
December 20, 2023
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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 South Carolina congressional districts 1962 to 1970 1st district 2nd district 3rd district 4th district 5th district 6th district Contents 1 1st congressional district 1 1 Democratic primary 1 2 General election results 2 2nd congressional district 2 1 General election results 3 3rd congressional district 3 1 General election results 4 4th congressional district 4 1 Democratic primary 4 2 General election results 5 5th congressional district 5 1 Democratic primary 5 2 General election results 6 6th congressional district 6 1 Democratic primary 6 2 General election results 7 See also 8 Notes 9 References1st congressional district editIncumbent 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 1 Democratic primary edit Democratic primaryCandidate Votes L Mendel Rivers 65 817 77 7George A Payton Jr 18 933 22 3 General election results edit South Carolina s 1st congressional district election results 1968 Party Candidate Votes Democratic L Mendel Rivers incumbent 95 478 100 0 0 0Majority 95 478 100 0 0 0Turnout 95 478Democratic hold2nd congressional district editIncumbent Republican Congressman Albert Watson of the 2nd congressional district in office since 1963 defeated Democratic challenger Frank K Sloan General election results edit South Carolina s 2nd congressional district election results 1968 Party Candidate Votes Republican Albert Watson incumbent 63 877 57 6 6 7Democratic Frank K Sloan 47 053 42 4 6 7No party Write Ins 5 0 0 0 0Majority 16 824 15 2 13 4Turnout 110 935Republican hold3rd congressional district editIncumbent Democratic Congressman William Jennings Bryan Dorn of the 3rd congressional district in office since 1951 defeated Republican challenger John Grisso General election results edit South Carolina s 3rd congressional district election results 1968 Party Candidate Votes Democratic William J B Dorn incumbent 74 104 66 1 8 3Republican John K Grisso 35 463 31 7 10 5Independent J Harold Morton 2 489 2 2 2 2No party Write Ins 1 0 0 0 0Majority 38 641 34 4 18 8Turnout 112 057Democratic hold4th congressional district editIncumbent 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 edit Democratic primaryCandidate Votes James R Mann 17 035 31 7E C Burnett Jr 15 089 28 1Nick A Theodore 14 361 26 7Leo Hill 7 218 13 4Democratic primary runoffCandidate Votes James R Mann 23 923 56 9 25 2E C Burnett Jr 18 107 43 1 15 0 General election results edit South Carolina s 4th congressional district election results 1968 Party Candidate Votes Democratic James R Mann 68 437 61 2 38 8Republican Charles Bradshaw 43 440 38 8 38 8Majority 24 997 22 4 77 6Turnout 111 877Democratic hold5th congressional district editIncumbent 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 edit Democratic primaryCandidate Votes Thomas S Gettys 53 448 72 9Fred R Sheheen 19 890 27 1 General election results edit South Carolina s 5th congressional district election results 1968 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Thomas S Gettys incumbent 72 805 74 7 24 5Republican Hugh J Boyd 21 246 21 8 21 8Independent Bert Sumner 3 411 3 5 3 5Majority 51 559 52 9 45 5Turnout 97 462Democratic hold6th congressional district editIncumbent 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 edit Democratic primaryCandidate Votes John L McMillan 47 611 65 9Richard G Dusenbury 24 679 34 1 General election results edit South Carolina s 6th congressional district election results 1968 Party Candidate Votes Democratic John L McMillan incumbent 58 304 58 3 3 4Republican Ray Harris 39 876 39 9 1 6Independent Claude E Harris 1 849 1 8 1 8Majority 18 428 18 4 5 0Turnout 100 029Democratic holdSee also editUnited States House elections 1968 United States Senate election in South Carolina 1968 South Carolina s congressional districtsNotes edit Ravenel pp 197 198References editRavenel Marion Rivers 1995 Rivers Delivers Wyrick amp Company pp 195 198 ISBN 0 941711 24 2 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina amp oldid 1174079967, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
