1974 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
January 01, 1970
The 1974 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 5, 1974, to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary elections were held on July 16 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on July 30. Three incumbents were re-elected, DemocratJohn Jenrette defeated incumbent RepublicanEdward Lunn Young in the 6th district and the two open seats in the 3rd and 5th districts were retained by the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation after the elections was five Democrats and one Republican.
State Election Commission (1975). Report of the South Carolina State Election Commission. Columbia, SC: State Election Commission. pp. 38–39, 446–447.
January 01, 1970
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The 1974 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 5 1974 to select six Representatives for two year terms from the state of South Carolina The primary elections were held on July 16 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on July 30 Three incumbents were re elected Democrat John Jenrette defeated incumbent Republican Edward Lunn Young in the 6th district and the two open seats in the 3rd and 5th districts were retained by the Democrats The composition of the state delegation after the elections was five Democrats and one Republican Contents 1 1st congressional district 1 1 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 General election results 5 5th congressional district 5 1 Democratic primary 5 2 General election results 6 6th congressional district 6 1 General election results 7 See also 8 References1st congressional district edit1974 South Carolina s 1st congressional district election nbsp 1972 November 5th 1974 1976 nbsp Nominee Mendel J Davis George B Rast Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 60 142 22 000 Percentage 72 2 26 4 nbsp County Results Davis 70 80 80 90 U S Representative before election Mendel J Davis Democratic Elected U S Representative Mendel J Davis Democratic Incumbent Democratic Congressman Mendel Jackson Davis of the 1st congressional district in office since 1971 defeated Republican challenger George B Rast General election results edit South Carolina s 1st congressional district election results 1974 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Mendel J Davis incumbent 60 142 72 2 17 9 Republican George B Rast 22 000 26 4 19 3 Independent Charles Amaker 673 0 8 0 8 United Citizens Party Benjamin Frasier Jr 509 0 6 0 6 Majority 38 142 45 8 37 2 Turnout 83 324 Democratic hold2nd congressional district edit1974 South Carolina s 2nd congressional district election nbsp 1972 November 5th 1974 1976 nbsp Nominee Floyd Spence Matthew J Perry Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 58 936 45 205 Percentage 56 1 43 0 nbsp County Results Spence 50 60 70 80 Perry 50 60 60 70 U S Representative before election Floyd Spence Republican Elected U S Representative Floyd Spence Republican Incumbent Republican Congressman Floyd Spence of the 2nd congressional district in office since 1971 defeated Democratic challenger Matthew J Perry Democratic primary edit Democratic primary Candidate Votes Matthew J Perry 31 360 57 5 Cole Blease Graham 23 189 42 5 General election results edit South Carolina s 2nd congressional district election results 1974 Party Candidate Votes Republican Floyd Spence incumbent 58 936 56 1 43 9 Democratic Matthew J Perry 45 205 43 0 43 0 Independent Paul Proveaux 950 0 9 0 9 Majority 13 731 13 1 86 9 Turnout 105 091 Republican hold3rd congressional district edit1974 South Carolina s 3rd congressional district election nbsp 1972 November 5th 1974 1976 nbsp Nominee Butler Derrick Marshall Parker Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 55 120 34 036 Percentage 61 8 38 2 nbsp County Results Mace 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 Mace 50 60 U S Representative before election Butler Derrick Democratic Elected U S Representative Butler Derrick Democratic Incumbent Democratic Congressman William Jennings Bryan Dorn of the 3rd congressional district in office since 1951 chose to not seek re election and instead made an unsuccessful run for governor Butler Derrick won the Democratic primary and defeated Republican Marshall Parker in the general election Democratic primary edit Democratic primary Candidate Votes Butler Derrick 36 501 64 7 Jack M McIntosh 13 751 24 4 George M Jones 6 138 10 9 General election results edit South Carolina s 3rd congressional district election results 1974 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Butler Derrick 55 120 61 8 13 4 Republican Marshall Parker 34 036 38 2 13 4 Majority 21 084 23 6 26 8 Turnout 89 156 Democratic hold4th congressional district edit1974 South Carolina s 4th congressional district election nbsp 1972 November 5th 1974 1976 nbsp Nominee James R Mann Robert Watkins Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 45 070 26 193 Percentage 63 2 36 8 nbsp County Results Mann 60 70 U S Representative before election James R Mann Democratic Elected U S Representative James R Mann Democratic Incumbent Democratic Congressman James R Mann of the 4th congressional district in office since 1969 defeated Republican challenger Robert L Watkins General election results edit South Carolina s 4th congressional district election results 1974 Party Candidate Votes Democratic James R Mann incumbent 45 070 63 2 2 9 Republican Robert L Watkins 26 193 36 8 2 9 Majority 18 877 26 4 5 8 Turnout 71 263 Democratic hold5th congressional district edit1974 South Carolina s 5th congressional district election nbsp 1972 November 5th 1974 1976 nbsp Nominee Kenneth Lamar Holland B Len Phillips Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 47 617 29 294 Percentage 61 4 37 8 nbsp County Results Holland 50 60 60 70 70 80 U S Representative before election Kenneth Lamar Holland Democratic Elected U S Representative Kenneth Lamar Holland Democratic Incumbent Democratic Congressman Thomas S Gettys of the 5th congressional district in office since 1964 opted to retire Kenneth Lamar Holland won the Democratic primary and defeated Republican B Len Phillips in the general election Democratic primary edit Democratic primary Candidate Votes Kenneth Lamar Holland 20 176 31 5 Frank Roddey 17 051 26 7 John Justice 11 406 17 8 Robert H Moore 5 848 9 1 E M Watt 3 631 5 7 Howard J Parnell 3 244 5 1 William S Holler 2 648 4 1 Democratic primary runoff Candidate Votes Kenneth Lamar Holland 32 549 52 2 20 7 Frank Roddey 29 768 47 8 21 1 General election results edit South Carolina s 5th congressional district election results 1974 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Kenneth Lamar Holland 47 617 61 4 0 5 Republican B Len Phillips 29 294 37 8 1 3 Independent James B Sumner 637 0 8 0 8 Majority 18 323 23 6 1 8 Turnout 77 548 Democratic hold6th congressional district edit1974 South Carolina s 6th congressional district election nbsp 1972 November 5th 1974 1976 nbsp nbsp Nominee John Jenrette Edward Lunn Young Party Democratic Republican Popular vote John Jenrette 41 982 Percentage 52 0 48 0 nbsp County Results Jenrette 50 60 60 70 Young 50 60 U S Representative before election Edward Lunn Young Republican Elected U S Representative John Jenrette Democratic Incumbent Republican Congressman Edward Lunn Young of the 6th congressional district in office since 1973 was defeated in his bid for re election by Democrat John Jenrette General election results edit South Carolina s 6th congressional district election results 1974 Party Candidate Votes Democratic John Jenrette 45 396 52 0 5 4 Republican Edward Lunn Young incumbent 41 982 48 0 5 4 Majority 3 414 4 0 2 8 Turnout 87 378 Democratic gain from RepublicanSee also editUnited States House elections 1974 United States Senate election in South Carolina 1974 South Carolina s congressional districtsReferences editState Election Commission 1975 Report of the South Carolina State Election Commission Columbia SC State Election Commission pp 38 39 446 447 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1974 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina amp oldid 1189162726, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
