1924 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
March 01, 2024
The 1924 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 4, 1924, to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. Five incumbents were re-elected and the two open seats were retained by the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation thus remained solely Democratic.
Incumbent Democratic Congressman W. Turner Logan of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1921, was defeated in the Democratic primary by Thomas S. McMillan. He defeated Republican challenger Jesse E. Beard in the general election.
Incumbent Democratic Congressman James F. Byrnes of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1911, opted to make an unsuccessful run for Senator. Butler B. Hare won the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.
Incumbent Democratic Congressman William F. Stevenson of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1917, defeated W.R. Bradford in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Hampton P. Fulmer of the 7th congressional district, in office since 1921, won the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.
Jordan, Frank E. The Primary State: A History of the Democratic Party in South Carolina, 1876-1962. pp. 98, 102, 106, 115, 124.
"Report of the Secretary of State to the General Assembly of South Carolina. Part II." Reports of State Officers Boards and Committees to the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina. Volume I. Columbia, SC: 1925, pp. 60–63.
March 01, 2024
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The 1924 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 4 1924 to select seven Representatives for two year terms from the state of South Carolina Five incumbents were re elected and the two open seats were retained by the Democrats 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 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 7th congressional district 7 1 Democratic primary 7 2 General election results 8 See also 9 References1st congressional district editIncumbent Democratic Congressman W Turner Logan of the 1st congressional district in office since 1921 was defeated in the Democratic primary by Thomas S McMillan He defeated Republican challenger Jesse E Beard in the general election Democratic primary edit Democratic primaryCandidate Votes W Turner Logan 7 270 33 0Thomas S McMillan 5 685 25 8Ben E Adams 5 544 25 2I Shep Hutto 3 513 16 0Democratic primary runoffCandidate Votes Thomas S McMillan 11 811 56 0 30 2W Turner Logan 9 272 44 0 11 0 General election results edit South Carolina s 1st congressional district election results 1924 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Thomas S McMillan 5 278 95 4 1 4Republican Jesse E Beard 253 4 6 1 4Majority 5 025 90 8 2 8Turnout 5 531Democratic hold2nd congressional district editIncumbent Democratic Congressman James F Byrnes of the 2nd congressional district in office since 1911 opted to make an unsuccessful run for Senator Butler B Hare won the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election Democratic primary edit Democratic primaryCandidate Votes R L Gunter 4 867 23 0Butler B Hare 4 636 22 0Benjamin R Tillman Jr 4 153 19 7Gasper L Toole 3 763 17 8W D Black 3 706 17 5Democratic primary runoffCandidate Votes Butler B Hare 12 195 56 8 34 8R L Gunter 9 272 43 2 20 2 General election results edit South Carolina s 2nd congressional district election results 1924 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Butler B Hare 6 695 100 0 0 0Majority 6 695 100 0 0 0Turnout 6 695Democratic hold3rd congressional district editIncumbent Democratic Congressman Frederick H Dominick of the 3rd congressional district in office since 1917 won the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election Democratic primary edit Democratic primaryCandidate Votes Frederick H Dominick 21 210 58 8W Plumer Nicholson 9 845 27 3C H Carpenter 5 008 13 9 General election results edit South Carolina s 3rd congressional district election results 1924 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Frederick H Dominick incumbent 8 331 100 0 0 0Majority 8 331 100 0 0 0Turnout 8 331Democratic hold4th congressional district editIncumbent Democratic Congressman John J McSwain of the 4th congressional district in office since 1921 was unopposed in his bid for re election General election results edit South Carolina s 4th congressional district election results 1924 Party Candidate Votes Democratic John J McSwain incumbent 7 718 100 0 2 7Majority 7 718 100 0 5 4Turnout 7 718Democratic hold5th congressional district editIncumbent Democratic Congressman William F Stevenson of the 5th congressional district in office since 1917 defeated W R Bradford in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election Democratic primary edit Democratic primaryCandidate Votes William F Stevenson 22 489 84 1W R Bradford 4 256 15 9 General election results edit South Carolina s 5th congressional district election results 1924 Party Candidate Votes Democratic William F Stevenson incumbent 7 689 100 0 0 0Majority 7 689 100 0 0 0Turnout 7 689Democratic hold6th congressional district editIncumbent Democratic Congressman Allard H Gasque of the 6th congressional district in office since 1923 was unopposed in his bid for re election General election results edit South Carolina s 6th congressional district election results 1924 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Allard H Gasque incumbent 6 278 100 0 0 0Majority 6 278 100 0 0 0Turnout 6 278Democratic hold7th congressional district editIncumbent Democratic Congressman Hampton P Fulmer of the 7th congressional district in office since 1921 won the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election Democratic primary edit Democratic primaryCandidate Votes Hampton P Fulmer 18 250 66 0L A Hutson 5 955 21 5D A Crosson 3 463 12 5 General election results edit South Carolina s 7th congressional district election results 1924 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Hampton P Fulmer incumbent 7 249 100 0 1 5Majority 7 249 100 0 3 0Turnout 7 249Democratic holdSee also editUnited States House of Representatives elections 1924 South Carolina gubernatorial election 1924 South Carolina s congressional districtsReferences editJordan Frank E The Primary State A History of the Democratic Party in South Carolina 1876 1962 pp 98 102 106 115 124 Report of the Secretary of State to the General Assembly of South Carolina Part II Reports of State Officers Boards and Committees to the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina Volume I Columbia SC 1925 pp 60 63 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1924 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina amp oldid 1173829288, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
