1950_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_South_Carolina
The 1950 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 7, 1950 to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. Four incumbents were re-elected, but Hugo S. Sims, Jr. of the 2nd congressional district and James Butler Hare of the 3rd congressional district were defeated in the Democratic primaries. The seats were retained by the Democrats and the composition of the state delegation remained solely Democratic.
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All 6 South Carolina seats to the United States House of Representatives | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 District results
Democratic 90–100%
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Incumbent Democratic Congressman L. Mendel Rivers of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1941, defeated A.J. Clement in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.
Democratic primary
| Democratic primary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| L. Mendel Rivers | 44,474 | 85.8 |
| A.J. Clement | 7,376 | 14.2 |
General election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | L. Mendel Rivers (incumbent) | 6,753 | 100.0 | +10.9 | |
| No party | Write-Ins | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | 6,750 | 100.0 | +21.8 | ||
| Turnout | 6,756 | ||||
| Democratic hold | |||||
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Hugo S. Sims, Jr. of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1949, was defeated in the Democratic primary by John J. Riley who was unopposed in the general election.
Democratic primary
| Democratic primary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| John J. Riley | 29,066 | 46.0 |
| Hugo S. Sims, Jr. | 28,722 | 45.4 |
| Sam B. Doughton | 5,443 | 8.6 |
| Democratic primary runoff | |||
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| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| John J. Riley | 28,864 | 60.3 | +14.3 |
| Hugo S. Sims, Jr. | 19,041 | 39.7 | -5.7 |
General election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John J. Riley | 9,747 | 100.0 | +3.6 | |
| No party | Write-Ins | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | 9,744 | 100.0 | +7.2 | ||
| Turnout | 9,750 | ||||
| Democratic hold | |||||
Incumbent Democratic Congressman James Butler Hare of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1949, was defeated in the Democratic primary by W.J. Bryan Dorn who was unopposed in the general election.
Democratic primary
| Democratic primary | ||
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| Candidate | Votes | % |
| W.J. Bryan Dorn | 24,010 | 44.8 |
| James Butler Hare | 22,837 | 42.6 |
| Theo H. Vaughn | 4,806 | 9.0 |
| S.T. Heyward | 1,923 | 3.6 |
| Democratic primary runoff | |||
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| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| W.J. Bryan Dorn | 23,581 | 54.3 | +9.5 |
| James Butler Hare | 19,840 | 45.7 | +3.1 |
General election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | W.J. Bryan Dorn | 8,126 | 100.0 | +2.2 | |
| No party | Write-Ins | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | 8,122 | 100.0 | +4.4 | ||
| Turnout | 8,130 | ||||
| Democratic hold | |||||
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Joseph R. Bryson of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1939, defeated Matthew Poliakoff in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.
Democratic primary
| Democratic primary | ||
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| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Joseph R. Bryson | 48,000 | 73.1 |
| Matthew Poliakoff | 17,668 | 26.9 |
General election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Joseph R. Bryson (incumbent) | 7,976 | 99.9 | +5.0 | |
| No party | Write-Ins | 5 | 0.1 | +0.1 | |
| Majority | 7,971 | 99.8 | +10.0 | ||
| Turnout | 7,981 | ||||
| Democratic hold | |||||
Incumbent Democratic Congressman James P. Richards of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1933, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.
General election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | James P. Richards (incumbent) | 10,648 | 100.0 | +2.9 | |
| No party | Write-Ins | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | 10,647 | 100.0 | +5.8 | ||
| Turnout | 10,649 | ||||
| Democratic hold | |||||
Incumbent Democratic Congressman John L. McMillan of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1939, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.
General election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | John L. McMillan (incumbent) | 7,131 | 100.0 | +2.9 | |
| No party | Write-Ins | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | 7,128 | 100.0 | +5.8 | ||
| Turnout | 7,134 | ||||
| Democratic hold | |||||
- "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1950" (PDF). clerk.house.gov. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- Jordan, Frank E. The Primary State: A History of the Democratic Party in South Carolina, 1876-1962. pp. 99, 107, 112, 125.
- "Supplemental Report of the Secretary of State to the General Assembly of South Carolina." Reports and Resolutions of South Carolina to the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina. Columbia, SC: 1951, pp. 8–10.