1912 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
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The 1912 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 5, 1912, to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. Six incumbents were re-elected, but J. Edwin Ellerbe of the 6th congressional district was defeated in the Democratic primary. The seat was retained by the Democrats and the composition of the state delegation remained solely Democratic.
1st congressional district
Incumbent Democratic Congressman George Swinton Legaré of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1903, defeated L.L. Larisey in the Democratic primary and two minor candidates in the general election.
=Democratic primary=
| class="wikitable" align="left" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; font-size: 95%;" |
| colspan="3" | Democratic primary |
|---|
| colspan="1" style="width: 170px"|Candidate
! style="width: 50px"|Votes ! style="width: 40px"|% |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="right" | 9,111 | align="right" | 69.3 |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| L.L. Larisey | align="right" | 4,045 | align="right" | 30.7 |
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=General election results=
{{Election box begin | title=South Carolina's 1st congressional district election results, 1912}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = George S. Legaré (incumbent)
|votes = 4,550
|percentage = 97.2
|change = -0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Aaron P. Prioleau
|votes = 85
|percentage = 1.8
|change = -0.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Socialist Party of America
|candidate = William Eberhard
|votes = 48
|percentage = 1.0
|change = +0.5
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 4,465
|percentage = 95.4
|change = +0.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 4,683
|percentage =
|change =
}}
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| colspan=5 |Democratic hold
|-
{{Election box end}}
2nd congressional district
Incumbent Democratic Congressman James F. Byrnes of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1911, defeated Harry D. Calhoun in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.
=Democratic primary=
| class="wikitable" align="left" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; font-size: 95%;" |
| colspan="3" | Democratic primary |
|---|
| colspan="1" style="width: 170px"|Candidate
! style="width: 50px"|Votes ! style="width: 40px"|% |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="right" | 10,547 | align="right" | 70.9 |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| Harry D. Calhoun | align="right" | 4,320 | align="right" | 29.1 |
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=General election results=
{{Election box begin | title=South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election results, 1912}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = James F. Byrnes (incumbent)
|votes = 6,033
|percentage = 100.0
|change = 0.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 6,033
|percentage = 100.0
|change = 0.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 6,033
|percentage =
|change =
}}
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| colspan=5 |Democratic hold
|-
{{Election box end}}
3rd congressional district
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Wyatt Aiken of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1903, won the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.
=Democratic primary=
| class="wikitable" align="left" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; font-size: 95%;" |
| colspan="3" | Democratic primary |
|---|
| colspan="1" style="width: 170px"|Candidate
! style="width: 50px"|Votes ! style="width: 40px"|% |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="right" | 16,205 | align="right" | 70.7 |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| F.S. Evans | align="right" | 5,305 | align="right" | 23.2 |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| M.E. Long | align="right" | 1,402 | align="right" | 6.1 |
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=General election results=
{{Election box begin | title=South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election results, 1912}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Wyatt Aiken (incumbent)
|votes = 7,458
|percentage = 100.0
|change = +0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = No party
|candidate = Write-Ins
|votes = 1
|percentage = 0.0
|change = -0.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 7,457
|percentage = 100.0
|change = +0.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 7,459
|percentage =
|change =
}}
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| colspan=5 |Democratic hold
|-
{{Election box end}}
4th congressional district
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Joseph T. Johnson of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1901, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.
=General election results=
{{Election box begin | title=South Carolina's 4th congressional district election results, 1912}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Joseph T. Johnson (incumbent)
|votes = 7,244
|percentage = 100.0
|change = +1.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 7,244
|percentage = 100.0
|change = +2.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 7,244
|percentage =
|change =
}}
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| colspan=5 |Democratic hold
|-
{{Election box end}}
5th congressional district
Incumbent Democratic Congressman David E. Finley of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1899, won the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.
=Democratic primary=
| class="wikitable" align="left" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; font-size: 95%;" |
| colspan="3" | Democratic primary |
|---|
| colspan="1" style="width: 170px"|Candidate
! style="width: 50px"|Votes ! style="width: 40px"|% |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="right" | 12,364 | align="right" | 62.7 |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="right" | 4,315 | align="right" | 21.9 |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| Glenn W. Ragsdale | align="right" | 3,038 | align="right" | 15.4 |
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=General election results=
{{Election box begin | title=South Carolina's 5th congressional district election results, 1912}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = David E. Finley (incumbent)
|votes = 7,901
|percentage = 100.0
|change = 0.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 7,901
|percentage = 100.0
|change = 0.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 7,901
|percentage =
|change =
}}
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| colspan=5 |Democratic hold
|-
{{Election box end}}
6th congressional district
Incumbent Democratic Congressman J. Edwin Ellerbe of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1901, was defeated in the Democratic primary by J. Willard Ragsdale. He was unopposed in the general election.
=Democratic primary=
| class="wikitable" align="left" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; font-size: 95%;" |
| colspan="3" | Democratic primary |
|---|
| colspan="1" style="width: 170px"|Candidate
! style="width: 50px"|Votes ! style="width: 40px"|% |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="right" | 11,321 | align="right" | 53.0 |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="right" | 10,059 | align="right" | 47.0 |
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=General election results=
{{Election box begin | title=South Carolina's 6th congressional district election results, 1912}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = J. Willard Ragsdale
|votes = 6,446
|percentage = 100.0
|change = 0.0
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = No party
|candidate = Write-Ins
|votes = 1
|percentage = 0.0
|change = 0.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 6,445
|percentage = 100.0
|change = 0.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 6,447
|percentage =
|change =
}}
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| colspan=5 |Democratic hold
|-
{{Election box end}}
7th congressional district
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Asbury Francis Lever of the 7th congressional district, in office since 1901, defeated Republican challenger A.D. Dantzler.
=General election results=
{{Election box begin | title=South Carolina's 7th congressional district election results, 1912}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Asbury F. Lever (incumbent)
|votes = 6,660
|percentage = 98.4
|change = +2.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = A.D. Dantzler
|votes = 105
|percentage = 1.6
|change = -2.7
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 6,555
|percentage = 96.8
|change = +5.5
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 6,765
|percentage =
|change =
}}
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| colspan=5 |Democratic hold
|-
{{Election box end}}
See also
References
- {{cite book | last = Jordan | first = Frank E | title = The Primary State: A History of the Democratic Party in South Carolina, 1876-1962 | pages = 97, 101, 105, 114, 119}}
- "Report of the Secretary of State to the General Assembly of South Carolina. Part II." Reports and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina. Volume III. Columbia, SC: 1913, pp. 419–421.
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