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United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1914

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United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1914

The 1914 South Carolina United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 3, 1914 to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary elections were held on August 25 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on September 8. All seven incumbents were re-elected and the composition of the state delegation remained solely Democratic.

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1st Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Richard S. Whaley of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1913, defeated E.J. Dennis in the Democratic primary and two minor candidates in the general election.

2nd Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congressman James F. Byrnes of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1911, defeated C.M. Mixon in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.

3rd Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Wyatt Aiken of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1903, won the Democratic primary and was unnopposed in the general election.

4th Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Joseph T. Johnson of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1901, won the Democratic primary and defeated two minor candidates in the general election.

5th Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congressman David E. Finley of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1899, defeated W.F. Stevenson in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.

6th Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congressman J. Willard Ragsdale of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1913, won the Democratic primary and was unnopposed in the general election.

7th Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Asbury Francis Lever of the 7th congressional district, in office since 1901, defeated two minor candidates in the general election.

References

United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1914 Wikipedia