The 1901 South Carolina 7th congressional district special election was held on November 5, 1901 to select a

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for the 7th congressional district to serve out the remainder of the term for the 57th Congress. The special election resulted from the death of Representative

J. William Stokes James William Stokes (December 12, 1853 – July 6, 1901) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina. Born near Orangeburg, South Carolina, Stokes attended the common schools and was graduated from Washington and Lee University, Lexing ...

on July 6, 1901.

Asbury Francis Lever Asbury Francis "Frank" Lever (January 5, 1875 – April 28, 1940) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from South Carolina. Early life Frank Lever was born near Springhill, Lexington County, South Carolina on January 5 ...

, a former secretary to Stokes, won the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.

Democratic primary

The

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held their

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in the summer of 1901. Five candidates entered the race and among those who sought the seat was future longtime

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, Ellison D. Smith.

emerged atop the first primary election and won the

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against Thomas F. Brantley, a candidate in the 1898 election. There was no opposition to the Democratic candidate in the general election so Lever was elected to serve out the remainder of the term.

General election results

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References

* *"Report of M.R. Cooper, Secretary of State, to the General Assembly of South Carolina." ''Reports and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina''. Volume II. Columbia, SC: The State Company, 1902, pp. 1995–1996. South Carolina 1901 07 South Carolina 1901 07 1901 07 South Carolina 07 United States House of Representatives 07 United States House of Representatives 1901 07 Single-candidate elections {{SouthCarolina-stub

Democratic primary

General election results

See also

References