The 1918 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 5, 1918 to select seven
Representatives for two-year terms from the state of
South Carolina
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. The
primary election
Primary elections, or direct primary are a voting process by which voters can indicate their preference for their party's candidate, or a candidate in general, in an upcoming general election, local election, or by-election. Depending on the ...
s were held on August 27 and the
runoff elections were held two weeks later on September 10. All seven incumbents were re-elected and the composition of the state delegation remained solely
Democratic.
1st congressional district
Incumbent Democratic Congressman
Richard S. Whaley of the
1st congressional district, in office since 1913, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.
General election results
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2nd congressional district
Incumbent Democratic Congressman
James F. Byrnes
James Francis Byrnes ( ; May 2, 1882 – April 9, 1972) was an American judge and politician from South Carolina. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in U.S. Congress and on the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as in the executive branch, ...
of the
2nd congressional district, in office since 1911, won the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.
Democratic primary
General election results
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3rd congressional district
Incumbent Democratic Congressman
Frederick H. Dominick of the
3rd congressional district, in office since 1917, defeated
Wyatt Aiken in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.
Democratic primary
General election results
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4th congressional district
Incumbent Democratic Congressman
Samuel J. Nicholls of the
4th congressional district, in office since 1915, won the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.
Democratic primary
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5th congressional district
Incumbent Democratic Congressman
William F. Stevenson of the
5th congressional district, in office since 1917, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.
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6th congressional district
Incumbent Democratic Congressman
J. Willard Ragsdale of the
6th congressional district, in office since 1913, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.
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7th congressional district
Incumbent Democratic Congressman
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 ...
of the
7th congressional district, in office since 1901, won the Democratic primary and defeated Republican R.H. Richardson in the general election.
Democratic primary
General election results
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See also
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United States House of Representatives elections, 1918
The 1918 United States House of Representatives elections were held November 5, 1918, which occurred in the middle of President Woodrow Wilson's second term.
With the country in World War I (contrary to previous promises by Wilson), and Wilson's ...
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South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1918
The 1918 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1918, to select the governor of the state of South Carolina. Robert Archer Cooper emerged from the crowded Democratic primary and ran unopposed in the one-party state's gener ...
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South Carolina's congressional district s
References
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*"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 II. Columbia, SC: 1919, pp. 31–33.
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South Carolina
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, anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind"
, Former = Province of South Carolina
, seat = Columbia
, LargestCity = Charleston
, LargestMetro = ...
1918
This year is noted for the end of the First World War, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, as well as for the Spanish flu pandemic that killed 50–100 million people worldwide.
Events
Below, the events ...
1918 South Carolina elections