The 1964 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 3, 1964, to select six
Representatives for two-year terms from the state of
South Carolina
South Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders North Carolina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and Georgia (U.S. state), Georg ...
. The
primary election
Primary elections or primaries are elections held to determine which candidates will run in an upcoming general election. In a partisan primary, a political party selects a candidate. Depending on the state and/or party, there may be an "open pr ...
s were held on June 9 and the
runoff elections were held two weeks later on June 23. All five incumbents who ran were re-elected and the open seat in the
5th congressional district was retained by the
Democrats. The composition of the state delegation thus remained solely Democratic.
1st congressional district
Incumbent Democratic Congressman
L. Mendel Rivers of the
1st congressional district, in office since 1941, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.
General election results
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2nd congressional district
Incumbent Democratic Congressman
Albert Watson of the
2nd congressional district in office since 1963, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.
General election results
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3rd congressional district
Incumbent Democratic Congressman
William Jennings Bryan Dorn
William Jennings Bryan Dorn (April 14, 1916 – August 13, 2005) was a United States politician from South Carolina who represented the western part of the state in the United States House of Representatives from 1947 to 1949 and from 1951 to 197 ...
of the
3rd congressional district, in office since 1951, won the Democratic primary and was unopposed in his bid for re-election.
Democratic primary
General election results
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4th congressional district
Incumbent Democratic Congressman
Robert T. Ashmore of the
4th congressional district, in office since 1953, won the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.
Democratic primary
General election results
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5th congressional district
Incumbent Democratic Congressman
Robert W. Hemphill of the
5th congressional district, in office since 1957, opted to retire.
Thomas S. Gettys won the Democratic primary and defeated Republican challenger Robert M. Doster in the general election.
Democratic primary
General election results
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6th congressional district
Incumbent Democratic Congressman
John L. McMillan of the
6th congressional district, in office since 1939, defeated Republican challenger E. R. Kirkland.
General election results
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See also
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United States House elections, 1964
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South Carolina's congressional districts
There are currently seven United States congressional districts in South Carolina. There have been as few as four and as many as nine congressional districts in South Carolina. The and the were lost after the 1840 United States census, 1840 ce ...
Sources
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Info
References
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South Carolina
South Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders North Carolina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and Georgia (U.S. state), Georg ...
United States House of Representatives
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1964
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