1934 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina explained

The 1934 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 6, 1934, to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. All six incumbents were re-elected and the composition of the state delegation remained solely Democratic.

1st congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Thomas S. McMillan of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1925, defeated Republican challenger George W. Beckett.

General election results

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2nd congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Hampton P. Fulmer of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1921, won the Democratic primary and defeated Republican D.A. Gardner in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
CandidateVotes%
28,374 52.7
Gary Paschal 20,819 38.7
D.R. Sturkie 4,657 8.6

General election results

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3rd congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman John C. Taylor of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1933, defeated Leon W. Harris in the Democratic primary and Republican T. Frank McCord in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
CandidateVotes%
33,739 63.1
Leon W. Harris 19,711 36.9

General election results

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4th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman John J. McSwain of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1921, won the Democratic primary and defeated Republican Frank W. Faux in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
CandidateVotes%
31,919 55.6
Miller C. Foster 19,773 34.5
James H. Sullivan 5,701 9.9

General election results

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5th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman James P. Richards of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1933, won the Democratic primary and defeated Republican C.F. Pendleton in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
CandidateVotes%
32,613 76.5
J.E. Beamguard 6,246 14.7
A.L. Wood 3,780 8.8

General election results

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6th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Allard H. Gasque of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1923, won the Democratic primary and defeated Republican T.J. Karnes in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
CandidateVotes%
27,962 59.7
E.S.C. Baker 11,395 24.3
Emerson Ard 7,474 16.0

General election results

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See also

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