1958 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina explained

Election Name:1958 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
Country:South Carolina
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1956 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
Previous Year:1956
Next Election:1960 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
Next Year:1960
Seats For Election:All 6 South Carolina seats to the United States House of Representatives
Election Date:[1]
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Last Election1:6
Seats1:6
Popular Vote1:76,632
Percentage1:99.98%

The 1958 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 4, 1958, to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary election in the 2nd congressional district was held on June 10. All six incumbents were re-elected and the composition of the state delegation 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 John J. Riley of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1951, defeated E.B. Linder in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
CandidateVotes%
53,268 76.5
E. B. Lindler 16,329 23.5

General election results

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3rd congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman William Jennings Bryan Dorn of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1951, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.

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, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.

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, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.

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, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.

General election results

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See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1958. clerk.house.gov. 11 February 2024.