1904 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina explained

The 1904 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 8, 1904, to elect seven representatives Representatives for one two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. All five incumbents who ran were re-elected and the open seats in the 2nd congressional district and 6th congressional district were retained by the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation thus remained solely Democratic.

1st congressional district

Incumbent Congressman George Swinton Legaré of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1903, defeated two Republican challengers.

General election results

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2nd congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Theodore G. Croft of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1904, did not seek re-election. James O'H. Patterson won the Democratic primary and defeated Republican Isaac Myers in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
CandidateVotes%
5,238 39.7
S.G. Mayfield 5,060 38.4
Leon J. Williams 2,883 21.9
Democratic primary runoff
CandidateVotes%±%
James O'H. Patterson6,65454.7+15.0
S.G. Mayfield5,52045.3+6.9

General election results

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3rd congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Wyatt Aiken of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1903, defeated I.H. McCalla in the Democratic primary and Republican John Scott in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
CandidateVotes%
11,119 61.7
I.H. McCalla 6,909 38.3

General election results

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4th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Joseph T. Johnson of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1901, defeated Republican challenger J.D. Adams.

General election results

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5th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman David E. Finley of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1899, defeated T. Yancey Williams in the Democratic primary and Republican C.P. White in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
CandidateVotes%
9,823 62.8
T. Yancey Williams 5,809 37.2

General election results

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6th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Robert B. Scarborough of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1901, opted to retire. J. Edwin Ellerbe, brother of former South Carolina Governor William Haselden Ellerbe, won the Democratic primary and defeated Republican E.H. Deas in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
CandidateVotes%
4,923 30.1
4,808 29.4
4,205 25.7
George W. Dargan 2,425 14.8
Democratic primary runoff
CandidateVotes%±%
J. Edwin Ellerbe7,73557.4+28.0
J. Willard Ragsdale5,73042.6+12.5

General election results

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7th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Asbury Francis Lever of the 7th congressional district, in office since 1901, defeated Republican challenger C.C. Jacobs.

General election results

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See also

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