Election Name: | 1960 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina |
Country: | South Carolina |
Type: | legislative |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1958 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina |
Previous Year: | 1958 |
Next Election: | 1962 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina |
Next Year: | 1962 |
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: | 328,438 |
Percentage1: | 99.97% |
The 1960 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 8, 1960, to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. All six incumbents were re-elected without opposition and the composition of the state delegation remained solely Democratic.
Incumbent Democratic Congressman L. Mendel Rivers of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1941, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.
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Incumbent Democratic Congressman John J. Riley of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1951, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.
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Incumbent Democratic Congressman William Jennings Bryan Dorn of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1951, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.
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Incumbent Democratic Congressman Robert T. Ashmore of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1953, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.
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Incumbent Democratic Congressman Robert W. Hemphill of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1957, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.
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Incumbent Democratic Congressman John L. McMillan of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1939, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.
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