| Election Name: | 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina |
| Country: | South Carolina |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1970 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina |
| Previous Year: | 1970 |
| Next Election: | 1974 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina |
| Next Year: | 1974 |
| 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: | 5 |
| Seats1: | 4 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Popular Vote1: | 328,860 |
| Percentage1: | 52.15% |
| Swing1: | 20.34% |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Last Election2: | 1 |
| Seats2: | 2 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 301,695 |
| Percentage2: | 47.84% |
| Swing2: | 20.78% |
The 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 7, 1972, to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary elections were held on August 29 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on September 12. Five incumbents were re-elected and the only change was in the 6th district where Republican Edward Lunn Young succeeded Democrat John L. McMillan, who was defeated in the Democratic primary. The composition of the state delegation after the elections was four Democrats and two Republicans.
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Mendel Jackson Davis of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1971, won the Democratic primary and defeated Republican Sidi Limehouse in the general election.
| Democratic primary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| 37,493 | 72.3 | |
| Benjamin Frasier | 11,247 | 21.7 |
| Milton L. Dukes | 3,093 | 6.0 |
|-| | colspan=5 |Democratic hold|-
Incumbent Republican Congressman Floyd Spence of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1971, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.
|-| | colspan=5 |Republican hold|-
Incumbent Democratic Congressman William Jennings Bryan Dorn of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1951, defeated Republican challenger Ray Ethridge.
|-| | colspan=5 |Democratic hold|-
Incumbent Democratic Congressman James R. Mann of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1969, defeated Republican challenger Wayne N. Whatley.
|-| | colspan=5 |Democratic hold|-
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Thomas S. Gettys of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1964, defeated Republican challenger B. Leonard Phillips.
|-| | colspan=5 |Democratic hold|-
Incumbent Democratic Congressman John L. McMillan of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1939, was defeated in the Democratic primary. Republican Edward Lunn Young defeated Democrat John Jenrette in the general election.
| Democratic primary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| 38,542 | 43.9 | |
| 25,730 | 29.3 | |
| Bill R. Craig | 23,476 | 26.8 |
| Democratic primary runoff | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| John Jenrette | 36,057 | 50.6 | +21.3 |
| John L. McMillan | 35,212 | 49.4 | +5.5 |
|-| | colspan=5 |Republican gain from Democratic|-