United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1942

The 1942 South Carolina United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 3, 1942 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 L. Mendel Rivers of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1941, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.

General election results

South Carolina's 1st Congressional District Election Results, 1942

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	L. Mendel Rivers (incumbent)	5,452	100.0	+1.7
Majority			5,452	100.0	+3.3
Turnout			5,452
	Democratic hold

2nd Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Hampton P. Fulmer of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1921, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.

General election results

South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District Election Results, 1942

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Hampton P. Fulmer (incumbent)	4,448	100.0	+1.4
Majority			4,448	100.0	+2.8
Turnout			4,448
	Democratic hold

3rd Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Butler B. Hare of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1939, defeated former Representative John C. Taylor in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic Primary
Candidate	Votes	%
Butler B. Hare	26,280	61.8
John C. Taylor	16,227	38.2

General election results

South Carolina's 3rd Congressional District Election Results, 1942

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Butler B. Hare (incumbent)	3,201	100.0	+0.7
Majority			3,201	100.0	+1.4
Turnout			3,201
	Democratic hold

4th Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Joseph R. Bryson of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1939, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.

General election results

South Carolina's 4th Congressional District Election Results, 1942

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Joseph R. Bryson (incumbent)	4,228	100.0	+2.7
Majority			4,228	100.0	+5.4
Turnout			4,228
	Democratic hold

5th Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congressman James P. Richards of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1933, defeated G.F. Patton in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic Primary
Candidate	Votes	%
James P. Richards	24,519	72.4
G.F. Patton	9,337	27.6

General election results

South Carolina's 5th Congressional District Election Results, 1942

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	James P. Richards (incumbent)	3,122	100.0	+0.8
Majority			3,122	100.0	+1.6
Turnout			3,122
	Democratic hold

6th Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congressman John L. McMillan of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1939, won the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic Primary
Candidate	Votes	%
John L. McMillan	29,629	67.8
C.T. McDonald	11,495	26.3
Fred W. Willis	2,580	5.9

General election results

South Carolina's 6th Congressional District Election Results, 1942

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John L. McMillan (incumbent)	2,905	100.0	+1.0
Majority			2,905	100.0	+2.0
Turnout			2,905
	Democratic hold

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections, 1942
• United States Senate election in South Carolina, 1942
• South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1942
• South Carolina's congressional districts

References

• "Supplemental Report of the Secretary of State to the General Assembly of South Carolina." Reports and Resolutions of South Carolina to the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina. Volume I. Columbia, SC: 1943, pp. 6–8.