The 1954 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 2, 1954 to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary elections were held on July 13. All six incumbents were re-elected and the composition of the state delegation remained solely Democratic.
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All 6 South Carolina seats to the United States House of Representatives | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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District results
Democratic
90–100%
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Incumbent Democratic Congressman L. Mendel Rivers of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1941, defeated Republican challenger Mrs. John E. Messervy.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | L. Mendel Rivers (incumbent) | 33,402 | 97.7 | -2.3 | |
Republican | Mrs. John E. Messervy | 769 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
No party | Write-Ins | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
Majority | 32,633 | 95.4 | -4.6 | ||
Turnout | 34,172 | ||||
Democratic hold |
Incumbent Democratic Congressman John J. Riley of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1951, defeated Republican challenger I.S. Leevy.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | John J. Riley (incumbent) | 44,484 | 97.7 | -2.3 | |
Republican | I.S. Leevy | 1,054 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
No party | Write-Ins | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
Majority | 43,430 | 95.4 | -4.6 | ||
Turnout | 45,539 | ||||
Democratic hold |
Incumbent Democratic Congressman William Jennings Bryan Dorn of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1951, defeated Republican challenger C.M. Smith.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | William J.B. Dorn (incumbent) | 30,790 | 99.3 | +5.5 | |
Republican | C.M. Smith | 199 | 0.6 | -5.4 | |
No party | Write-Ins | 24 | 0.1 | -0.1 | |
Majority | 30,591 | 98.7 | |||
Turnout | 31,013 | ||||
Democratic hold |
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Robert T. Ashmore of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1953, defeated Republican challenger Lena Bellotte.
Democratic primary | ||
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Candidate | Votes | % |
Robert T. Ashmore | 30,182 | 62.4 |
Charles C. Moore | 18,222 | 37.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Robert T. Ashmore (incumbent) | 43,857 | 99.2 | -0.8 | |
Republican | Lena Bellotte | 342 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 43,515 | 98.4 | -1.6 | ||
Turnout | 44,199 | ||||
Democratic hold |
Incumbent Democratic Congressman James P. Richards of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1933, defeated Wade S. Weatherford in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.
Democratic primary | ||
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Candidate | Votes | % |
James P. Richards | 35,019 | 65.4 |
Wade S. Weatherford | 18,537 | 34.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | James P. Richards (incumbent) | 26,950 | 100.0 | +6.1 | |
No party | Write-Ins | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
Majority | 26,949 | 100.0 | +12.2 | ||
Turnout | 26,951 | ||||
Democratic hold |
Incumbent Democratic Congressman John L. McMillan of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1939, defeated Republican challenger Vernon Johnson.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | John L. McMillan (incumbent) | 31,141 | 98.9 | -1.1 | |
Republican | Vernon Johnson | 347 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
No party | Write-Ins | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
Majority | 30,794 | 97.8 | -2.2 | ||
Turnout | 31,492 | ||||
Democratic hold |