United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1940

frame|300px|right|South Carolina Congressional Districts, 1932 to 1940

The 1940 South Carolina United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 5, 1940 to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. All five incumbents who ran were re-elected and the open seat in the 1st congressional district was retained by the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation thus remained solely Democratic.

1st Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congresswoman Clara G. McMillan of the 1st congressional district succeeded her husband, Thomas S. McMillan, in office upon his death in 1939. She did not seek re-election and L. Mendel Rivers defeated Alfred von Kolnitz in the Democratic primary and Republican Mrs. John E. Messervy in the general election.

Democratic primary

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Butler B. Hare (incumbent)
votes = 15,977
percentage = 99.3
change = -0.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = A.F. Ernest
votes = 108
percentage = 0.7
change = +0.3Election box majority
votes = 15,869
percentage = 98.6
change = -0.6Election box turnout
votes = 16,085
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Democratic hold
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4th Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Joseph R. Bryson of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1939, defeated Virgil Evans in the Democratic primary and Republican J.D. McCullough in the general election.

Democratic primary

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John L. McMillan (incumbent)
votes = 12,074
percentage = 99.0
change = -0.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = C.B. Ruffin
votes = 123
percentage = 1.0
change = +0.2Election box majority
votes = 11,951
percentage = 98.0
change = -0.4Election box turnout
votes = 12,197
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Democratic hold
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ee also

*United States House of Representatives elections, 1940
*South Carolina's congressional districts

References

*cite book | last = Jordan | first = Frank E | title = The Primary State: A History of the Democratic Party in South Carolina, 1876-1962 | pages = pp. 99, 106, 111, 116, 120, 125
*"Supplemental Report of the Secretary of State to the General Assembly of South Carolina." "Report of the State Officers Boards and Committees to the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina". Volume I. Columbia, SC: 1941, pp. 7-9.