United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1938

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

The 1938 South Carolina United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 8, 1938 to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary elections were held on August 30 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on September 13. Three incumbents were re-elected, but two incumbents were defeated in the Democratoc primary. The three open seats were retained by the Democrats and the composition of the state delegation thus remained solely Democratic.

1st Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Thomas S. McMillan of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1925, defeated A. Russell McGowan in the Democratic primary and Republican B.L. Hendrix in the general election.

Democratic primary

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Joseph R. Bryson
votes = 8,995
percentage = 99.4
change = +0.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = H.A. Costner
votes = 58
percentage = 0.6
change = -0.5Election box majority
votes = 8,937
percentage = 98.8
change = +0.5Election box turnout
votes = 9,053
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Democratic hold
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5th Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congressman James P. Richards of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1933, defeated Republican challenger A.B. McCraw.

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = James P. Richards (incumbent)
votes = 6,191
percentage = 99.8
change = +0.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = A.B. McCraw
votes = 13
percentage = 0.2
change = -0.6Election box majority
votes = 6,178
percentage = 99.6
change = +1.1Election box turnout
votes = 6,204
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Democratic hold
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6th Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congresswoman Elizabeth Hawley Gasque of the 6th congressional district succeeded her husband, Allard H. Gasque, in office upon his death in 1938 and she did not seek re-election. John L. McMillan won the Democratic primary and defeated Republican W.S. Thompson in the general election.

Democratic primary

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John L. McMillan
votes = 5,707
percentage = 99.2
change = -0.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = W.S. Thompson
votes = 48
percentage = 0.8
change = +0.1Election box majority
votes = 5,659
percentage = 98.4
change = -0.4Election box turnout
votes = 5,755
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Democratic hold
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ee also

*United States House of Representatives elections, 1938
*United States Senate election in South Carolina, 1938
*South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1938
*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, 120, 124
*"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: 1939, pp. 7-9.