South Carolina's 4th congressional district special election, 1953

frame|300px|right|South Carolina Congressional Districts, 1952 to 1960

The 1953 South Carolina 4th congressional district special election was held on June 2, 1953 to select a Representative for the 4th congressional district to serve out the remainder of the term for the 83rd Congress. The special election resulted from the death of Representative Joseph R. Bryson on March 10, 1953. Robert T. Ashmore emerged as the winner in a crowded field of Democrats.

General election campaign

The South Carolina Democratic Party decided to forgo a primary election so the general election held on June 2 featured a crowded field of six Democrats. The South Carolina Republican Party was nothing more than a patronage institution at the time and it had no chance to win the seat so no Republican filed for the election. Robert T. Ashmore, a solicitor from Greenville, prevailed over Spartanburg State Senator Charles C. Moore.

Election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Robert T. Ashmore
votes = 12,766
percentage = 44.2
change = N/AElection box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Charles C. Moore
votes = 10,679
percentage = 36.9
change = N/AElection box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Robert Wasson
votes = 3,122
percentage = 10.8
change = N/AElection box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = F.M. Easterlin
votes = 1,562
percentage = 5.4
change = N/AElection box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John F. Barry
votes = 499
percentage = 1.7
change = N/AElection box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Clement L. McEachern
votes = 285
percentage = 1.0
change = N/AElection box majority
votes = 2,087
percentage = 7.3
change = N/AElection box turnout
votes = 28,913
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Democratic hold
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ee also

*South Carolina's 4th congressional district

References

*cite news |title= Ashmore Wins Rep. Bryson's House Seat |work= The News and Courier |date= 3 June 1953 |page= 5A
*"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: 1954, p. 173.