United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1974

frame|300px|right|South Carolina Congressional Districts, 1972 to 1980

The 1974 South Carolina United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 5, 1974 to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary elections were held on July 16 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on July 30. Three incumbents were re-elected, Democrat John Jenrette defeated incumbent Republican Edward Lunn Young in the 6th district and the two open seats in the 3rd and 5th districts were retained by the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation after the elections was five Democrats and one Republicans.

1st Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Mendel Jackson Davis of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1971, defeated Republican challenger George B. Rast.

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Mendel J. Davis (incumbent)
votes = 60,142
percentage = 72.2
change = +17.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = George B. Rast
votes = 22,000
percentage = 26.4
change = -19.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Charles Amaker
votes = 673
percentage = 0.8
change = +0.8Election box candidate
party = United Citizens Party
candidate = Benjamin Frasier, Jr.
votes = 509
percentage = 0.6
change = +0.6Election box majority
votes = 38,142
percentage = 45.8
change = +37.2Election box turnout
votes = 83,324
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Democratic hold
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2nd Congressional District

Incumbent Republican Congressman Floyd Spence of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1971, defeated Democratic challenger Matthew J. Perry.

Democratic primary

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Kenneth Lamar Holland
votes = 47,617
percentage = 61.4
change = +0.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = B. Len Phillips
votes = 29,294
percentage = 37.8
change = -1.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = James B. Sumner
votes = 637
percentage = 0.8
change = +0.8Election box majority
votes = 18,323
percentage = 23.6
change = +1.8Election box turnout
votes = 77,548
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Democratic hold
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6th Congressional District

Incumbent Republican Congressman Edward Lunn Young of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1973, was defeated in his bid for re-election by Democrat John Jenrette.

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John Jenrette
votes = 45,396
percentage = 52.0
change = +5.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Edward Lunn Young (incumbent)
votes = 41,982
percentage = 48.0
change = -5.4Election box majority
votes = 3,414
percentage = 4.0
change = -2.8Election box turnout
votes = 87,378
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Democratic gain from Republican
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ee also

*United States House elections, 1974
*United States Senate election in South Carolina, 1974
*South Carolina's congressional districts

References

*cite book | last = State Election Commission | title = Report of the South Carolina State Election Commission | year = 1975 | publisher = State Election Commission | location = Columbia, SC | pages = pp. 38-39, 446-447