United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1904

frame|300px|right|South Carolina Congressional Districts, 1902 to 1906

The 1904 South Carolina United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 8, 1904 to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. All five incumbents who ran were re-elected and the open seats in the 2nd congressional district and 6th congressional district were retained by the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation thus remained solely Democratic.

1st Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congressman George Swinton Legaré of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1903, defeated two Republican challengers.

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = George S. Legaré (incumbent)
votes = 6,068
percentage = 91.3
change = -4.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = J.N. Noland
votes = 346
percentage = 5.2
change = N/AElection box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Aaron P. Prioleau
votes = 234
percentage = 3.5
change = N/AElection box majority
votes = 5,722
percentage = 86.1
change = -4.9Election box turnout
votes = 6,648
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Democratic hold
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2nd Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Theodore G. Croft of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1904, did not seek re-election. James O'H. Patterson won the Democratic primary and defeated Republican Isaac Myers in the general election.

Democratic primary

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Wyatt Aiken (incumbent)
votes = 7,659
percentage = 98.2
change = -0.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = John Scott
votes = 142
percentage = 1.8
change = +0.7Election box candidate
party = "No party"
candidate = Write-Ins
votes = 1
percentage = 0.0
change = 0.0Election box majority
votes = 7,517
percentage = 96.4
change = -1.4Election box turnout
votes = 7,802
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Democratic hold
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4th Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Joseph T. Johnson of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1901, defeated Republican challenger J.D. Adams.

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Joseph T. Johnson (incumbent)
votes = 8,516
percentage = 97.5
change = -1.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = J.D. Adams
votes = 219
percentage = 2.5
change = +1.2Election box majority
votes = 8,297
percentage = 95.0
change = -2.4Election box turnout
votes = 8,735
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Democratic hold
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5th Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congressman David E. Finley of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1899, defeated T. Yancey Williams in the Democratic primary and Republican C.P. White in the general election.

Democratic primary

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = J. Edwin Ellerbe
votes = 8,353
percentage = 95.8
change = -4.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = E.H. Deas
votes = 370
percentage = 4.2
change = +4.2Election box majority
votes = 7,983
percentage = 91.6
change = -8.4Election box turnout
votes = 8,723
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Democratic hold
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7th Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Asbury Francis Lever of the 7th congressional district, in office since 1901, defeated Republican challenger C.C. Jacobs.

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Asbury F. Lever (incumbent)
votes = 8,726
percentage = 93.8
change = -2.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = C.C. Jacobs
votes = 563
percentage = 6.0
change = +2.2Election box candidate
party = "No party"
candidate = Write-Ins
votes = 16
percentage = 0.2
change = +0.2Election box majority
votes = 8,163
percentage = 87.8
change = -4.6Election box turnout
votes = 9,305
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Democratic hold
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ee also

*United States House of Representatives elections, 1904
*South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1904
*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. 101, 104, 114, 118
*"Report of the Secretary of State to the General Assembly of South Carolina. Part II." "Reports and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina". Volume II. Columbia, SC: 1905, p. 375.