The 1904 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 8, 1904 to elect seven representatives Representatives for one 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.
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.
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Wyatt Aiken of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1903, defeated I.H. McCalla in the Democratic primary and Republican John Scott in the general election.
Democratic primary[]
Democratic primary
Candidate
Votes
%
Wyatt Aiken
11,119
61.7
I.H. McCalla
6,909
38.3
General election results[]
South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election results, 1904
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Democratic
Wyatt Aiken (incumbent)
7,659
98.2
-0.7
Republican
John Scott
142
1.8
+0.7
No party
Write-Ins
1
0.0
0.0
Majority
7,517
96.4
-1.4
Turnout
7,802
Democratichold
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[]
South Carolina's 4th congressional district election results, 1904
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Democratic
Joseph T. Johnson (incumbent)
8,516
97.5
-1.2
Republican
J.D. Adams
219
2.5
+1.2
Majority
8,297
95.0
-2.4
Turnout
8,735
Democratichold
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[]
Democratic primary
Candidate
Votes
%
David E. Finley
9,823
62.8
T. Yancey Williams
5,809
37.2
General election results[]
South Carolina's 5th congressional district election results, 1904
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Democratic
David E. Finley (incumbent)
7,828
98.5
-0.8
Republican
C.P. White
121
1.5
+0.8
Majority
7,707
97.0
-1.6
Turnout
7,949
Democratichold
6th congressional district[]
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Robert B. Scarborough of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1901, opted to retire. J. Edwin Ellerbe, brother of former South Carolina GovernorWilliam Haselden Ellerbe, won the Democratic primary and defeated Republican E.H. Deas in the general election.
Democratic primary[]
Democratic primary
Candidate
Votes
%
J. Willard Ragsdale
4,923
30.1
J. Edwin Ellerbe
4,808
29.4
James Norton
4,205
25.7
George W. Dargan
2,425
14.8
Democratic primary runoff
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
J. Edwin Ellerbe
7,735
57.4
+28.0
J. Willard Ragsdale
5,730
42.6
+12.5
General election results[]
South Carolina's 6th congressional district election results, 1904
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Democratic
J. Edwin Ellerbe
8,353
95.8
-4.2
Republican
E.H. Deas
370
4.2
+4.2
Majority
7,983
91.6
-8.4
Turnout
8,723
Democratichold
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[]
South Carolina's 7th congressional district election results, 1904
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Democratic
Asbury F. Lever (incumbent)
8,726
93.8
-2.4
Republican
C.C. Jacobs
563
6.0
+2.2
No party
Write-Ins
16
0.2
+0.2
Majority
8,163
87.8
-4.6
Turnout
9,305
Democratichold
See also[]
United States House of Representatives elections, 1904
Jordan, Frank E. The primary State: A History of the Democratic Party in South Carolina, 1876-1962. 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.