The 1914 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 3, 1914 to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary elections were held on August 25 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on September 8. All seven incumbents were re-elected and the composition of the state delegation remained solely Democratic.
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Richard S. Whaley of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1913, defeated E.J. Dennis in the Democratic primary and two minor candidates in the general election.
Democratic primary[]
Democratic primary
Candidate
Votes
%
Richard S. Whaley
7,081
58.0
E.J. Dennis
5,136
42.0
General election results[]
South Carolina's 1st congressional district election results, 1914
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Democratic
Richard S. Whaley (incumbent)
3,018
98.5
+1.3
Republican
Aaron P. Prioleau
30
1.0
-0.8
Socialist
William Eberhard
15
0.5
-0.5
Majority
2,988
97.5
+2.1
Turnout
3,063
Democratichold
2nd congressional district[]
Incumbent Democratic Congressman James F. Byrnes of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1911, defeated C.M. Mixon in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.
Democratic primary[]
Democratic primary
Candidate
Votes
%
James F. Byrnes
11,620
81.6
C.M. Mixon
2,627
18.4
General election results[]
South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election results, 1914
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Democratic
James F. Byrnes (incumbent)
4,688
100.0
0.0
Majority
4,688
100.0
0.0
Turnout
4,688
Democratichold
3rd congressional district[]
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Wyatt Aiken of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1903, won the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.
Democratic primary[]
Democratic primary
Candidate
Votes
%
Wyatt Aiken
11,079
48.7
Frederick H. Dominick
8,170
35.9
John A. Horton
2,648
11.6
F.S. Evans
867
3.8
Democratic primary runoff
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Wyatt Aiken
11,591
58.6
+9.9
Frederick H. Dominick
8,189
41.4
+5.5
General election results[]
South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election results, 1914
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Democratic
Wyatt Aiken (incumbent)
4,521
100.0
0.0
Majority
4,521
100.0
0.0
Turnout
4,521
Democratichold
4th congressional district[]
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Joseph T. Johnson of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1901, won the Democratic primary and defeated two minor candidates in the general election.
Democratic primary[]
Democratic primary
Candidate
Votes
%
Joseph T. Johnson
12,378
64.4
Samuel J. Nicholls
5,717
29.8
Thomas C. Duncan
1,113
5.8
General election results[]
South Carolina's 4th congressional district election results, 1914
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Democratic
Joseph T. Johnson (incumbent)
6,175
99.5
-0.5
Republican
J.W. Sexton
22
0.3
+0.3
Socialist
M.I. Ellenberg
11
0.2
+0.2
Majority
6,153
99.2
-0.8
Turnout
6,208
Democratichold
5th congressional district[]
Incumbent Democratic Congressman David E. Finley of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1899, defeated W.F. Stevenson in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.
Democratic primary[]
Democratic primary
Candidate
Votes
%
David E. Finley
9,885
54.2
W.F. Stevenson
8,344
45.8
General election results[]
South Carolina's 5th congressional district election results, 1914
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Democratic
David E. Finley (incumbent)
5,180
100.0
0.0
Majority
5,180
100.0
0.0
Turnout
5,180
Democratichold
6th congressional district[]
Incumbent Democratic Congressman J. Willard Ragsdale of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1913, won the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.
Democratic primary[]
Democratic primary
Candidate
Votes
%
J. Willard Ragsdale
11,077
57.5
J. Edwin Ellerbe
5,933
30.8
A.L. Hamer
2,247
11.7
General election results[]
South Carolina's 6th congressional district election results, 1914
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Democratic
J. Willard Ragsdale (incumbent)
4,263
100.0
0.0
Majority
4,263
100.0
0.0
Turnout
4,263
Democratichold
7th congressional district[]
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Asbury Francis Lever of the 7th congressional district, in office since 1901, defeated two minor candidates in the general election.
General election results[]
South Carolina's 7th congressional district election results, 1914
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Democratic
Asbury F. Lever (incumbent)
5,232
95.1
-3.3
Republican
I.S. Leevy
224
4.1
+2.5
Socialist
George F. Lee
45
0.8
+0.8
Majority
5,008
91.0
-5.8
Turnout
5,501
Democratichold
See also[]
United States House of Representatives elections, 1914
Jordan, Frank E. The Primary State: A History of the Democratic Party in South Carolina, 1876-1962. pp. 98, 101, 105, 110, 114, 119.
"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 IV. Columbia, SC: 1915, p. 338.