The 1918 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 5, 1918 to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary elections were held on August 27 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on September 10. 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, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.
General election results[]
South Carolina's 1st congressional district election results, 1918
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Democratic
Richard S. Whaley (incumbent)
2,328
100.0
+4.6
Majority
2,328
100.0
+9.2
Turnout
2,328
Democratichold
2nd congressional district[]
Incumbent Democratic Congressman James F. Byrnes of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1911, won the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.
Democratic primary[]
Democratic primary
Candidate
Votes
%
James F. Byrnes
7,266
56.9
Gasper L. Toole
3,212
25.1
Theodore G. Croft
1,330
10.4
N.G. Evans
974
7.6
General election results[]
South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election results, 1918
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Democratic
James F. Byrnes (incumbent)
3,155
100.0
+1.5
Majority
3,155
100.0
+3.0
Turnout
3,155
Democratichold
3rd congressional district[]
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Frederick H. Dominick of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1917, defeated Wyatt Aiken in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.
Democratic primary[]
Democratic primary
Candidate
Votes
%
Frederick H. Dominick
9,596
51.1
Wyatt Aiken
9,166
48.9
General election results[]
South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election results, 1918
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Democratic
Frederick H. Dominick (incumbent)
3,701
100.0
0.0
Majority
3,701
100.0
0.0
Turnout
3,701
Democratichold
4th congressional district[]
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Samuel J. Nicholls of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1915, won the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.
Democratic primary[]
Democratic primary
Candidate
Votes
%
Samuel J. Nicholls
9,651
46.4
Horace L. Bomar
5,743
27.6
D.B. Traxler
5,396
26.0
Democratic primary runoff
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Samuel J. Nicholls
9,376
51.1
+4.7
Horace L. Bomar
8,970
48.9
+21.3
General election results[]
South Carolina's 4th congressional district election results, 1918
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Democratic
Samuel J. Nicholls (incumbent)
4,069
100.0
+0.6
Majority
4,069
100.0
+1.2
Turnout
4,069
Democratichold
5th congressional district[]
Incumbent Democratic Congressman William F. Stevenson of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1917, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.
General election results[]
South Carolina's 5th congressional district election results, 1918
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Democratic
William F. Stevenson (incumbent)
3,640
100.0
0.0
Majority
3,640
100.0
0.0
Turnout
3,640
Democratichold
6th congressional district[]
Incumbent Democratic Congressman J. Willard Ragsdale of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1913, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.
General election results[]
South Carolina's 6th congressional district election results, 1918
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Democratic
J. Willard Ragsdale (incumbent)
3,626
100.0
+0.9
Majority
3,626
100.0
+1.8
Turnout
3,626
Democratichold
7th congressional district[]
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Asbury Francis Lever of the 7th congressional district, in office since 1901, won the Democratic primary and defeated Republican R.H. Richardson in the general election.
Democratic primary[]
Democratic primary
Candidate
Votes
%
Asbury Francis Lever
9,770
59.8
George Bell Timmerman
3,502
21.4
Thomas Gordon McLeod
2,127
13.0
Thomas F. Brantley
942
5.8
General election results[]
South Carolina's 7th congressional district election results, 1918
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Democratic
Asbury F. Lever (incumbent)
4,761
96.4
+2.9
Republican
R.H. Richardson
176
3.6
-2.9
Majority
4,585
92.8
+5.8
Turnout
4,937
Democratichold
See also[]
United States House of Representatives elections, 1918
South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1918
References[]
Jordan, Frank E. The Primary State: A History of the Democratic Party in South Carolina, 1876-1962. pp. 101–102, 105, 110, 123.
"Report of the Secretary of State to the General Assembly of South Carolina. Part II." Reports of State Officers Boards and Committees to the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina. Volume II. Columbia, SC: 1919, pp. 31–33.