1918 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

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.

1st congressional district

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
	Democratic hold

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
	Democratic hold

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
	Democratic hold

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
	Democratic hold

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
	Democratic hold

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
	Democratic hold

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
	Democratic hold

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.