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1908 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina


The 1908 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 3, 1908, to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. All seven incumbents were re-elected and the composition of the state delegation remained solely Democratic.

Incumbent Democratic Congressman George Swinton Legaré of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1903, defeated Republican challenger Aaron P. Prioleau.

PartyCandidateVotes%.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}±%
Democratic5,75990.1−9.2
Republican6319.9+9.2
5,12880.2−18.4
6,390
Democratic hold

Incumbent Democratic Congressman James O'H. Patterson of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1905, defeated W.S. Smith in the Democratic primary and Republican Isaac C. Myers in the general election.

Democratic primary
James O'H. Patterson8,87577.4
W.S. Smith2,59322.6
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic8,44099.3+4.0
Republican580.7−4.0
8,38298.6+8.0
8,498
Democratic hold

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Wyatt Aiken of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1903, defeated Julius E. Boggs in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.

Democratic primary
Wyatt Aiken5,30454.0
Julius E. Boggs4,52646.0
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic10,274100.00.0
10,274100.00.0
10,274
Democratic hold

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Joseph T. Johnson of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1901, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic10,806100.0+1.3
10,806100.0+2.2
10,806
Democratic hold

Incumbent Democratic Congressman David E. Finley of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1899, won the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.

Democratic primary
David E. Finley6,57245.4
T. Bothwell Butler4,33330.0
William P. Pollock3,55324.6
Democratic primary runoff
David E. Finley8,05158.1+12.7
T. Bothwell Butler5,81641.9+11.9
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic9,468100.00.0
9,468100.00.0
9,468
Democratic hold

Incumbent Democratic Congressman J. Edwin Ellerbe of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1901, won the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.

Democratic primary
J. Edwin Ellerbe8,02545.1
J. Willard Ragsdale4,09123.0
P.A. Hodges2,80315.8
James R. Coggeshall1,90010.7
W. Murchison9645.4
Democratic primary runoff
J. Edwin Ellerbe9,60857.2+12.1
J. Willard Ragsdale7,20342.8+19.8
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic9,035100.00.0
9,035100.00.0
9,035
Democratic hold

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

PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic9,95090.9−6.7
Republican9989.1+6.7
8,95281.8−13.4
10,948
Democratic hold
  • United States House of Representatives elections, 1908

  • South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1908

  • South Carolina's congressional districts

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  • "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 III. Columbia, SC: 1909, pp. 154–155.

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