United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1912

frame|300px|right|South Carolina Congressional Districts, 1912 to 1914

The 1912 South Carolina United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 5, 1912 to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. Six incumbents were re-elected, but J. Edwin Ellerbe of the 6th congressional district was defeated in the Democratic primary. The seat was retained by the Democrats and the composition of the state delegation remained solely Democratic.

1st Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congressman George Swinton Legaré of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1903, defeated L.L. Larisey in the Democratic primary and two minor candidates in the general election.

Democratic primary

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Wyatt Aiken (incumbent)
votes = 7,458
percentage = 100.0
change = +0.1Election box candidate
party = "No party"
candidate = Write-Ins
votes = 1
percentage = 0.0
change = -0.1Election box majority
votes = 7,457
percentage = 100.0
change = +0.2Election box turnout
votes = 7,459
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Democratic hold
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4th Congressional District

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

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Joseph T. Johnson (incumbent)
votes = 7,244
percentage = 100.0
change = +1.1Election box majority
votes = 7,244
percentage = 100.0
change = +2.2Election box turnout
votes = 7,244
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Democratic hold
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5th Congressional District

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

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = David E. Finley (incumbent)
votes = 7,901
percentage = 100.0
change = 0.0Election box majority
votes = 7,901
percentage = 100.0
change = 0.0Election box turnout
votes = 7,901
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Democratic hold
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6th Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congressman J. Edwin Ellerbe of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1901, was defeated in the Democratic primary by J. Willard Ragsdale. He was unnopposed in the general election.

Democratic primary

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = J. Willard Ragsdale
votes = 6,446
percentage = 100.0
change = 0.0Election box candidate
party = "No party"
candidate = Write-Ins
votes = 1
percentage = 0.0
change = 0.0Election box majority
votes = 6,445
percentage = 100.0
change = 0.0Election box turnout
votes = 6,447
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Democratic hold
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7th Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Asbury Francis Lever of the 7th congressional district, in office since 1901, defeated Republican challenger A.D. Dantzler.

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Asbury F. Lever (incumbent)
votes = 6,660
percentage = 98.4
change = +2.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = A.D. Dantzler
votes = 105
percentage = 1.6
change = -2.7Election box majority
votes = 6,555
percentage = 96.8
change = +5.5Election box turnout
votes = 6,765
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Democratic hold
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ee also

*United States House of Representatives elections, 1912
*South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1912
*South Carolina's congressional districts

References

*cite book | last = Jordan | first = Frank E | title = The Primary State: A History of the Democratic Party in South Carolina, 1876-1962 | pages = pp. 97, 101, 105, 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 III. Columbia, SC: 1913, pp. 419-421.