South Carolina Congressional Districts, 1962 to 1970
1st District
2nd District
3rd District
4th District
5th District
6th District
The 1962 South Carolina United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 6, 1962 to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary elections were held on June 12 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on June 26. All five incumbents who ran were re-elected and the open seat in the 2nd congressional district was retained by the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation thus remained solely Democratic.
1st Congressional DistrictEdit2nd Congressional District Special ElectionEdit
Incumbent Democratic Congressman John J. Riley of the 2nd congressional district died on January 1, 1962. A special election was called and his widow, Corinne Boyd Riley, won the Democratic primary on February 13 and the special election on April 10 to serve out the remainder of the term.
Democratic primaryEdit
Democratic Primary
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Corinne Boyd Riley
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10,277
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69.0
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Martha Fitzgerald
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4,607
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31.0
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General election resultsEdit
2nd Congressional DistrictEdit3rd Congressional DistrictEdit4th Congressional DistrictEdit
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Robert T. Ashmore of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1953, won the Democratic primary was unopposed in the general election.
Democratic primaryEdit
Democratic Primary
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Robert T. Ashmore
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39,334
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70.8
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James Workman
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14,131
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25.4
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Marion Tyus
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2,089
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3.8
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General election resultsEdit
5th Congressional DistrictEdit6th Congressional DistrictEdit
Incumbent Democratic Congressman John L. McMillan of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1939, defeated G. Stanley Bryant in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.
Democratic primaryEdit
Democratic Primary
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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John L. McMillan
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46,726
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81.4
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G. Stanley Bryant
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10,655
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18.6
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General election resultsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- Jordan, Frank E. The Primary State: A History of the Democratic Party in South Carolina, 1876-1962. pp. 112, 121, 125–126.
- "Report of the Secretary of State to the General Assembly of South Carolina." Reports and Resolutions of South Carolina to the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina. Volume II. Columbia, SC: 1963, p. 149.
- "Supplemental Report of the Secretary of State to the General Assembly of South Carolina." Reports and Resolutions of South Carolina to the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina. Volume II. Columbia, SC: 1963, pp. 16–17.