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1946 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

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election_name	1946 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
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previous_election	1944 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
previous_year	1944
next_election	1948 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
next_year	1948
seats_for_election	All 6 South Carolina seats to the United States House of Representatives
election_date	{{cite web
url	https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1946election.pdf	title=Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1946
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Democratic The 1946 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 5, 1946, to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. Five incumbents were re-elected, but Butler B. Hare of the 3rd congressional district was defeated in the Democratic primary by W.J. Bryan Dorn. The seat remained with the Democrats and the composition of the state delegation remained solely Democratic.

1st congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman L. Mendel Rivers of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1941, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.

General election results

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2nd congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman John J. Riley of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1945, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.

General election results

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3rd congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Butler B. Hare of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1939, was defeated in the Democratic primary by W.J. Bryan Dorn who was unopposed in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary	Candidate	Votes	%
W.J. Bryan Dorn	31,164	61.6
Butler B. Hare	19,423	38.4

General election results

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4th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Joseph R. Bryson of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1939, defeated Charles C. Moore in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary	Candidate	Votes	%
Joseph R. Bryson	28,232	58.3
Charles C. Moore	20,208	41.7

General election results

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5th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman James P. Richards of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1933, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.

General election results

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6th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman John L. McMillan of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1939, won the Democratic primary and defeated Progressive Party candidate James E. Prioleau in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary	Candidate	Votes
John L. McMillan	35,494	68.4
G. Stanley Bryant	14,307	27.5
Wendell J. Holbert	2,117	4.1

General election results

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References

"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 I. Columbia, SC: 1947, pp. 5–7.

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