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1968 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

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South Carolina congressional districts, 1962 to 1970

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The 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 5, 1968, to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary elections were held on June 11 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on June 25. All five incumbents who ran were re-elected and the open seat in the 5th district was retained by the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation remained five Democrats and one Republican.

1st congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman L. Mendel Rivers of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1941, defeated black attorney George A. Payton, Jr. in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election. Charleston County Republican Party chairman James B. Edwards was prepared to run in the general election had George A. Payton, Jr. won the Democratic primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary	Candidate	Votes	%
L. Mendel Rivers	65,817	77.7
George A. Payton, Jr.	18,933	22.3

General election results

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2nd congressional district

Incumbent Republican Congressman Albert Watson of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1963, defeated Democratic challenger Frank K. Sloan.

General election results

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3rd congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman William Jennings Bryan Dorn of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1951, defeated Republican challenger John Grisso.

General election results

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4th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Robert T. Ashmore of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1953, opted to retire. James R. Mann won the Democratic primary and defeated Republican challenger Charles Bradshaw in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary	Candidate	Votes
James R. Mann	17,035	31.7
E.C. Burnett, Jr.	15,089	28.1
Nick A. Theodore	14,361	26.7
Leo Hill	7,218	13.4

Democratic primary runoff	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
James R. Mann	23,923	56.9	+25.2
E.C. Burnett, Jr.	18,107	43.1	+15.0

General election results

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5th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Thomas S. Gettys of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1964, defeated Fred R. Sheheen in the Democratic primary and Republican Hugh J. Boyd in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary	Candidate	Votes	%
Thomas S. Gettys	53,448	72.9
Fred R. Sheheen	19,890	27.1

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, defeated Richard G. Dusenbury in the Democratic primary and Republican Ray Harris in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary	Candidate	Votes	%
John L. McMillan	47,611	65.9
Richard G. Dusenbury	24,679	34.1

General election results

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Notes

References

"Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1968".
Ravenel, pp. 197-198

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