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1974 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

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election_name	1974 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
country	South Carolina
type	legislative
ongoing	no
previous_election	1972 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
previous_year	1972
next_election	1976 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
next_year	1976
seats_for_election	All 6 South Carolina seats to the United States House of Representatives
election_date
party1	Democratic Party (United States)
last_election1	4
seats1	5
seat_change1	1
party2	Republican Party (United States)
last_election2	2
seats2	1
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map_image	File:1974 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina.svg
map_caption	District results

Democratic Republican The 1974 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 5, 1974, to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary elections were held on July 16 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on July 30. Three incumbents were re-elected, Democrat John Jenrette defeated incumbent Republican Edward Lunn Young in the 6th district and the two open seats in the 3rd and 5th districts were retained by the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation after the elections was five Democrats and one Republican.

1st congressional district

Davis:
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Mendel Jackson Davis of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1971, defeated Republican challenger George B. Rast.

General election results

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2nd congressional district

Spence:

Perry:
Incumbent Republican Congressman Floyd Spence of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1971, defeated Democratic challenger Matthew J. Perry.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary	Candidate	Votes	%
Matthew J. Perry	31,360	57.5
Cole Blease Graham	23,189	42.5

General election results

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3rd congressional district

Mace:

Mace: Incumbent Democratic Congressman William Jennings Bryan Dorn of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1951, chose to not seek re-election and instead made an unsuccessful run for governor. Butler Derrick won the Democratic primary and defeated Republican Marshall Parker in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary	Candidate	Votes
Butler Derrick	36,501	64.7
Jack M. McIntosh	13,751	24.4
George M. Jones	6,138	10.9

General election results

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4th congressional district

Mann: Incumbent Democratic Congressman James R. Mann of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1969, defeated Republican challenger Robert L. Watkins.

General election results

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5th congressional district

Holland:
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Thomas S. Gettys of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1964, opted to retire. Kenneth Lamar Holland won the Democratic primary and defeated Republican B. Len Phillips in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary	Candidate	Votes
Kenneth Lamar Holland	20,176	31.5
Frank Roddey	17,051	26.7
John Justice	11,406	17.8
Robert H. Moore	5,848	9.1
E.M. Watt	3,631	5.7
Howard J. Parnell	3,244	5.1
William S. Holler	2,648	4.1

Democratic primary runoff	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Kenneth Lamar Holland	32,549	52.2	+20.7
Frank Roddey	29,768	47.8	+21.1

General election results

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6th congressional district

Jenrette:

Young: Incumbent Republican Congressman Edward Lunn Young of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1973, was defeated in his bid for re-election by Democrat John Jenrette.

General election results

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References

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