1922 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

The 1922 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 7, 1922, to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. Six incumbents were re-elected and the open seat in the 6th congressional district was retained by the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation thus remained solely Democratic.

1st congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman W. Turner Logan of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1921, won the Democratic primary and defeated Republican challenger S.L. Bomgren in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
Candidate	Votes	%
W. Turner Logan	10,437	54.7
I. Shep Hutto	7,363	38.6
J.B. Morrison	1,291	6.7

General election results

South Carolina's 1st congressional district election results, 1922

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	W. Turner Logan (incumbent)	5,992	94.0	+1.4
	Republican	S.L. Bomgren	383	6.0	−1.4
Majority			5,609	88.0	+2.8
Turnout			6,375
	Democratic hold

2nd congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman James F. Byrnes of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1911, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.

General election results

South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election results, 1922

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	James F. Byrnes (incumbent)	4,163	100.0	0.0
Majority			4,163	100.0	0.0
Turnout			4,163
	Democratic hold

3rd congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Frederick H. Dominick of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1917, won the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
Candidate	Votes	%
Frederick H. Dominick	14,447	63.1
Sam H. Sherrard	4,762	20.8
E.P. McCravey	3,688	16.1

General election results

South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election results, 1922

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Frederick H. Dominick (incumbent)	3,822	100.0	0.0
Majority			3,822	100.0	0.0
Turnout			3,822
	Democratic hold

4th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman John J. McSwain of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1921, defeated Republican challenger M.P. Norwood.

General election results

South Carolina's 4th congressional district election results, 1922

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John J. McSwain (incumbent)	8,346	97.3	−2.7
	Republican	M.P. Norwood	228	2.7	+2.7
Majority			8,118	94.6	−5.4
Turnout			8,574
	Democratic hold

5th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman William F. Stevenson of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1917, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.

General election results

South Carolina's 5th congressional district election results, 1922

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	William F. Stevenson (incumbent)	4,015	100.0	0.0
Majority			4,015	100.0	0.0
Turnout			4,015
	Democratic hold

6th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Philip H. Stoll of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1919, was defeated in the Democratic primary by Allard H. Gasque. He was unopposed in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
Candidate	Votes	%
Philip H. Stoll	9,938	38.8
Allard H. Gasque	7,365	28.8
Jerome F. Pate	4,261	16.7
W.R. Barringer	4,014	15.7

Democratic primary runoff
Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Allard H. Gasque	14,572	52.3	+23.5
Philip H. Stoll	13,313	47.7	+8.9

General election results

South Carolina's 6th congressional district election results, 1922

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Allard H. Gasque	3,642	100.0	0.0
Majority			3,642	100.0	0.0
Turnout			3,642
	Democratic hold

7th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Hampton P. Fulmer of the 7th congressional district, in office since 1921, won the Democratic primary and defeated Republican challenger J.C. Etheridge in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
Candidate	Votes	%
Hampton P. Fulmer	12,572	62.5
Andrew J. Bethea	3,876	19.3
John J. McMahan	3,674	18.2

General election results

South Carolina's 7th congressional district election results, 1922

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Hampton P. Fulmer (incumbent)	4,411	98.5	+6.6
	Republican	J.C. Etheridge	68	1.5	−6.6
Majority			4,343	97.0	+13.2
Turnout			4,479
	Democratic hold

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections, 1922
• South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1922
• South Carolina's congressional districts

References

• Jordan, Frank E. The Primary State: A History of the Democratic Party in South Carolina, 1876-1962. pp. 98, 105–106, 119, 123–124.
• "Report of the Secretary of State to the General Assembly of South Carolina. Part II." Reports of State Officers Boards and Committees to the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina. Volume I. Columbia, SC: 1923, pp. 58–60.