United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1928

The 1928 South Carolina United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 6, 1928 to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. All seven incumbents were re-elected and the composition of the state delegation remained solely Democratic.

1st Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Thomas S. McMillan of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1925, won the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic Primary
Candidate	Votes	%
Thomas S. McMillan	8,379	63.8
I. Shep Hutto	3,756	28.6
James DeTreville	567	4.3
Patrick H. Kennedy	427	3.3

General election results

South Carolina's 1st Congressional District Election Results, 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Thomas S. McMillan (incumbent)	8,469	100.0	0.0
Majority			8,469	100.0	0.0
Turnout			8,469
	Democratic hold

2nd Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Butler B. Hare of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1925, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.

General election results

South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District Election Results, 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Butler B. Hare (incumbent)	7,648	100.0	0.0
Majority			7,648	100.0	0.0
Turnout			7,648
	Democratic hold

3rd Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Frederick H. Dominick of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1917, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.

General election results

South Carolina's 3rd Congressional District Election Results, 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Frederick H. Dominick (incumbent)	10,917	100.0	0.0
Majority			10,917	100.0	0.0
Turnout			10,917
	Democratic hold

4th Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congressman John J. McSwain of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1921, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.

General election results

South Carolina's 4th Congressional District Election Results, 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John J. McSwain (incumbent)	8,873	100.0	0.0
Majority			8,873	100.0	0.0
Turnout			8,873
	Democratic hold

5th Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congressman William F. Stevenson of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1917, defeated Zeb V. Davidson in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic Primary
Candidate	Votes	%
William F. Stevenson	13,810	60.5
Zeb V. Davidson	9,023	39.5

General election results

South Carolina's 5th Congressional District Election Results, 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	William F. Stevenson (incumbent)	8,911	100.0	0.0
Majority			8,911	100.0	0.0
Turnout			8,911
	Democratic hold

6th Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Allard H. Gasque of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1923, won the Democratic primary and was unopposed in his bid for re-election.

Democratic primary

Democratic Primary
Candidate	Votes	%
Allard H. Gasque	14,780	71.0
Earl Ellerbe	3,259	15.6
Joel I. Allen	2,793	13.4

General election results

South Carolina's 6th Congressional District Election Results, 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Allard H. Gasque (incumbent)	7,757	100.0	0.0
Majority			7,757	100.0	0.0
Turnout			7,757
	Democratic hold

7th Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Hampton P. Fulmer of the 7th congressional district, in office since 1921, defeated Ernest M. Dupre in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic Primary
Candidate	Votes	%
Hampton P. Fulmer	14,956	67.4
Ernest M. Dupre	7,241	32.6

General election results

South Carolina's 7th Congressional District Election Results, 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Hampton P. Fulmer (incumbent)	8,772	100.0	0.0
Majority			8,772	100.0	0.0
Turnout			8,772
	Democratic hold

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections, 1928
• South Carolina's congressional districts

References

• "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: 1929, pp. 53–55.