1908 United States House of Representatives elections
District Incumbent Party First elected Result Candidates
South Carolina 1 George Swinton Legaré Democratic 1902 Incumbent re-elected Y George Swinton Legaré ( Democratic ) 90.1% Aaron P. Prioleau ( Republican ) 9.9%
South Carolina 2 James O ' H . Patterson Democratic 1904 Incumbent re-elected Y James O ' H . Patterson ( Democratic ) 99.3% Isaac Myers ( Republican ) 0.7%
South Carolina 3 Wyatt Aiken Democratic 1902 Incumbent re-elected Y Wyatt Aiken ( Democratic ) Unopposed
South Carolina 4 Joseph T. Johnson Democratic 1900 Incumbent re-elected Y Joseph T. Johnson ( Democratic ) Unopposed
South Carolina 5 David E. Finley Democratic 1898 Incumbent re-elected Y David E. Finley ( Democratic ) Unopposed
South Carolina 6 J. Edwin Ellerbe Democratic 1904 Incumbent re-elected Y J. Edwin Ellerbe ( Democratic ) Unopposed
South Carolina 7 Asbury F. Lever Democratic 1901 ( special ) Incumbent re-elected Y Asbury F. Lever ( Democratic ) 90.9% AR . H. Richardson ( Republican ) 9.1%
South Carolina
Main article : 1908 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
Elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1908 were held for members of the 61st Congress, coinciding with the 1908 presidential election, which William Howard Taft won. Taft was not as popular as his predecessor, Theodore Roosevelt, but won with Roosevelt's backing, and his Republican Party lost only a handful of seats to the opposition Democrats. Without any striking national issues, the Republicans were able to remain in control. Regional issues led to some changes in House membership, but new Democrats who were elected by dissatisfied industrial workers were balanced out by new Republicans who gained seats in districts with a strong middle class presence.