1950 United States House of Representatives elections
District Incumbent Party First elected Result Candidates
South Carolina 1 L. Mendel Rivers Democratic 1940 Incumbent re-elected Y L. Mendel Rivers ( Democratic ) Unopposed
South Carolina 2 Hugo S. Sims Jr Democratic 1948 Incumbent lost renomination . New member elected . Democratic hold Y John J. Riley ( Democratic ) Unopposed
South Carolina 3 James Butler Hare Democratic 1948 Incumbent lost renomination . New member elected . Democratic hold Y William Jennings Bryan Dorn ( Democratic ) Unopposed
South Carolina 4 Joseph R. Bryson Democratic 1938 Incumbent re-elected Y Joseph R. Bryson ( Democratic ) Unopposed
South Carolina 5 James P. Richards Democratic 1932 Incumbent re-elected Y James P. Richards ( Democratic ) Unopposed
South Carolina 6 John L. McMillan Democratic 1938 Incumbent re-elected Y John L. McMillan ( Democratic ) Unopposed
South Carolina
Main article : 1950 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina See also : List of United States Representatives from South Carolina
The 1950 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1950 which occurred in the middle of President Harry Truman's second term. As the Korean War began and Truman's personal popularity plummeted for a second time during his presidency, his Democratic Party lost a net 28 seats to the Republican Party. This was the first election since 1908 where no third parties acquired any seats in the House.