The 1954 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 2, 1954, to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary elections were held on July 13. All six incumbents were re-elected and the composition of the state delegation remained solely Democratic.

1st congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman L. Mendel Rivers of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1941, defeated Republican challenger Mrs. John E. Messervy.

General election results

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2nd congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman John J. Riley of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1951, defeated Republican challenger I.S. Leevy.

General election results

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3rd congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman William Jennings Bryan Dorn of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1951, defeated Republican challenger C.M. Smith.

General election results

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4th congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman Robert T. Ashmore of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1953, defeated Republican challenger Lena Bellotte.

Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% Robert T. Ashmore 30,182 62.4 Charles C. Moore 18,222 37.6

General election results

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5th congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman James P. Richards of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1933, defeated Wade S. Weatherford in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.

Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% James P. Richards 35,019 65.4 Wade S. Weatherford 18,537 34.6

General election results

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6th congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman John L. McMillan of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1939, defeated Republican challenger Vernon Johnson.

General election results

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See also United States House of Representatives elections, 1954 United States Senate election in South Carolina, 1954 South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1954 South Carolina's congressional districts

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