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1948 South Carolina U.S. House District 1 Election

South Carolina · 4 candidates · See every 1948 U.S. House race

Who won the 1948 South Carolina U.S. House District 1 Election?

Lucius Rivers won the 1948 South Carolina U.S. House District 1 Election. Lucius Rivers received 24,529 popular votes (89.1%). The main challenger was W T Baggott (10.86%).

See the full head-to-head between Rivers and Baggott

Rivers +78.2 pts · won by 21,540 votes
Lucius RiversDemocraticWINNER89.1%
24,529 votes
W T BaggottRepublican10.86%
2,989 votes
B B Hareunknown0.04%
11 votes
W Edward Mooreunknown0.01%
2 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.