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1962 South Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1962 South Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election?

Robert Hemphill won the 1962 South Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election. Robert Hemphill received 28,989 popular votes (93.91%). The main challenger was Robert M Doster (6.03%).

See the full head-to-head between Hemphill and Doster

Hemphill +87.9 pts · won by 27,128 votes
Robert HemphillDemocraticWINNER93.91%
28,989 votes
Robert M DosterRepublican6.03%
1,861 votes
John Doeunknown0.01%
3 votes
C H Zempunknown0.01%
2 votes
Frank Rabonunknown0.01%
2 votes
E B Barfieldunknown0%
1 votes
Frank Humphriesunknown0%
1 votes
George F Colemanunknown0%
1 votes
John C Westunknown0%
1 votes
Burdunknown0%
1 votes
J E Wilsonunknown0%
1 votes
Frank Rectorunknown0%
1 votes
Kirbyunknown0%
1 votes
Dosierunknown0%
1 votes
Roland Goodaleunknown0%
1 votes
Roy F Mertzunknown0%
1 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.