The 1942 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 3, 1942, to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. 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, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.
General election results
| colspan=5 |Democratic hold
2nd congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman Hampton P. Fulmer of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1921, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.
General election results
| colspan=5 |Democratic hold
3rd congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman Butler B. Hare of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1939, defeated former Representative John C. Taylor in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.
Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% Butler B. Hare 26,280 61.8 John C. Taylor 16,227 38.2
General election results
| colspan=5 |Democratic hold
4th congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman Joseph R. Bryson of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1939, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.
General election results
| colspan=5 |Democratic hold
5th congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman James P. Richards of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1933, defeated G.F. Patton in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.
Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% James P. Richards 24,519 72.4 G.F. Patton 9,337 27.6
General election results
| colspan=5 |Democratic hold
6th congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman John L. McMillan of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1939, won the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.
Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% John L. McMillan 29,629 67.8 C.T. McDonald 11,495 26.3 Fred W. Willis 2,580 5.9
General election results
| colspan=5 |Democratic hold
See also 1942 United States House of Representatives elections 1942 United States Senate election in South Carolina 1942 South Carolina gubernatorial election South Carolina's congressional districts
References
"Supplemental Report of the Secretary of State to the General Assembly of South Carolina." Reports and Resolutions of South Carolina to the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina. Volume I. Columbia, SC: 1943, pp. 6–8.