The 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 5, 1968, to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary elections were held on June 11 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on June 25. All five incumbents who ran were re-elected and the open seat in the 5th district was retained by the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation remained five Democrats and one Republican.
1st congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman L. Mendel Rivers of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1941, defeated black attorney George A. Payton, Jr. in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election. Charleston County Republican Party chairman James B. Edwards was prepared to run in the general election had George A. Payton, Jr. won the Democratic primary.Ravenel, pp. 197-198
Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% L. Mendel Rivers 65,817 77.7 George A. Payton, Jr. 18,933 22.3
General election results
| colspan=5 |Democratic hold
2nd congressional district Incumbent Republican Congressman Albert Watson of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1963, defeated Democratic challenger Frank K. Sloan.
General election results
| colspan=5 |Republican hold
3rd congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman William Jennings Bryan Dorn of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1951, defeated Republican challenger John Grisso.
General election results
| colspan=5 |Democratic hold
4th congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman Robert T. Ashmore of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1953, opted to retire. James R. Mann won the Democratic primary and defeated Republican challenger Charles Bradshaw in the general election.
Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% James R. Mann 17,035 31.7 E.C. Burnett, Jr. 15,089 28.1 Nick A. Theodore 14,361 26.7 Leo Hill 7,218 13.4
Democratic primary runoffCandidateVotes%±% James R. Mann 23,923 56.9 +25.2 E.C. Burnett, Jr. 18,107 43.1 +15.0
General election results
| colspan=5 |Democratic hold
5th congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman Thomas S. Gettys of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1964, defeated Fred R. Sheheen in the Democratic primary and Republican Hugh J. Boyd in the general election.
Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% Thomas S. Gettys 53,448 72.9 Fred R. Sheheen 19,890 27.1
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, defeated Richard G. Dusenbury in the Democratic primary and Republican Ray Harris in the general election.
Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% John L. McMillan 47,611 65.9 Richard G. Dusenbury 24,679 34.1
General election results
| colspan=5 |Democratic hold
See also United States House elections, 1968 United States Senate election in South Carolina, 1968 South Carolina's congressional districts
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