Elections in South Carolina |
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The 1886 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 2, 1886 to select seven Representatives for one two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. Five incumbents were re-elected, the Republican incumbent was defeated, and the open seat was retained by the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation after the election was solely Democratic.
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Samuel Dibble of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1883, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Samuel Dibble (incumbent) | 3,315 | 99.9 | +26.4 | |
No party | Write-Ins | 2 | 0.1 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 3,313 | 99.8 | +52.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,317 | ||||
Democratic hold |
Incumbent Democratic Congressman George D. Tillman of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1883, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | George D. Tillman (incumbent) | 5,212 | 99.6 | +15.2 | |
No party | Write-Ins | 23 | 0.4 | -1.0 | |
Majority | 5,189 | 99.2 | +29.0 | ||
Turnout | 5,235 | ||||
Democratic hold |
Incumbent Democratic Congressman D. Wyatt Aiken of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1877, opted to retire. James S. Cothran was nominated by the Democrats and was unopposed in his bid for election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | James S. Cothran | 4,402 | 99.8 | +6.3 | |
No party | Write-Ins | 7 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 4,395 | 99.6 | +12.6 | ||
Turnout | 4,409 | ||||
Democratic hold |
Incumbent Democratic Congressman William H. Perry of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1885, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | William H. Perry (incumbent) | 4,470 | 100.0 | +0.6 | |
Majority | 4,470 | 100.0 | +1.2 | ||
Turnout | 4,470 | ||||
Democratic hold |
Incumbent Democratic Congressman John J. Hemphill of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1883, won the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.
Democratic primary | ||
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Candidate | Votes | % |
John J. Hemphill | 3,539 | 62.0 |
M.J. Hough | 880 | 15.4 |
W.D. Trantham | 759 | 13.3 |
E.M. Law | 527 | 9.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | John J. Hemphill (incumbent) | 4,696 | 99.9 | +25.4 | |
No party | Write-Ins | 5 | 0.1 | -3.6 | |
Majority | 4,691 | 99.8 | +47.1 | ||
Turnout | 4,701 | ||||
Democratic hold |
Incumbent Democratic Congressman George W. Dargan of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1883, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | George W. Dargan (incumbent) | 4,411 | 98.7 | +24.7 | |
No party | Write-Ins | 58 | 1.3 | -1.4 | |
Majority | 4,353 | 97.4 | +46.7 | ||
Turnout | 4,469 | ||||
Democratic hold |
Incumbent Republican Congressman Robert Smalls of the 7th congressional district, in office since 1884, was defeated by Democratic challenger William Elliott.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | William Elliott | 6,493 | 52.0 | +17.4 | |
Republican | Robert Smalls (incumbent) | 5,961 | 47.8 | -15.8 | |
No party | Write-Ins | 22 | 0.2 | -1.6 | |
Majority | 532 | 4.2 | -24.8 | ||
Turnout | 12,476 | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican |
The 1990 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 6, 1990 to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary election for the Republicans was held on June 12. All six incumbents were re-elected and the composition of the state delegation remained four Democrats and two Republicans. As of 2016, this is the last time that Democrats won a majority of congressional districts in South Carolina.
The 1956 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 6, 1956, to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. All five incumbents who ran were re-elected and the open seat in the 5th congressional district was retained by the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation thus remained solely Democratic.
The 1962 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 6, 1962 to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary elections were held on June 12 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on June 26. All five incumbents who ran were re-elected and the open seat in the 2nd congressional district was retained by the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation thus remained solely Democratic.
The 1966 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 8, 1966 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 five Democrats and one Republican.
The 1970 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 3, 1970, to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary elections were held on June 9 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on June 23. All five incumbents who ran were re-elected and the open seat in the 2nd district was retained by the Republicans. The composition of the state delegation remained five Democrats and one Republican.
The 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 7, 1972 to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary elections were held on August 29 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on September 12. Five incumbents were re-elected and the only change was in the 6th district where Republican Edward Lunn Young succeeded Democrat John L. McMillan, who was defeated in the Democratic primary. The composition of the state delegation after the elections was four Democrats and two Republicans.
The 1912 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 5, 1912 to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. Six incumbents were re-elected, but J. Edwin Ellerbe of the 6th congressional district was defeated in the Democratic primary. The seat was retained by the Democrats and the composition of the state delegation remained solely Democratic.
The 1920 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 2, 1920, to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. Four incumbents were re-elected and all three open seats were retained by the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation thus remained solely Democratic.
The 1922 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 7, 1922, to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. Six incumbents were re-elected and the open seat in the 6th congressional district was retained by the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation thus remained solely Democratic.
The 1884 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 4, 1884, to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. Five incumbents were re-elected and the two open seats were split between the Democrats and the Republicans. The composition of the state delegation after the election was six Democrats and one Republican.
The 1888 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 6, 1888, to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. All seven incumbents were initially reported as re-elected and the composition of the state delegation remained solely Democratic, however Thomas E. Miller successfully contested the result in the 7th congressional district, claiming voter suppression of black Republican votes.
The 1890 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 4, 1890 to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. Two Democratic incumbents were re-elected, one Republican incumbent was defeated, and the four open seats were retained by the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation after the election was solely Democratic.
The 1892 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 8, 1892, to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. Two Democratic incumbents were re-elected, four open seats were won by the Democrats and the open seat in the 7th congressional district was picked up by the Republicans. The composition of the state delegation after the election was six Democrats and one Republican.
The 1924 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 4, 1924, to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. Five incumbents were re-elected and the two open seats were retained by the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation thus remained solely Democratic.
The 1902 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 4, 1902 to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. Four incumbents were re-elected and the three open seats were retained by the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation after the election was solely Democratic.
The 1906 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 6, 1906, to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. All seven incumbents were re-elected and the composition of the state delegation remained solely Democratic.
The 1910 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 8, 1910, to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. Six incumbents were re-elected and the open seat in the 2nd congressional district was retained by the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation thus remained solely Democratic.
The 1918 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 5, 1918 to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary elections were held on August 27 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on September 10. All seven incumbents were re-elected and the composition of the state delegation remained solely Democratic.
The 1964 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 3, 1964 to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary elections were held on June 9 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on June 23. All five incumbents who ran were re-elected and the open seat in the 5th congressional district was retained by the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation thus remained solely Democratic.