1886 United States House of Representatives 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.

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1st congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Samuel Dibble of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1883, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.

General election results

South Carolina's 1st congressional district election results, 1886
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Samuel Dibble (incumbent)3,31599.9+26.4
No party Write-Ins 20.1+0.1
Majority3,31399.8+52.8
Turnout 3,317
Democratic hold

2nd congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman George D. Tillman of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1883, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.

General election results

South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election results, 1886
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic George D. Tillman (incumbent)5,21299.6+15.2
No party Write-Ins 230.4-1.0
Majority5,18999.2+29.0
Turnout 5,235
Democratic hold

3rd congressional district

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.

General election results

South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election results, 1886
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic James S. Cothran 4,40299.8+6.3
No party Write-Ins 70.2+0.2
Majority4,39599.6+12.6
Turnout 4,409
Democratic hold

4th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman William H. Perry of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1885, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.

General election results

South Carolina's 4th congressional district election results, 1886
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic William H. Perry (incumbent)4,470100.0+0.6
Majority4,470100.0+1.2
Turnout 4,470
Democratic hold

5th congressional district

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

Democratic primary
CandidateVotes%
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

General election results

South Carolina's 5th congressional district election results, 1886
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic John J. Hemphill (incumbent)4,69699.9+25.4
No party Write-Ins 50.1-3.6
Majority4,69199.8+47.1
Turnout 4,701
Democratic hold

6th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman George W. Dargan of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1883, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.

General election results

South Carolina's 6th congressional district election results, 1886
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic George W. Dargan (incumbent)4,41198.7+24.7
No party Write-Ins 581.3-1.4
Majority4,35397.4+46.7
Turnout 4,469
Democratic hold

7th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Congressman Robert Smalls of the 7th congressional district, in office since 1884, was defeated by Democratic challenger William Elliott.

General election results

South Carolina's 7th congressional district election results, 1886
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic William Elliott 6,49352.0+17.4
Republican Robert Smalls (incumbent)5,96147.8-15.8
No party Write-Ins 220.2-1.6
Majority5324.2-24.8
Turnout 12,476
Democratic gain from Republican

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