1896 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

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The 1896 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 3, 1896, to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. Five Democratic incumbents were re-elected, one 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 Republican Congressman George W. Murray of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1896, was defeated by Democratic challenger William Elliott.

General election results

South Carolina's 1st congressional district election results, 1896
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic William Elliott 4,65263.7+4.6
Reorganized Republican George W. Murray (incumbent)2,47833.9N/A
Republican W. Cecil Cohen1732.4N/A
No party Write-Ins 20.00.0
Majority2,17429.8+11.6
Turnout 7,305
Democratic gain from Republican

2nd congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman W. Jasper Talbert of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1893, defeated Republican challenger B.P. Chatfield.

General election results

South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election results, 1896
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic W. Jasper Talbert (incumbent)7,99992.4-7.1
Republican B.P. Chatfield6357.3+7.3
No party Write-Ins 210.3-0.2
Majority7,36485.1-13.9
Turnout 8,655
Democratic hold

3rd congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Asbury Latimer of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1893, won the Democratic primary and defeated two Republican candidates in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
CandidateVotes%
Asbury Latimer 9,136 67.7
William T. Wideman 1,95514.5
Joseph L. Keitt 1,255 9.3
J.W. Bowden 1,152 8.5

General election results

South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election results, 1896
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Asbury Latimer (incumbent)9,74692.0+10.7
Republican A.C. Merreck6596.2N/A
Reorganized Republican Clarence Gray1921.8N/A
Majority9,08785.8+18.4
Turnout 10,597
Democratic hold

4th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Stanyarne Wilson of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1895, won the Democratic primary and defeated two Republican candidates in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
CandidateVotes%
Stanyarne Wilson 9,500 62.3
Joseph T. Johnson 5,694 37.3
Hugh L. Farley 63 0.4

General election results

South Carolina's 4th congressional district election results, 1896
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Stanyarne Wilson (incumbent)11,23092.2+17.1
Republican P.S. Suber5074.2N/A
Reorganized Republican D.T. Bounds4433.6N/A
No party Write-Ins 10.0-0.2
Majority10,72388.0+37.6
Turnout 12,181
Democratic hold

5th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Thomas J. Strait of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1893, won the Democratic primary and defeated Republican John F. Jones in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
CandidateVotes%
Thomas J. Strait 5,362 46.7
David E. Finley 3,585 31.3
W.D. Trantham 2,520 22.0
Democratic primary runoff
CandidateVotes%±%
Thomas J. Strait 6,29157.3+10.6
David E. Finley 4,69142.7+11.4

General election results

South Carolina's 5th congressional district election results, 1896
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Thomas J. Strait (incumbent)8,51191.0+23.4
Republican John F. Jones8389.0-8.0
Majority7,67382.0+31.4
Turnout 9,349
Democratic hold

6th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman John L. McLaurin of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1893, defeated two Republican candidates in the general election.

General election results

South Carolina's 6th congressional district election results, 1896
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic John L. McLaurin (incumbent)9,72587.7+10.8
Republican J.E. Wilson8787.9N/A
Reorganized Republican George Henry McKie4824.3N/A
No party Write-Ins 90.1+0.1
Majority8,84779.8+26.0
Turnout 11,094
Democratic hold

7th congressional district special election

The seat for the 7th congressional district was declared vacant by the Republican controlled Congress in 1896. A special election was called to be held simultaneously with the regular election and J. William Stokes defeated two Republican candidates in the election.

General election results

South Carolina's 7th congressional district special election results, 1896
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic J. William Stokes 8,22388.2+15.2
Republican T.B. Johnson1,06811.5N/A
Independent Republican D.A. Perrin260.3N/A
No party Write-Ins 10.0-0.7
Majority7,15576.7+30.0
Turnout 9,318
Democratic hold

7th congressional district

J. William Stokes, the winner of the previous election for the 7th congressional district, defeated Altamount Moses in the Democratic primary and two Republican candidates in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
CandidateVotes%
J. William Stokes 3,302 53.6
Altamount Moses 2,855 46.4

General election results

South Carolina's 7th congressional district election results, 1896
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic J. William Stokes 8,06585.6-2.6
Republican T.B. Johnson1,34214.2+2.7
Independent Republican D.A. Perrin220.2-0.1
Majority6,72371.4-5.3
Turnout 9,429
Democratic hold

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