1900 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

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The 1900 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina was held on Tuesday November 6, to elected seven United States Representatives of South Carolina. Five Democratic incumbents were re-elected and two incumbents were defeated in the primaries, but the seats were retained by the Democrats. The composition of South Carolina delegation after the election was solely Democratic.

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1st congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman William Elliott of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1897, defeated Republican challenger W.W. Beckett.

General election results

South Carolina's 1st congressional district election results, 1900
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic William Elliott (incumbent)3,66672.7+6.2
Republican W.W. Beckett1,37827.3-6.2
Majority2,28845.4+12.4
Turnout 5,044
Democratic hold

2nd congressional district

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

General election results

South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election results, 1900
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic W. Jasper Talbert (incumbent)6,71397.7+0.7
Republican J.B. Odom1562.3-0.6
Majority6,55795.4+1.3
Turnout 6,869
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 Republican challenger Anson C. Merrick in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
CandidateVotes%
Asbury Latimer 7,866 65.6
C.T. Wyche 2,883 24.1
E.E. Verner 1,233 10.3

General election results

South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election results, 1900
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Asbury Latimer (incumbent)7,83497.5+0.9
Republican Anson C. Merrick2032.5-0.8
Majority7,63195.0+1.7
Turnout 8,037
Democratic hold

4th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Stanyarne Wilson of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1895, was defeated in the Democratic primary by Joseph T. Johnson. He defeated Republican challenger S.T. Poinier in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
CandidateVotes%
Joseph T. Johnson 11,428 56.5
Stanyarne Wilson 8,814 43.5

General election results

South Carolina's 4th congressional district election results, 1900
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Joseph T. Johnson 8,18997.0+0.6
Republican S.T. Poinier2513.0-0.6
Majority7,93894.0+1.2
Turnout 8,440
Democratic hold

5th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman David E. Finley of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1899, defeated Thomas J. Strait in the Democratic primary and Republican John F. Jones in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
CandidateVotes%
David E. Finley 7,796 60.0
Thomas J. Strait 5,208 40.0

General election results

South Carolina's 5th congressional district election results, 1900
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic David E. Finley (incumbent)6,63497.3-2.7
Republican John F. Jones1832.7+2.7
No party Write-Ins 20.00.0
Majority6,45194.6-5.4
Turnout 6,819
Democratic hold

6th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman James Norton of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1897, was defeated in the Democratic primary by Robert B. Scarborough. He defeated Republican R.A. Stuart in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
CandidateVotes%
Robert B. Scarborough 5,921 43.2
James Norton 5,315 38.7
J. Edwin Ellerbe 2,484 18.1
Democratic primary runoff
CandidateVotes%±%
Robert B. Scarborough 7,65553.8+10.6
James Norton 6,58446.2+7.5

General election results

South Carolina's 6th congressional district election results, 1900
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Robert B. Scarborough 6,47694.3-2.6
Republican R.A. Stuart3955.7+2.6
Majority6,08188.6-5.2
Turnout 6,871
Democratic hold

7th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman J. William Stokes of the 7th congressional district, in office since 1896, defeated Republican challenger Alexander D. Dantzler.

General election results

South Carolina's 7th congressional district election results, 1900
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic J. William Stokes (incumbent)7,28593.2+3.4
Republican Alexander D. Dantzler5346.8-3.4
Majority6,75186.4+6.8
Turnout 7,819
Democratic hold

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