1884 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

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.

1st congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Samuel Dibble of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1883, defeated Republican challenger W.N. Taft.

General election results

South Carolina's 1st congressional district election results, 1884

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Samuel Dibble (incumbent)	8,612	73.5	+16.6
	Republican	W.N. Taft	3,108	26.5	−16.6
Majority			5,504	47.0	+33.2
Turnout			11,720
	Democratic hold

2nd congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman George D. Tillman of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1883, defeated Republican challenger E.J. Dickerson.

General election results

South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election results, 1884

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	George D. Tillman (incumbent)	11,419	84.4	+16.6
	Republican	E.J. Dickerson	1,920	14.2	−17.7
	No party	Write-Ins	186	1.4	+1.1
Majority			9,499	70.2	+34.3
Turnout			13,525
	Democratic hold

3rd congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman D. Wyatt Aiken of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1877, defeated Republican challenger John R. Tolbert.

General election results

South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election results, 1884

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	D. Wyatt Aiken (incumbent)	10,855	93.5	+8.9
	Republican	John R. Tolbert	752	6.5	−8.9
	No party	Write-Ins	6	0.0	0.0
Majority			10,103	87.0	+17.8
Turnout			11,613
	Democratic hold

4th congressional district special election

Incumbent Democratic Congressman John H. Evins of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1877, died on October 20, 1884. A special election was called for December and Democrat John Bratton was unopposed in his bid to serve the rest of the term for the 48th Congress.

General election results

South Carolina's 4th congressional district special election results, 1884

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John Bratton	3,339	100.0	+28.2
Majority			3,339	100.0	+56.6
Turnout			3,339
	Democratic hold

4th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman John H. Evins of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1877, died on October 20, 1884. William H. Perry was nominated by the Democrats and was unopposed in his bid for election to the 49th Congress.

General election results

South Carolina's 4th congressional district election results, 1884

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	William H. Perry	13,008	99.4	−0.6
	No party	Write-Ins	81	0.6	+0.6
Majority			12,927	98.8	−1.2
Turnout			13,089
	Democratic hold

5th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman John J. Hemphill of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1883, defeated Republican challenger C.C. Macoy.

General election results

South Carolina's 5th congressional district election results, 1884

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John J. Hemphill (incumbent)	9,861	74.5	+18.5
	Republican	C.C. Macoy	2,881	21.8	−22.2
	No party	Write-Ins	489	3.7	+3.7
Majority			6,980	52.7	+40.7
Turnout			13,231
	Democratic hold

6th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman George W. Dargan of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1883, defeated Republican challenger Edmund H. Deas.

General election results

South Carolina's 6th congressional district election results, 1884

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	George W. Dargan (incumbent)	10,465	74.0	+9.3
	Republican	Edmund H. Deas	3,289	23.3	+1.6
	No party	Write-Ins	386	2.7	+2.7
Majority			7,176	50.7	+7.7
Turnout			14,140
	Democratic hold

7th congressional district special election

Incumbent Republican Congressman Edmund William McGregor Mackey of the 7th congressional district, in office since 1883, died on January 27, 1884. A special election was called for March 18 and Republican Robert Smalls was unopposed in his bid for election.

General election results

South Carolina's 7th congressional district special election results, 1884

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Robert Smalls	9,092	99.6	+34.8
	No party	Write-Ins	32	0.4	+0.4
Majority			9,060	99.2	+69.6
Turnout			9,124
	Republican hold

7th congressional district

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

General election results

South Carolina's 7th congressional district election results, 1884

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Robert Smalls (incumbent)	8,419	63.6	−36.0
	Democratic	William Elliott	4,584	34.6	+34.6
	No party	Write-Ins	235	1.8	+1.4
Majority			3,835	29.0	−70.2
Turnout			13,238
	Republican hold

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections, 1884
• South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1884
• South Carolina's congressional districts

References

• "Report of the Secretary of State to the General Assembly of South Carolina." Reports and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina. Volume II. Columbia, SC: Charles A. Calvo, Jr., 1884, pp. 781, 827–833.