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1 1st congressional district  



1.1  General election results  







2 2nd congressional district  



2.1  General election results  







3 3rd congressional district  



3.1  Democratic primary  





3.2  General election results  







4 4th congressional district  



4.1  Democratic primary  





4.2  General election results  







5 5th congressional district  



5.1  General election results  







6 6th congressional district  



6.1  General election results  







7 7th congressional district  



7.1  General election results  







8 See also  





9 References  














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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.

1st congressional district

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Incumbent Democratic Congressman Samuel Dibble of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1883, declined to seek re-election. William H. Brawley was nominated by the Democrats and he defeated Republican challenger William D. Crum in the general election.

General election results

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South Carolina's 1st congressional district election results, 1890
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic William H. Brawley 7,249 84.2 −2.5
Republican William D. Crum 1,349 15.7 +2.6
No party Write-Ins 14 0.1 −0.1
Majority 5,900 68.5 −5.1
Turnout 8,612
Democratic hold

2nd congressional district

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

General election results

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South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election results, 1890
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic George D. Tillman (incumbent) 9,956 85.5 −1.3
Republican Seymour E. Smith 1,671 14.3 +2.9
No party Write-Ins 18 0.2 −1.6
Majority 8,285 71.2 −4.2
Turnout 11,645
Democratic hold

3rd congressional district

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Incumbent Democratic Congressman James S. Cothran of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1887, declined to seek re-election. George Johnstone won the Democratic primary and defeated Republican John R. Tolbert in the general election.

Democratic primary

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Democratic primary
Candidate Votes %
D.K. Norris 4,794 48.9
George Johnstone 2,380 24.3
W.C. Benet 1,865 19.1
R.E. Bowen 550 5.6
Orville Calhoun 208 2.1
Democratic primary runoff
Candidate Votes % ±%
George Johnstone 5,553 50.1 +25.8
D.K. Norris 5,529 49.9 +1.0

General election results

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South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election results, 1890
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic George Johnstone 8,942 91.4 −8.4
Republican John R. Tolbert 803 8.2 +8.2
No party Write-Ins 34 0.4 +0.2
Majority 8,139 83.2 −16.4
Turnout 9,779
Democratic hold

4th congressional district

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Incumbent Democratic Congressman William H. Perry of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1885, declined to seek re-election. George W. Shell won the Democratic primary and defeated Republican J.F. Ensor in the general election.

Democratic primary

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Democratic primary
Candidate Votes %
George W. Shell 5,140 41.9
David Duncan 4,927 40.2
Robert M. Smith 815 6.7
W.L. Mauldin 808 6.6
Isaac G. McKissick 569 4.6

General election results

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South Carolina's 4th congressional district election results, 1890
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic George W. Shell 10,372 81.9 −18.0
Republican J.F. Ensor 2,258 17.8 +17.8
No party Write-Ins 32 0.3 +0.2
Majority 8,114 64.1 −35.7
Turnout 12,662
Democratic hold

5th congressional district

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

General election results

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South Carolina's 5th congressional district election results, 1890
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John J. Hemphill (incumbent) 9,432 87.1 −12.6
Republican G.G. Alexander 1,321 12.2 +12.2
No party Write-Ins 75 0.7 +0.4
Majority 8,111 74.9 −24.5
Turnout 10,828
Democratic hold

6th congressional district

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Incumbent Democratic Congressman George W. Dargan of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1883, declined to seek re-election. Eli T. Stackhouse was nominated by the Democrats and defeated Republican challenger Edmund H. Deas.

General election results

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South Carolina's 6th congressional district election results, 1890
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Eli T. Stackhouse 9,022 78.8 −16.9
Republican Edmund H. Deas 2,352 20.5 +20.5
No party Write-Ins 79 0.7 −3.6
Majority 6,670 58.3 −33.1
Turnout 11,453
Democratic hold

7th congressional district

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Incumbent Republican Congressman Thomas E. Miller of the 7th congressional district, in office since 1890, was defeated by Democratic challenger William Elliott.

General election results

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South Carolina's 7th congressional district election results, 1890
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic William Elliott 3,792 44.4 −9.7
Republican Thomas E. Miller (incumbent) 3,315 38.8 −6.6
Independent Republican E.M. Brayton 1,410 16.5 +16.5
No party Write-Ins 26 0.3 −0.2
Majority 477 5.6 −3.1
Turnout 8,543
Democratic gain from Republican

See also

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References

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