1898 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

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The 1898 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 8, 1898 to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. Six Democratic incumbents were re-elected 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 William Elliott of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1897, defeated Republican challenger George W. Murray.

General election results

South Carolina's 1st congressional district election results, 1898
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic William Elliott (incumbent)3,03066.5+2.8
Republican George W. Murray 1,52933.5-2.8
No party Write-Ins 10.00.0
Majority1,50133.0+3.2
Turnout 4,560
Democratic hold

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, 1898
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic W. Jasper Talbert (incumbent)4,01397.0+4.6
Republican B.P. Chatfield1222.9-4.4
No party Write-Ins 40.1-0.2
Majority3,89194.1+9.0
Turnout 4,139
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 John R. Tolbert in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
CandidateVotes%
Asbury Latimer 7,866 57.4
George Johnstone 3,621 26.5
Julius E. Boggs 2,210 16.1

General election results

South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election results, 1898
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Asbury Latimer (incumbent)9,74696.6+4.6
Republican John R. Tolbert3323.3-4.7
No party Write-Ins 140.1+0.1
Majority9,41493.3+7.5
Turnout 10,092
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 Republican challenger P.S. Suber in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
CandidateVotes%
Stanyarne Wilson 8,650 52.1
Joseph T. Johnson 7,089 42.7
M.L. Donaldson 872 5.2

General election results

South Carolina's 4th congressional district election results, 1898
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Stanyarne Wilson (incumbent)4,46796.4+4.2
Republican P.S. Suber1653.6-4.2
Majority4,30292.8-4.8
Turnout 4,632
Democratic hold

5th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Thomas J. Strait of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1893, lost the Democratic primary. David E. Finley defeated William A. Barber in the runoff and then Finley defeated Republican John F. Jones in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
CandidateVotes%
David E. Finley 4,072 35.8
William A. Barber 2,741 24.1
Thomas J. Strait 2,210 19.4
William P. Pollock 881 7.8
J.K. Henry 795 7.0
E.J. Kennedy 676 5.9
Democratic primary runoff
CandidateVotes%±%
David E. Finley 6,30155.3+19.5
William A. Barber5,09544.7+20.6

General election results

South Carolina's 5th congressional district election results, 1898
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic David E. Finley 4,230100.0+9.0
No party Write-Ins 10.00.0
Majority4,229100.0+18.0
Turnout 4,231
Democratic hold

6th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman James Norton of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1897, defeated J. Edwin Ellerbe in the Democratic primary and Republican J.H. Evans in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
CandidateVotes%
James Norton 5,410 50.3
J. Edwin Ellerbe 5,353 49.7

General election results

South Carolina's 6th congressional district election results, 1898
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic James Norton (incumbent)4,76596.9+9.2
Republican J.H. Evans1513.1-9.1
Majority4,61493.8+14.0
Turnout 4,916
Democratic hold

7th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman J. William Stokes of the 7th congressional district, in office since 1896, defeated Thomas F. Brantley in the Democratic primary and Republican James Weston in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
CandidateVotes%
J. William Stokes 8,242 67.6
Thomas F. Brantley 3,951 32.4

General election results

South Carolina's 7th congressional district election results, 1898
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic J. William Stokes (incumbent)4,43389.8+4.2
Republican James Weston50510.2-4.4
Majority3,92879.6+8.2
Turnout 4,938
Democratic hold

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