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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.
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Samuel Dibble of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1883, defeated Republican challenger W.N. Taft.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Incumbent Democratic Congressman George D. Tillman of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1883, defeated Republican challenger E.J. Dickerson.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Incumbent Democratic Congressman D. Wyatt Aiken of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1877, defeated Republican challenger John R. Tolbert.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | John Bratton | 3,339 | 100.0 | +28.2 | |
Majority | 3,339 | 100.0 | +56.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,339 | ||||
Democratic hold |
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Incumbent Democratic Congressman John J. Hemphill of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1883, defeated Republican challenger C.C. Macoy.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Incumbent Democratic Congressman George W. Dargan of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1883, defeated Republican challenger Edmund H. Deas.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Incumbent Republican Congressman Robert Smalls of the 7th congressional district, in office since 1884, defeated Democratic challenger William Elliott.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |