United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1880

frame|300px|right|South Carolina Congressional Districts, 1878 to 1880

The 1880 South Carolina United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 2, 1880 to select five Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. All five incumbents were re-elected and the composition of the state delegation remained solely Democratic.

1st Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congressman John S. Richardson of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1879, defeated Republican challenger Samuel J. Lee.

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John S. Richardson (incumbent)
votes = 20,142
percentage = 63.3
change = +1.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Samuel J. Lee
votes = 11,674
percentage = 36.7
change = -1.6Election box majority
votes = 8,468
percentage = 26.6
change = +3.2Election box turnout
votes = 31,816
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Democratic hold
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2nd Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Michael P. O'Connor of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1879, defeated Republican challenger Edmund W.M. Mackey.

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Michael P. O'Connor (incumbent)
votes = 17,569
percentage = 58.8
change = -2.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Edmund W.M. Mackey
votes = 12,297
percentage = 41.2
change = +2.1Election box majority
votes = 5,272
percentage = 17.6
change = -4.2Election box turnout
votes = 29,866
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Democratic hold
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3rd Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congressman D. Wyatt Aiken of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1877, defeated Republican challenger C.J. Stollbrand.

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = D. Wyatt Aiken (incumbent)
votes = 27,863
percentage = 74.1
change = -5.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = C.J. Stollbrand
votes = 9,758
percentage = 25.9
change = +5.4Election box majority
votes = 18,105
percentage = 48.2
change = -10.4Election box turnout
votes = 37,621
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Democratic hold
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4th Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congressman John H. Evins of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1877, defeated Republican challenger A. Blythe.

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John H. Evins (incumbent)
votes = 27,985
percentage = 69.7
change = -27.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = A. Blythe
votes = 11,780
percentage = 29.3
change = +26.1
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Greenback-Labor
J. Hendrix McLane
align="right" | 414
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-Election box majority
votes = 16,205
percentage = 40.4
change = -53.2Election box turnout
votes = 40,179
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Democratic hold
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5th Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congressman George D. Tillman of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1879, defeated Republican challenger Robert Smalls.

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = George D. Tillman (incumbent)
votes = 23,325
percentage = 60.4
change = -10.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Robert Smalls
votes = 15,287
percentage = 39.6
change = +10.8Election box candidate
party = "No party"
candidate = Write-Ins
votes = 2
percentage = 0.0
change = 0.0Election box majority
votes = 8,038
percentage = 20.8
change = -21.6Election box turnout
votes = 38,614
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Democratic hold
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ee also

*United States House of Representatives elections, 1880
*South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1880
*South Carolina's congressional districts

References

*"Annual 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 at the Regular Session of 1880". Columbia, SC: James Woodrow, 1881, pp. 553-555.